Student from San Antonio Selected for Television Academy Internship in Hollywood

Sandra Day O'Connor High School alumna Tori McClung has been selected for the renowned Television Academy Foundation Internship program. She is one of 40 students chosen by Television Academy members from across the country for the 2025 Summer Internship program. The Foundation offers paid internships at top Hollywood studios and production companies annually to college students nationwide.

Additionally, McClung was selected for the prestigious Bob Bennett Future Leaders program. She is one of just 10 students selected, amongst the Foundation’s 2025 summer interns for the initiative. The Bob Bennett Future Leaders program, established by a gift from the Robert & Marjie Bennett Foundation, provides financial support for interns as well as professional development and leadership training. To be considered for the program, applicants must submit a 350-word essay on what innovation and leadership mean to them and how they plan to apply those qualities in their internship and future careers in television.

McClung recently graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Science degree in radio / television / film and will be pursuing a master’s degree in advertising this fall. She will be interning this summer in the commercials production department at Radical Media in Los Angeles through the Foundation’s program.

“It feels amazing to have been chosen to participate in this program by such a prestigious group,” said McClung. “I still cannot believe it! In an industry filled with incredible talent, it’s easy to feel like just one of many. That’s why it means so much to have my unique skills seen and appreciated. I am so thankful for this amazing opportunity.

“I am excited to see the full flow of how a commercial is created firsthand,” continued McClung. “I am also excited to learn from a variety of industry professionals and meet the other interns in the program.”

Originally from San Antonio, Texas, McClung attended Sandra Day O'Connor High School in Helotes, Texas.

The Television Academy Foundation shapes the art of creating television by engaging and educating the next generation of television professionals providing essential resources that help them discover their voices, refine their skills and forge rewarding careers in every sector of the television industry. The Internship program provides over 50 students from across the nation with hands-on work experience, mentorships and opportunities for accelerated career development in more than 30 disciplines annually.