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Students stopped in recognition, smiled and shook hands with charismatic and tenacious broadcasting student Josh Zielinksi, the winner of a hosting gig on Lancer Lens’ PCC One, the video news show broadcasted throughout the campus that informs PCC students of upcoming news and events.

The PCC One host contest that ended last week produced three new hosts–Samantha Maurice-Africa, Kayli Dimacali, and Zielinski, who placed first by a landslide.

Zielinksi, who recently earned his certificate in board operations at PCC, had taken his campaign for PCC One host to the campus “streets” after online voting had to be revised. He said that in “three to five days” of solid campaigning he approached students all over campus, and all during the hottest days of the summer’s end.

“The Wednesday, Thursday and Friday was really hard campaigning, because it was club week,” he said. “I spent hours out there. I was sweating. But I kept having fun with it.”

And it’s no wonder Zielinski won the top spot by such a large margin.

“[It was] probably like close to over 500 people—actually introducing myself —500 to 600, yeah,” said Zielinski.

Approaching any and all who would take a break from their day to tell him of his campaign, Zielinski came prepared with iPad in hand, providing information on where and how to vote.

“Most PCC students didn’t even know about the PCC hosting [competition],” Zielinski said of what he learned in his approach in meeting people in his campaign. “I gave them the dynamics, and told them how many tried out for it and that I’d made into the final six. And they were mostly more than happy to help support…”

After the contest was over, on Monday Zielinski met with his new PCC One family of hosts, writers and producers at Lancer Lens.

“Everyone was excited to be on board,” he said. “The interest and interaction was gregarious.”

“From early on you could tell Josh had passion for this, and that this is something he really wanted,” said Steiman, producer for PCC One and media production specialist with Lancer Lens. “He was really excited. And you want someone like that. Because, passion trumps all, right? Hustle’s better than all those things anyway. You know, determination and heart.”

Steiman said that Zielinski’s creativity and initiative in using an iPad made it easier for students to see his audition video and enabled them to vote in the moment if they wished.

“His votes were just off the chart,” he said. “And frankly, he earned them.”

Passionate about a career in voiceover, Zielinski said he plans to bring his learned expertise and general student interest to the table.

“My career that I want to pursue is voiceover, so I see this as gaining the experience in that field,” he said. “I have experience talking behind a microphone, and doing a little bit of voiceovers, plus doing radio show, but haven’t had as much experience being behind a camera.”

Zielinski seems clear in how he sees himself and his plan of approach as a host in the position of a PCC One host.

“Besides being myself, [I’ll be] a helper, a guider, a provider, because I am telling people about what’s going on with their school,” he said. “Bringing awareness to [students] is probably going to be the biggest thing.”

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