-: The biggest thing Ball State did for me,
it prepared me right away for what a newsroom environment
was gonna be like, and it also put me
in front of people in the business,
already doing what I wanted to do.
So there are a lot of opportunities
to talk to people in the industry,
and also talk to people that weren't exactly
in my realm of the industry.
So I could also kind of explore other options as well.
It's funny, I came into Ball State
not exactly sure what I wanted to do.
I was like doing some football,
and I was also wanting to be a sports reporter,
as I did some more activities and talked to more people
and did some more experiences, I realized okay,
sports is cool, I love watching sports,
working at it maybe not so much,
news is where the impact is.
And I fell in love with that.
You gotta find what you're in love with,
and Ball State helped me do that by putting me
in front of those people to help me
kind of think through that stuff.