After coming forward applying for a lofty position as an Assistant Sports Editor my freshman year for my student newspaper and walking away empty-handed - there was a sense of discouragement.
The same year I applied for the position as a News Intern with the Kenosha News but had the same result as the editorial position with my student newspaper.
A Year Later
While continuing to write as a general assignment reporter along with a sports beat my sophomore year - something caught my eye - an advertisement in the student newspaper looking for an Assistant Sports Editor. The same position I applied for a year earlier.
Made the decision to not apply for the position while still stinging from being passed over the previous year. Little did I know, some of the editors had me in mind all along - which I was not aware of until my junior year when the photography editor told me.
When the hired Assistant Sports Editor did not pan out - I received a voicemail from the Sports Editor in my dorm room with a simple statement:
"Oh, and the Assistant position is still open, might want to give it another shot."
Within two weeks, I became a member of the Editorial Board at the Royal Purple. More surprising was the news I would move on up to the position of Sports Editor by the next academic year.
Hello, Kenosha
Riding out my newfound promotion into the summer, my writers itch raged on and made the decision to contact the Kenosha News regarding freelance opportunities.
It was my first glimpse into daily newspaper reporting with strict deadlines and became exposed to a sport I never reported on: Triathlons.
Officially-sanctioned United States Triathlons with participation from some of the best athletes in the Midwest.
