Back to the Races

I was quick into the gate after this spring break, with a GA shift on day one of week one back. By far my busiest GA shift thus far, it seems crazy just how much more confident I feel in the newsroom. Just the experience of working in the newsroom environment throughout the semester has given me so much more confidence in my writing and my ability to produce news content quickly and efficiently. 

While it wasn’t the brightest of way to welcome back school, I was able to take on and write a life story about community legend and musical wonder Hugo Vianello. After several long conversations with family members, friends and colleagues alike, I am positive that my life personally has been improved throughout what I was able to hear and learn about the late Maestro Vianello. In a completely non-morbid way and with the best of intent, I have actually come to enjoy the writing of life stories. I suppose it’s the anthropologist in me that loves to expand and explore the history and story of an individual’s life, and there are few places where this takes form outside of profiles and life stories. 

As the final few weeks of school approach, I am excited to push myself towards more news stories and push myself in completing a few upcoming feature pieces that have already been long in the making. We will see how the semester closes and finish out this segment of my college career as a reporter.