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[MartinEnigmatica]

Interesting story from the field tonight: I had an athlete I cover come up and ask how I like where I work and what I do, as well as how to get into it. I offered the basics, to get as much experience as you can, even before college if you want. And definitely don't leave everything to the classroom.
But has this ever happened to you? And how'd you deal with it? Very strange, nonetheless.

 

[Tom Petty]

once had a college qb ask me if he could do an internship at my paper if he didn't catch on at the next level.

he caught on, so i really didn't have to worry about it.