How Did You Get Your Start?

I had grown up around politics and it definitely impacted me.

I initially went into college thinking I wanted political work – until I joined the Cavalier Daily. I started on the Opinions Desk and then had a gut feeling to join the News Desk. I wanted something different, a place to write and make a difference.

We went through a lot of big stories while I was there. It was the stressful stories that made me like the job even more. Breaking the news about UVA Health, the Jim Ryan resignation, and multiple election cycles.

My enjoyment at Cav Daily affirmed my interest in news, so I became a Media Studies major.

Post-grad, I was only looking at jobs in news. Turns out ABC does semester-long internships and they gave me a chance to do it while I was still in school.