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Addison Unplugged: Leadership, Media, and Breaking Barriers
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Host David Magolis interviews Bloomsburg student Addison about her path into sports media after initially aiming to be a college athlete, and her choice of Bloomsburg for its student-led athletics production and early on-air opportunities. Addison details her work in student media (play-by-play, sideline reporting, social media) and her experiences with Service Electric, Bucknell (ESPN+), and calling University of Pennsylvania softball on ESPN+. She shares advice that employers value initiative and experience outside class over GPA, emphasizing demo reels, websites, and persistence in a competitive industry. In a leadership segment, she describes launching a pregame show that became a workshop class, credits her mentors and her parents, and discusses habits such as exercise, healthy eating, and time management. Rapid-fire topics include favorite Bloomsburg features, music, inspiration, and study spots.
Addison Final
SPEAKER_01Welcome back, friends. You're listening to another episode of the Campus in Character Podcast, where we explore leadership stories to inspire growth and connect leaders. I'm your host, David, and I'm here with a special guest, Addison. How are you doing, Addison?
SPEAKER_00I'm fabulous. How are you doing?
SPEAKER_01So great to see you. You know, you've been around here a couple years.
SPEAKER_00I'm feeling old.
SPEAKER_01You know how many years you've been around?
SPEAKER_00Too many. Not too many.
SPEAKER_01It's always great to see your smile on campus.
SPEAKER_00Oh, thanks for it.
SPEAKER_01Hey, can you tell us a little bit about how you got here?
SPEAKER_00My decision with Bloomsburg? Yes, oh, wow. Well, thinking back, I thought I was going to be a student athlete for the longest time. And it wasn't until I want to say January before graduating high school that I was like, whoa, some of these schools don't really have my major, what I really want to do. But in the process, that's when I was kind of fostering my website, putting as much as I can on there and applying to schools that did have a major in the way. And I was really impressed by Bloomsburg production that they have for the athletics. You know, a lot of schools don't really have what we have in terms of camera equipment and overall production and having it be primarily student-led. So that was definitely appealing and it looked like I could fit right in there.
SPEAKER_01So And when did you start in student media? Did you start like your freshman year?
SPEAKER_00Oh, yeah. I started right off the bat. My advisor, Dr. Dennis Frey, like he introduced me to the BUSN team right in our first advisor meeting because I was pretty clear that it was something I wanted to be involved with and I was able to become an employee. And, you know, I credit Mr. Adam Howard a lot because he gave me the opportunity to be on the air pretty much right away. I looked at the case. I worked camera the first day, obviously, to show that I know what I'm doing in a way in the field. But he let me call one of the first volleyball games that happened here at the school. So I'm really fortunate for that because I've grown so much since then.
SPEAKER_01Because a lot of other schools, you might not get on air for a couple of years.
SPEAKER_00That's why I went back and forth for a lot of time because you think of going to somewhere like Temple, which that's very close to me. I I'm sure I would have loved it. But may you or maybe not getting that on-camera experience till your junior senior year. And I look back just from my junior year, and I not that I cringe, but I see the growth just within one year. So I'm really, really fortunate to be able to have done that since my freshman year.
SPEAKER_01And so what have you done since your freshman year? Just give us the laundry list of everything. So rattling it off.
SPEAKER_00Where do I start? Well, I started with play by play for volleyball. I also did in my freshman year play by play for basketball because they did have somebody for football at the time. My sophomore year, I added play by play for the football team. I then transitioned to the sideline for basketball because people like Chris Algard came in and was able to be behind the mic. My junior year is when a lot more happened. I continued to do sideline for basketball. Then I did also transition to sideline for football again because thank goodness Chris was there. My junior year, or maybe my sophomore year, is when I also started doing social media for the basketball team.
SPEAKER_02Oh, social media.
SPEAKER_00So that was really, really fun as well. And I'm so grateful for that opportunity. I could go on a tangent just about the team overall. But my senior year, this past fall semester, I entered with Service Electric, the local cable company in the area, and was their sideline reporter for their Friday Night Lights, lacrosse, or no, not Lacrosse, field hockey, soccer. I've called some volleyball games for them as well. That really helped me in the way that they do sideline is a lot of interviewing questions. It's not really stand-up, it's more so interview the coach, interview the player of the game. So that helped me a lot with my delivery with those interview questions. And I also started doing play-by-play for Bucknell, which is at the Patriot League, Division I, ESBN Plus. That was really, really awesome to be able to get my foot in the door there. And I also have to give a lot of credit to Mr. Doug Birdsong. He is the voice of the bison. And he really took a chance on me to allow me to fill in for some of those games. And then he even extended me doing sideline for the men's basketball team also on ESBN Plus. And that was easily my favorite experience to date. The most probably the biggest setting that I've had to be on under that kind of pressure. I don't know if you've ever been to that pavilion, but it's beautiful with the large scale that it is. And in doing that, that has opened doors in the Ivy League for University of Penn. I call their softball games now on ESBN Plus, which is a lot closer to home. I'm really trying to build that Philadelphia network. So I'm really happy that I had that bucknell experience because I don't know if I would have been able to do that had I not already had that kind of under my belt.
SPEAKER_01So this spring you're doing softball.
SPEAKER_00Yes, I've already called four games now. This one this past weekend was really awesome. The first game of the doubleheader was a perfect game. Third in program history. So that was really cool to be a part of that. And in that game, too, a girl had a grand slam. Wow. So that was really, really cool to be a part of. And the team there's really, really cool too.
SPEAKER_01So and you do a lot of doubleheaders on the weekends or the games.
SPEAKER_00This weekend I'll be at the Philly Stadium working opening weekends. Oh, nice. But the following weekend they they face Yale. So that'll be really exciting.
SPEAKER_01So you said you were gonna be a student athlete. So that indicates that you were an athlete at some point. Yes, I was. Can you tell us about that? What sport did you play?
SPEAKER_00So I was a two-sport athlete. I played softball and volleyball. Volleyball was kind of my cream of the crop, though, because I also did like travel ball outside of high school, and that's what I thought I was gonna be doing at the college level. Which position? I was a libero, so that's the the other colored jersey, you know, the something special person. Yes, you know. Never comes out. And for the longest time, I mean, I toured places like Frostburg and Maryland and was thinking about going there for a while and being in their conference. I even got offered to play beach in like North Carolina. Beach volleyball is really, really fun and cool. But like I said, you know, you look for the major and it's either not there or it's not as established as it is here. As much as it is great to make a name for yourself in somewhere that, you know, doesn't have as much, you know, the having the resources does really, really help. And obviously, this beautiful, you know, McCormick building that we are in. I'm so glad that I had at least one year here because I certainly took advantage with the pregame show and you know, the news show that we fostered.
SPEAKER_01So there's a difference between wanting to go to a place that has all the stuff and actually doing it.
SPEAKER_00Correct.
SPEAKER_01And so for you, you've actually gotten out there and you're doing it.
SPEAKER_00I'm trying.
SPEAKER_01So, what advice do you have for students? Like, hey, I'm looking for a college, where should I go? What should I do? Who are interested in media?
SPEAKER_00Absolutely.
SPEAKER_01Like, what what advice would you have for somebody who's coming up? Maybe there's a freshman.
SPEAKER_00Right. There's been numerous people that I've talked to. I mean, Dr. Kozlowski invited me to one of the journalistic conferences that we had here for all the high schools at a time. And I was able to speak to a room full of students then. And I always say the same thing. It's honestly, it's not what you do in your classes, I feel as though. You know, you learn the skills in the classes, it's how you apply that outside of the classes.
SPEAKER_02Right.
SPEAKER_00Employers, I'm I don't know if this isn't horrible to say, but you know, in our field, they're not looking for that 4.0 GPA.
SPEAKER_01They're not, that's it.
SPEAKER_00They're looking to see how you applied yourself in your time there and the initiative that you took, because this is a field that is very competitive and you have to really want it and you have to be passionate and you have to have it, if you will. So to be able to do all of those things outside of the classroom, I think that's what puts you a step up in the world, if you will. I'm hoping it puts me a step up in the world once I get to graduation in May, but it really is what you make of your time.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, so you could have a 4.0 and have no demo reel, no website, nothing to show an employer. Yes. But you have all the stuff. You have hours and hours of stuff, which is really good. And it's not just our network, but you're on ESPN network as well. Right out of Bloomsburg.
SPEAKER_02Right out of Bloomsburg.
SPEAKER_00I'm representing the Huskies.
SPEAKER_01So it goes to show you you gotta put yourself out there. You gotta be doing some of the extra work to get where you want to go. Addison continues to do that. What do we have planned for the spring? Anything cool going on?
SPEAKER_00So I'm gonna continue doing the U Penn softball, which is super duper exciting. This is also, I haven't announced this on LinkedIn yet. Okay.
SPEAKER_02But so it's not official.
SPEAKER_00It is it is official. I got the offer and accepted, but I still I'm I'm waiting to you know put it out there into the world. But I will be working the Patriot League baseball championships, wherever that ends up being. It's whoever has the highest seat as the color analysis as well as the sideline reporter. So doing those post-game interviews and stuff like that. So let's hope it's Bucknell.
SPEAKER_01That would be cool.
SPEAKER_00I would love for it to be Bucknell because then that would mean I haven't wouldn't have to travel so far. And also it's kind of like stomping grounds in a way. So I could be going to Annapolis, Maryland, or Boston. Which is, but it's I'm so so so excited. This is like my first, I want to say, real big offer, kind of like feeling sought out in a way. UPenn, I was recommended by someone for that, and they did reach out to me as well. But this one feels really like wow, this is months in advance. It's awesome. They want me to come out. I'm so stoked and so excited. I gotta thank Mr. Jimmy Johnson of the Patriot League, too.
SPEAKER_01So that's awesome. A great opportunity. Congratulations. Thank you. Thank you. This is breaking news here. We shall put it out on LinkedIn before you actually hear this podcast. So it'll already be out there. Well, what are you thinking after graduation? Is there something that you have a plan? Is there some direction you'd like to do?
SPEAKER_00In a way, in a way, yes. The I would say the college dream post-graduation is to, you know, live as home at home as long as you can, save your money. It's really hard in the economy nowadays and also the job market, they say is one of the hardest that it's ever been in years. Um, very fortunate though that I do work at the Philly Stadium, right behind Home Plate, doing mundane like serving and food running type things, but I'm in the right place. I've met a lot of people to be able to give business cards and stuff, and the people there are really kind and always rooting for me too, and aren't afraid to throw my name out there. So I'm gonna continue doing that in the summer, as well as kind of getting my foot in the door with this independent company that people can ask to broadcast their games per se. It is kind of difficult because I really do enjoy kind of game day-esque roles like play-by-play or sideline reporting. And in the summer, school's out, you know, there's not really too much going on. I'm not against news or anything. I would love to be a sports anchor for a news station. And of course, I'm applying to those kinds of jobs, but again, it's also very competitive and they want you to have numerous years of experience. I'm not gonna be able to walk into NB NBC sports and be their sideline reporter or 6 ABC and be their sports anchor, you know, because I Philadelphia is, you know, top five. It is market size-wise. So yeah, I'm kind of maybe I'll enjoy a little bit of time at home. You can take a little break. You've done a lot or less for you. Yes, I have the reels to be able to send out, and hopefully, with doing some internship per se to keep me not so rusty. That will be kind of the goal.
SPEAKER_01Awesome. Well, we're rooting for you. We have your back. We're cheering you on. We're so happy for you. We're gonna take a quick break. We're gonna be back with Addison to talk a little bit about leadership. She's a leader on campus. I want to pick her brain a little bit about what it's like to be a student leader on campus, so stay
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Addison Part 2
SPEAKER_01Welcome back to the Campus and Character Podcast. I'm here with Addison, and she has done so much on campus that we recognize her as a leader, definitely in our major and throughout campus. When I say the word leader, what comes to your mind?
SPEAKER_00Ooh, that's a great question. I would say someone that has no problem taking on something with pride and feeling comfortable. Of course, there's leaders out there maybe that kind of think that they are a leader, but don't really foster those deep qualities. And I definitely think I always kind of have taken a lot of initiative here, like between the pregame show and the Husky Headlines news show. I mean, I'm my deepest most thing I am proud of is definitely the pregame show because that's something that I brought up to Dr. Gendervie's my sophomore year, and he was able to turn it into a workshop class, and I was able to anchor for that entire semester of class for football and basketball. And then the next year comes around and it's like, darn, like I want to keep doing this. You know, it's it's great for the real, it's fun to do. And I gotta give a lot of kudos to Mr. Mason Ettinger. I don't know if you've talked to him yet, but he's somebody that has it too. He that kid is going places for sure. He was down to to do it and be my my co-anchor and kind of the analyst on the panel with me. And his knowledge is just so I've I've already learned so much from him. You know, that's something, especially as a female in sports, I want to continue to grow at because that's the last thing you want someone to be like, oh yeah, like she sounds good or she looks good, but she don't know what she's talking about.
SPEAKER_01She doesn't know anything about sports. That's what I'm saying. Yeah.
SPEAKER_00So I'm always trying to expand my knowledge, and he's got his talking about balls podcasts, and I'm trying to tune into that and continue staying up to date. But I would say the pregame show, I'm very proud of because that was, I don't want to say all my doing because I did have a lot of help from those at BUSN, like Adam and Larry and Asa, because when we didn't have numbers, they they'd sit in the control room and work the board for us. So, but between scripting it out, between producing it, between editing it in uh sometimes two games a week, and it's two games in a day. So that's four different shows in a week at times. It was a lot, but it's something that I really, really enjoy doing and am very proud of.
SPEAKER_01And that's why we consider you a leader because you're actually doing it.
SPEAKER_00Thank you.
SPEAKER_01Is there someone you look up to or someone who's been a big influence in your life that's kind of like you know, made you into what you are? I mean, I know you're you played sports. Correct. And when you play sports competitively, you just naturally almost become a leader. Oh, yeah. So you have that background going for you. But is there someone in your life that you say, that person was someone I can point to and say, they helped me with leadership?
SPEAKER_00Oh, I definitely would have to say my parents. I mean, my mom and my dad are my biggest supporters. I can confirm that my mom has never missed the broadcasts that I've worked. And she's also the first person to tell me, Oh, I didn't like your hair here, or you kind of stuttered there. And she holds me to that high standard. That's for sure.
SPEAKER_02That's good.
SPEAKER_00My dad is just the one that, you know, he spews out all of the positivity. Like he thinks I'm going supernova and I'm going places, and he's right. Sometimes it's too much, but I I always will appreciate it. And they really are my biggest fans, and they believe in me as well, which is really, really reassuring, and they will always support me, even if it's not from home per se.
SPEAKER_01So yeah, that's great. So they're tuning in all the time, they're watching everything. So is there something anything that happened in your life where you're like, I want to get into that media field? I think that's a really cool field. Is there any experience that you had or anything that you remember?
SPEAKER_00Well, I'm very fortunate that my high school did have a very nice television program in a way. We didn't broadcast sports the way that we do here, but you have, you know, intro to TV production and you're getting familiar with camera equipment and editing software is like Adobe Premiere Pro, which is what we continue to use here at Bloomsburg. So I kind of did start that since my freshman year, and I was able to do all four years of those courses. I want to say my uncle has also had a big effect on me as well, because he is a teacher over at Sterling High School and he's in charge of their television program.
SPEAKER_02Okay.
SPEAKER_00And they broadcast our sports and they have won Emmys for it. They are top, top, top notch. So being involved since high school, I even my I think my sophomore year of high school did a show called Speedy Sports, which was me highlighting our school's athletics, throwing some stats out there in front of a green screen with some B-roll. And I kind of was like, hmm, I kind of like, you know, the attention it's kind of bringing. I maybe I'm a little good at it, you know. It was I look back and cringe, of course, but I would say starting to do that, my dad again being my one of my biggest supporters, he always says you have to do what you love, you have to do what you're good at as well. Try because if you're good at it, it enhances your just because you love it. Yeah, but it's gotta be good too. Exactly. So I do think I have a knack for it, but there's still so much room for me to grow that I hope I can continue to foster over these next few years.
SPEAKER_01So if we look back on those high school days when you were cringing and everything, what's the one piece of advice you'd give that younger self? Is there something you'd say, you know, Addison, you should have done this, or maybe you should have practiced a little more here? Is there anything you would tell yourself? Tell your dad you need more pep talks.
SPEAKER_00That's a difficult one. I think high school, especially my senior year, was a very important time for me to learn how to do things for myself and continue to grow as a person, enjoy my time alone in a way. Uh, but if I had to give myself some advice, I would even look back at freshman year and I I definitely had a lot more free time then than I do now, and I wasn't doing all that I was doing now. So I almost want to say, do more then. Or even in high school, you know, I kind of did coast in that last second half of the year because, you know, you're applying to colleges, you don't really know what's out there and how you have to be. I definitely didn't understand the spiel I had earlier about your experiences, you know, everything that's going to carry you through and not just your classes. I think I did realize that maybe halfway through my freshman year of college. And I don't even know how I realized that. I remember talking to my mom about it, being like, you know, I'm trying to balance the social aspect with also doing all the things that I should be doing. And I did an okay job at it. You know, I I still had a still had my fun while continuing to do what I need to be doing. And I'm, again, still doing that now, trying to make the most of my last semester, of course. So I would say just really honing in on that.
SPEAKER_01Well, you're you're leading into my next question.
SPEAKER_00Okay.
SPEAKER_01And so my next question is you're doing all this stuff, and I'm not sure how you do all of it, but what habits or practices do you do that kind of sets you apart or gives you the ability to be involved in all these things and still have fun? Right. And still have a life and travel on the weekends and go to doubleheaders and all this stuff. Like, what are you doing in your daily life? Are you like waking up at four in the morning? I don't know, drinking five cups of coffee. Like, what is it? What are these?
SPEAKER_00Well, I will say I'm I don't do caffeine. No caffeine knowing that it's not it's not the best for you. I also coffee just doesn't taste good to me. So I'm honestly thankful that because the amount of money the amount of money I've saved.
SPEAKER_02Yeah, that's true.
SPEAKER_00But I will say I'm very big into health and wellness. I've been working out in the gym probably since my junior year of high school.
SPEAKER_02Okay.
SPEAKER_00And it's just something that's become a lifestyle for me. I'm I'm very aware of, you know, the type of food that I'm putting in my body, knowing that what makes you feel good. I try to stay away from all the processed stuff that we have in our world. Of course, you know, I have my moments here and there. It's it's all right. It's okay to indulge at times. But I would say that's something that keeps me really grounded because I think work-life balance is super duper important and still giving time to your roommates and giving time to your relationships. So, you know, I I do wake up relatively early. Our rec doesn't open until 7 a.m. So that's kind of the time I choose to go in a way. And then that's also when it's not very busy. But I know that I'm getting too busy if I'm not able to get the gym in that day. But I always will wake up earlier to get it in, if you will. Like over the summer, if I'm working the Phillies and it's a 10 o'clock call time, I'm getting there at six, coming back home, getting ready, driving to South Philly to be able to get there on time. So that's definitely something that keeps you grounded.
SPEAKER_01Exercise, eating clean, no caffeine. That's that's very similar to my life, actually. Hey, longevity, you know. No, I I I've got young kids, so I've gonna work on that. So gotta be, yes. The 5 a.m. club. That's what my wife and I we joined that when we got married. So we did the 5 a.m. We go to bed early. You know, my philosophy when I was in college was nothing good happens after midnight.
SPEAKER_00Very true.
SPEAKER_01Now my philosophy is nothing good happens after nine o'clock.
SPEAKER_00But that's that's see, I think I'm already in my adulting era because that's how I've been. You're 40 already?
SPEAKER_01Oh, geez.
SPEAKER_00Dang near.
SPEAKER_01We've got a couple years to go for that. So if you weren't in this role, this is this is the last question of the segment. If you weren't in all this media stuff, okay, what would you be doing?
SPEAKER_00Well, I always do say that if this doesn't work out for me, I think I would fall back on being a realtor.
SPEAKER_01Realtor?
SPEAKER_00Yes. Because I think you have to be good at talking then.
SPEAKER_01Yeah.
SPEAKER_00I do very much enjoy driving in my car in a new neighborhood I've never been and looking at houses as silly as that sounds. But I really am into that kind of side hustle and and what you can kind of make of it, or even being like an Airbnb host side hustle with the money, you know.
SPEAKER_01Cameras have gotten very big in that industry. Do you need a drone? That's what I'm saying.
SPEAKER_00And guess what? I could do it all myself.
SPEAKER_01Get yourself On a billboard. Yeah. I can't you know drive.
SPEAKER_00Social media is huge too. Exactly. I could even see myself being an influencer if that was another option to be an influencer.
SPEAKER_01Madison, side hustle, realtor. Yes. So I see it. I see it. I can see you on a billboard.
SPEAKER_00Yeah, I would love to do more social media stuff too. I've tried to dabble as well with putting some more stuff out there on social media. This past, I want to say, two weeks, though I haven't really posted anything between basketball ending and then suddenly it was spring break and I'm on a plane and it's like so much. I have to catch up with that. We'll give you a break.
SPEAKER_01We'll give you a two-week break, but then get back to it. Yeah, I gotta get back to it. I really do. I do. Hey, this has been a lot of fun. Hey, with this, we're gonna take a quick break. We'll be right back with the campus in character podcast. We have Addison for one more session, and she's gonna do some rapid fire questions for us. All right, you ready?
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Addison Part 3
SPEAKER_01Welcome back, friends. You're listening to the Campus and Character Podcast, and I'm here with Addison and we're having a great time just chatting about all the leadership stuff she's doing and the media stuff and how great she's gonna be. We're gonna see her on a billboard one of these days. So we have some rapid fire questions, okay? Just the first thing that comes to your mind. What's one word to describe you?
SPEAKER_00Ambitious.
SPEAKER_01Absolutely. I could have told you that. What is your favorite thing about Bloomsburg?
SPEAKER_00Ooh, can I give a top three?
SPEAKER_01Absolutely.
SPEAKER_00I would say our campus dining. We were voted like number one in Pennsylvania. Oh gosh, you gotta go to the Scranton Commons and get A, the butter chicken. Okay, can't beat that. They do great gyros, or is it Euros? I don't know.
SPEAKER_01Gyros. Gyros.
SPEAKER_00Fabulous. And a nice Asiago chicken they have as well.
SPEAKER_01So he picked everything except the desserts. And I know you're healthy and you don't eat all the process.
SPEAKER_00It's that time of year, you know? Summer's around the corner.
SPEAKER_01They're chocolate chip cookies.
SPEAKER_00Oh, they are I mean, they're what we're known for.
SPEAKER_01I was there last week. Didn't have any. I almost threw a fit. I'm like, I want my money back. No charge. I know.
SPEAKER_00Like what if you're not on a meal plan just again in one time is a little more expensive. Our campus overall, like the layout with the quad and everything right there. Oh, when it gets warm out and everybody's out on that quad, there's no more serotonin than I could play.
SPEAKER_01Oh, I cannot wait to play some grass volleyball. Are you kidding me? It's beautiful. I love it. Hey, what's your favorite song?
SPEAKER_00Ooh. Of all time or currently?
SPEAKER_01Just currently.
SPEAKER_00Probably Butterflies by Brent Field.
SPEAKER_01I don't know, butterflies old.
SPEAKER_00You gotta listen to it though. It just has a nice beat.
SPEAKER_01We can play it on the radio. I hope you all hear it.
SPEAKER_00Actually, wait. Can I double down on a different answer? Go for it. Risk It All by Bruno Mars. Oh, okay. Not sure if you've heard his new album, but wow.
SPEAKER_01Very good.
SPEAKER_00So good.
SPEAKER_01Very good. We should get him live here on campus.
SPEAKER_00I would pass away, probably.
SPEAKER_01So what's the best professional advice you've ever been given?
SPEAKER_00Because I I really have been given so much advice. I do a lot of reaching out to people. Hey, can I, you know, have a phone call, chirp your ear off, get some advice and stuff. Because sometimes people's advice are very different, you know, in the same field, but people have different philosophies. I would say maybe don't give up as cliche as that is. That's true. Because this industry is very it is about who you know, but it also is about luck in a way. Yeah. Right place, right time. If you're not putting yourself out there, and all it takes is one person to really believe in you, seize your stuff, and let's take a chance on this girl. And that's what Doug Birdsong was for me. You know, he really believed in me and was wanted to bring me on the team, and all you need is that one person to vouch for you.
SPEAKER_01The field is so competitive, there's roadblocks earned everywhere. Everywhere you go, there's a roadblock. And if you're not willing to put in a little extra effort or get around that roadblock, you're never gonna be successful. Exactly. And I tell students that all the time you want to get in the media industry, you gotta like to make money. Yeah, you gotta be resilient. You gotta be resilient.
SPEAKER_00Yeah, you're gonna fail so many times before you succeed. Yeah, 100%.
SPEAKER_01It's just too competitive. So, who inspires you? There's a lot of sports people out there that inspire you. You talked about your parents inspiring you, we'll let you off with your parents, but who else inspires you? Anyone else? Oh, your professors at Commonwealth Gloomsburg.
SPEAKER_00I would say Haley Sutton. She works down at CBS Sports in Miami. She's been a very supportive connection that I've created. I've met her through a friend here, actually, through the Sport Management Club. She came and spoke to us, and I followed up and reached out to her. And her grind that she has displayed, and for her to be hosting a sports show now on her own and also still doing sideline freelance. Like she's someone that has worked very hard and has absolutely earned her spot. And that's totally how I envision my future to be. You know, I'm I'm gonna work so hard and I know there's gonna be a big break one day. I I'm manifesting it, you know what I mean.
SPEAKER_01So and someone's gonna look up at you and say, Addison's someone who inspires me. I hope so. Best pizza in Bloomsburg. You eat pizza.
SPEAKER_00Pizza, ooh, that's a good one. I would say I gotta give a shout out to the Husky Den. It's not pizza, but they're new and their wings.
SPEAKER_01The wings are good.
SPEAKER_00Also, not just the wings though, they're they're loaded fries. Oh my gosh. If I had to say pizza though, you can't Nap's is always a good staple. Yeah, it's no longer tri-pie anymore, no. It's now called Project Pizza, so I can't really defend it too much because I don't I haven't had it since they're trying to get it. Honestly, for the locals in the community that are just looking for a bite to eat, that is the place to go. I recommend their their creamy mild sauce on the wings and those fries are to die for. They've got like a white queso on it, some pico, steak and shrimp, by the way. You're getting your protein in on top of it.
SPEAKER_01Okay, now last one, favorite place to study.
SPEAKER_00Most of my work does get done at the media services desk because I do work some long hours there throughout the week. But if I am trying to escape somewhere else, I would say one of these study rooms in the library on the third or fourth floor. Good place. Lots of windows. I need windows, you know, that and a Starbucks drink to fuel me through.
SPEAKER_01Awesome. Love it. Well, Addison, thank you so much for being here.
SPEAKER_00Thank you so much for having me. Thanks for sharing. This was awesome.
SPEAKER_01This has been so incredible. This is gonna really inspire a lot of people.
SPEAKER_00I hope it does. I really hope it does.
SPEAKER_01If you like the show, go out, rate, and review us, give us five stars, not four. We won five stars, especially with Addison here. Thank you so much, Addison.
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