2008 Woodie Awards
Final score: sports editor discovers life after Longview
Brad Seiner
Issue date: 4/26/06 Section: Opinion
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What a year this has been. There have been many highs and a few lows in my time as sports editor of the Muleskinner, but I wouldn't trade it for the world. From where I started, I would never have dreamed it would have ended up this way.
As a transfer student, coming from Longview Community College in Lee's Summit, I was looking for a bigger and brighter future in the news business.
I came to Central on a campus visit, and that day I had the opportunity to meet David Penner, who was sports editor of the Muleskinner. This was the first contact I had with this newspaper, and I was excited to begin writing for the Central community.
I was a little surprised I wasn't scared off by Penner though, because I didn't think his first impression of me was a great one. But I wanted to cover sports, and I wasn't going to let him get in the way.
I began writing for the Muleskinner in the spring of 2005 as a volunteer.
I had the pleasure of being the track and field beat reporter, and that experience got me into the newspaper. I was then able to work my way up, as part of the Muleskinner staff.
This year has been a great one for me, and one of many surprises and changes. I was able to establish bonds with my co-workers, who I now call friends. Each one has brought something new to my life.
Penner has become a good friend, and someone I look to for answers on the sports page, even though I stole his job. Now look at us; the sports staff won eight awards at the MCMA awards banquet a few weeks ago.
Amanda Fischer, Angelica Harris, Stephanie Flippin, Katherine Jones, Hollie Mohr, Elizabeth Barnett, Brian Born and Jessica Daugherty have made my experience at the Muleskinner one I will never forget.
As the curtain draws on my career at Central, I have learned a lot more about life than I would have ever imagined.
Classes taught me much about the field of journalism, but working with my peers and professors has given me more insight than I could ever learn in a classroom.
As a transfer student, coming from Longview Community College in Lee's Summit, I was looking for a bigger and brighter future in the news business.
I came to Central on a campus visit, and that day I had the opportunity to meet David Penner, who was sports editor of the Muleskinner. This was the first contact I had with this newspaper, and I was excited to begin writing for the Central community.
I was a little surprised I wasn't scared off by Penner though, because I didn't think his first impression of me was a great one. But I wanted to cover sports, and I wasn't going to let him get in the way.
I began writing for the Muleskinner in the spring of 2005 as a volunteer.
I had the pleasure of being the track and field beat reporter, and that experience got me into the newspaper. I was then able to work my way up, as part of the Muleskinner staff.
This year has been a great one for me, and one of many surprises and changes. I was able to establish bonds with my co-workers, who I now call friends. Each one has brought something new to my life.
Penner has become a good friend, and someone I look to for answers on the sports page, even though I stole his job. Now look at us; the sports staff won eight awards at the MCMA awards banquet a few weeks ago.
Amanda Fischer, Angelica Harris, Stephanie Flippin, Katherine Jones, Hollie Mohr, Elizabeth Barnett, Brian Born and Jessica Daugherty have made my experience at the Muleskinner one I will never forget.
As the curtain draws on my career at Central, I have learned a lot more about life than I would have ever imagined.
Classes taught me much about the field of journalism, but working with my peers and professors has given me more insight than I could ever learn in a classroom.
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