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I'm thrilled to share that I'll be joining PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN as a host/play-by-play broadcaster this season, beginning with the WM Phoenix Open next month. Big thank you to everyone with the TOUR who gave me the warmest of welcomes down at PGA TOUR Entertainment this week for The American Express. Feeling so blessed for the opportunity to learn from the best in the business (including fellow Northwestern University Medill School alum Jeff Eisenband). 📺 Tune in to PGA TOUR LIVE all season long: https://plus.espn.com/golf

🚨CAREER UPDATE🚨 I'm extremely excited to be joining the Northwestern University Football staff as the Assistant Director of Creative Content & Team Reporter. I’ll also be reporting on the sidelines for WGN Radio AM 720 all season long. 🎤🏈 Big thank you to Coach Fitz & the Team for trusting me to devlop this new role and keep growing at a place so special to me. One week in the books and I couldn't be having more fun! #GoCats #collegefootball #sportsreporter #bigten

Yesterday I broadcasted my first game from the #CollegeFootball sidelines and, let me tell you, I had an absolute BLAST. I'm so excited to be covering Northwestern University Football from the sideline for WGN Radio AM 720 this season. It's such an honor getting to with with and learn from the incredibly talented crew at WGN. See you Week 3! #GoCats #SportsBroadcasting #BigTen

Excited to have my story published in the Chicago Star! Read about how #SailGPUSA athlete CJ Perez is using her own drive and mentorship from team CEO Jimmy Spithill to make waves for herself and other women in sailing. #SailGP #NavyPier #WomenInSports #TitleIX

This weekend Eastern Michigan University Basketball honored the legendary Iceman on 'George Gervin Day' presented by GameAbove-EMU. I had the privilege of talking to former EMU & #NFL quarterback Charlie Batch, MSL about the importance of supporting the next generation of student-athletes. #sportsbroadcasting #sportsreporter #collegebasketball #ESPN+

WILDCAT IN THE HOUSE! Feeling incredibly grateful and beyond blessed for the opportunity to earn my MSJ in the #SportsMedia specialization at Northwestern University Medill School. I can’t wait for this next adventure to begin & to learn from the world’s very best in journalism. The best call I’ve ever received. My heart is so happy. #Medill22

West Virginia Baseball received its highest preseason ranking in program history at No. 14 in D1Baseball's Preseason Top 25. I had an opportunity to sit down with D1Baseball.com editor and national writer Aaron Fitt to discuss the reasons behind the aggressive ranking and the upcoming season for #SportsIllustrated #WVU. Check it out!

So proud of Episode 6 of the #GoingProPodcast featuring #DetroitPistons Guard, Langston Galloway. S1,E6: "Sports, Society and Sneakers: Langston Galloway" You might know him as a Guard for the Detroit Pistons, but what you might not know is that Langston Galloway is also the Pistons’ NBPA Player Rep, as well as the founder of the Langston Galloway Foundation and LG Kicks. In this episode, Langston Galloway breaks down how he grew his passion for philanthropy into something bigger, how becoming a dad helped mold him into the role model that he is today, and how pro athletes and teams are using their platforms to inspire social change. This is the conversation we all need to hear right now. #nbabasketball #detroitpistons #sports #podcast Abby Jones

When we started our podcast, Abby Jones and I were focused on staying in the sports broadcasting game — focusing on getting reps with interviews and editing content. Last week we shared an episode featuring a great friend of mine from college, Emma McLean, and after this episode we realized this podcast is an opportunity for so much more. Emma was brave in sharing her story of overcoming over 6 years of Larry Nassar's sexual assault. She opened up to us about how she transformed a criminal tragedy into an empowering lesson for herself and other survivors. She also shares her thoughts on how we can work to educate children, especially young girls, about their bodies and healthy relationships in order to avoid such tragedies from occurring again. This was an important conversation and an important lesson for all people — parents, athletes, young women, etc. We're proud that this episode has had several hundred listens so far and blown all our previous episodes out of the water. I hope you all will listen, follow, share, and give us your feedback! Abby and I are excited to continue to focus on important conversations like this as we move forward with our podcast.