+ I grew up in a TV newsroom and was inspired by the power of storytelling and journalism at an early age. My dad would get home after the evening news and we’d watch every newscast in town, changing the channel to track the rundowns. While in college, I got my first job in a newsroom running a teleprompter and gathering tape for a local morning show. After graduating with a BA in Journalism from the University of Minnesota, I spent five years as an anchor and reporter in multiple newsrooms in the Midwest.