The latest story I'm working on for the bi-weekly stories is something that arrived very organically. I remembered of the many conversations my colleague Brian Alspaugh and I had on our mighty, long walk up to Wrigleyville on our first day in Chicago for the summer journalism symposium.
We were talking about what he was going to do when his year was over, when football was over, what do after graduation, how will you deal with being done etc.
It is these kind of conversations that led me to really think how special, exciting, and interesting the experience of being a college athlete and especially the ones at Wittenberg. I emailed 20+ senior athletes who are now finished with their seasons so I can ask about what makes them tick, how's it feel to be done, and what are the things they enjoy doing now that they're finished etc.
I've already conducted three interviews and have three more planned for today, and four this weekend. I've been recording them all on my FlipCam, more for the sound than the actual images. The responses have been so well versed, so beautifully articulated in a shocking and wonderful way. For some of these people, it's literally only been days since their career end; I love that they've been able to be so open and frank.
I'm definitely opening with an anecdotal lead and I have more than a few to pick from.
Any questions you think I should ask?
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