With dreams of being a television sports reporter, Vanselow found her way to WOUB. Once I got to Athens and experienced campus, it was a pretty quick decision.” But my parents convinced me to just go visit and see. When I got accepted, I still wasn’t excited about it. “My dad forced me to apply because he knew I was interested in journalism, and a friend told him Ohio University had a great journalism school. “I feel like a lot of people have this story,” said Vanselow. Ohio University wasn’t her first choice for college, but once she visited campus, that all changed.
Vanselow grew up in Pittsburgh and came to Ohio University in 2013. “We all joke that today he has something hanging in his locker about the fact that he didn’t win and uses it as a motivator.” “Joe was a finalist for Gridiron Glory Player of the Year and didn’t win that year,” said Vanselow laughing. Now, he’s a Heisman Trophy winner and the quarterback of the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals. Burrow was the quarterback at Athens High School when Vanselow worked on WOUB’s high school football program, Gridiron Glory. She says the jersey always reminds her of the wonderful learning experience she had as a student reporter working at WOUB Public Media. Megan Vanselow graduated from Ohio University in 2017ĪTHENS, OH – Megan Vanselow has a Joe Burrow LSU jersey hanging on the wall in her home in Texas.
WOUB Gave Former “Gridiron Glory” Student Reporter Skills to Succeed in News
