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freaking out bc @wojespn is guest speaking in our JMC 302 sports reporting class!!! 
s/o @Lisa_Olson1 
and thatâs why @Cronkite_ASU is ELITE!
s/o @Lisa_Olson1 and thatâs why @Cronkite_ASU is ELITE!
âThe more comfortable you can make people, the more comfortable they will be with you.â â @wojespn
âYouâve got to find some element with [the subject] that you can connect with.â â @wojespn
âThe best basketball players are in the world play in the NBA, the best baseball players are in the MLB, but in this profession, I donât think the best are at ESPN.â â @wojespn says that some of the most fulfilled, talented professionals are working in local newsrooms.
âThe only way to get better at this business is practice... Youâve got to always be working to improve.â
âIf you could imagine doing something else for a living,â @wojespn says, âYou should probably be doing something else.
âTo succeed at this profession, you have to have great determination that you are not going to be denied.â â @wojespn
âItâs not always the best/most talented writers, or the ones who went to the prestigious schools, or who had a fancy internship,â @wojespn adds, âItâs the ones who donât take no for an answer.â
*takes break to check phone, post story & send tweet 
âIâve spelled [playersâ names] wrong, Iâve made mistakes when Iâm trying to get it out,â @wojespn says, âBut, spelling is important, if you spell it wrong, it makes you look sloppy.â
*phone rings... declined
âI can live with being beat on a story, but I canât be wrong.â @wojespn adds, speaking on the importance of accuracy over speed.
Speaking on his process, @wojespn says: âThe Reggie Jackson one, Iâve known for a few days, but iâve been waiting for them to sign the contract.â (He tweeted it out while on Zoom)
@wojespn says the only trade that he tweeted before the team notified the player was the @AntDavis23 trade to the @Lakers 
âI had to read it ten times,â @wojespn says, âI couldnât believe [the tweet] I was sendingâ speaking on the death of Kobe Bryant.
âThatâs why you talk to multiple people, sometimes people donât know theyâre misleading you,â @wojespn adds, âThe way to protect yourself is having multiple sources.â
âI was on the @SportsCenter set, and just as I was going to do my segment, I found out that the NCAA tournament had shut down,â @wojespn on what he did the day sports shutdown.
*stops mid-sentence due to notification... tweet coming soon (probably) 
HINT: Tweet will be about @NBA Christmas Schedule on @espn and @wojespn says he may get in trouble for tweeting it... 
âWhatever your background is, whatever platform you have now, if you have a tremendous will, you WILL make it,â @wojespn says, âYouâre gonna get told âNoâ a lot, but youâre just gonna need a few âYesâsâ along the way.â
âI canât imagine doing anything else, no other profession, Iâve always wanted to be a sportswriter.â @wojespn adds before he hops off the call. 
