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Name:<\/span><\/b> James Flowers<\/span>
\n<\/span>Major:<\/span><\/b> Sports Broadcasting<\/span>
\n<\/span>Class:<\/span><\/b> Senior<\/span>
\n<\/span>Hometown<\/span><\/b>: Midlothian, Virginia<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why did you choose Texas Christian University?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>I chose TCU for a few reasons. TCU has a perfect size of <\/span>around <\/span>10<\/span>,<\/span>000 undergraduates. <\/span>This <\/span>was <\/span>also a chance for me to <\/span>explore<\/span> s<\/span>omewhere far away from home<\/span>, <\/span>to learn<\/span> and <\/span>have<\/span> new <\/span>experiences. <\/span>More importantly, it ha<\/span>d<\/span> s<\/span>ports <\/span>b<\/span>roadcasting as <\/span>a<\/span> major<\/span>.<\/span> I<\/span>t was the only college that I applied <\/span>to <\/span>that ha<\/span>d<\/span> s<\/span>ports <\/span>b<\/span>roadcasting<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Which professor has had the most significant impact on you?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Chuck LaMendola, the first professor that I ha<\/span>d<\/span> in my major. He provide<\/span>d<\/span> many opportunities for me to get involved in baseball on KTCU<\/span>, the campus radio station<\/span>,<\/span> and air work. He ha<\/span>d<\/span> an incredible knowledg<\/span>e<\/span> of the business and a wide range of connections, which <\/span>is<\/span> precisely what I want<\/span>ed<\/span> to learn. He <\/span>is<\/span> still<\/span> a great resource <\/span>and <\/span>gives excellent feedback and positive reinforcement.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the best thing about sports broadcasting?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>The opportunity to get hands-on experience in th<\/span>e<\/span> field. This is what I need to have to be successful. After taking classes for knowledge, to me it<\/span> is<\/span> more important to get out there and experience what is right for me or not. I love spor<\/span>ts! <\/span>I spend most of my time researching, reading and watching sports. Although I cannot play spor<\/span>ts<\/span>,<\/span> broadcasting them is the next closest thing to being on the field.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the title of the song of your life?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>\u201cTake Me to Texas\u201d by George Strait. That song is significant to my TCU experience because since I<\/span> am<\/span> not a native Texan, I<\/span> did<\/span> not<\/span> come to TCU with a serious sense of pride about the state of Texas. Now, whenever I go home, I play that song on full blast around my hometown because I am proud to have spent an important period of my life here and I <\/span>have <\/span>gr<\/span>o<\/span>w<\/span>n<\/span> up quickly having to be so far away from home. I <\/span>can<\/span>not<\/span> have imagined a better place to do that than in the Lone Star State and more specifically, at TCU.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What do you want to after graduation?<\/span><\/b>*<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>I want to work as a <\/span>s<\/span>ports <\/span>i<\/span>nformation <\/span>d<\/span>irector at higher education institutions, and I would like to go back<\/span> Ea<\/span>st<\/span>, a little bit closer to home.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How do you define success?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>If 20 years from now, I still feel contented and satisfied with all of my choices and my life, to me, this is a success.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Which is your favorite sports team?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>My ultimate favorite baseball team is the S<\/span>t. L<\/span>ouis Cardinals.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

*<\/span>In August of 2020 James became an athletics communications intern at the University of Richmond<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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