Christian A. Cheairs - Hampton Short Course 2008

Christian A. CheairsHello, my name is Christian A. Cheairs, and I am a junior broadcast journalism major attending Hampton University in Hampton, Va. I grew up in South Holland, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. My passion for journalism was ignited when I was a reporter for my high school newspaper at Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory. During my tenure so far at Hampton, I have written for the Hampton Script, the student newspaper, and anchored for WHOV, the campus radio station, as part of the news team.

During my time at Hampton, I have had the opportunity to cover Jesse Jackson's visit to campus and Tavis Smiley's "State of the Black Union." But the experience I value the most is serving as the class president for the last two years. This position on campus has taught me that to make it in this industry you have to know how to talk to people and know how to listen when they speak.

When I'm not busy with school or my other extracurricular activities, I enjoy spending time with my family, going to church and acting. During these next four weeks, I look forward to finding and telling the diverse story of Washington. My goal as an intern at the Scripps Howard Foundation Wire is to learn and taste an aspect of the newspaper industry.

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