30. Sports Desk

Find out how sports reporting grew from covering horse racing for the social elite in the early 1800s, to entire newspaper sections, magazines, TV channels, and websites dedicated to sports. Learn about the range of careers in sports journalism, such as play-by-play reporting, game recaps, analysis, and investigative journalism. Owen Yancher, sports writer and former Sports Editor at The Davis Enterprise tells us about his career as a sports journalist and swimming coach and how his job changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit North Carolina where the Wright brothers took off on their historic airplane flight and where Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run. Find out why North Carolina is nicknamed the Tar Heel State and how the Great Smoky Mountains National Park earned its name.

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