Belle of Broadcast

Hattie Wheeler

Journ 271

Jackson

Belle of Broadcast

A student at the University of Mississippi, Sammie Foster shares her dream of sports broadcasting and is excited to work toward her goal.

Foster, a sophomore student at Ole Miss plans to graduate with a Journalism degree from the university and hopes to be the next Erin Andrews. Pushing towards her goal, Sammie is in search of the perfect internship to get the right experience she needs to land the job of her dreams. Growing up in Virginia, Foster found her love for journalism by interviewing friends, family and others from her hometown.

“I like to talk to people I don’t know so I started interviewing people about certain topics that interest me and I decided on sports because it is what I enjoy the most”, Foster said.

Although Foster grew up in Virginia, she is an adopted southern belle now that she is a student at Ole Miss. This southern belle found her passion for speaking with people publicly and personally at a young age and came to the University of Mississippi with one goal in mind. Foster has a love for sports that not many girls have.

“I grew up playing sports and I definitely think that sparked my interest a lot” she shared. “I would love to be a broadcaster for any sport but basketball and football are definitely my favorite and most interesting to watch”, Foster said.

Sports broadcast requires a certain skill and ability to keep the fans and listeners in tune and intrigued. Foster realizes that it is not only a fun job but it is a lot of work to balance the game and surroundings while conveying it to the fans and listeners.

“Sports broadcasting is a job that involves a lot of multitasking and energy”, she said “It will be challenging but it is something I am really looking forward to”.