Fall 2009

I started college in September. Terrified was an understatement. I had decided ahead of time that I would major in Sport Management and minor in Journalism. I wanted to be a sports writer. My dream was to be an anchor for ESPN.
In my first major course, Seminar in Sport Management, we got to see every aspect of the sporting world in little snippets, one to two weeks per subject. I became rather intrigued by public relations. Towards the end of the semester (which was when I really started following the Capitals), we were required to write a paper in which we interview the person in the professional sporting world who had out “dream job.” I knew it would be an employee of the Nationals, Capitals, or Redskins, but had no idea where to start. Looking through the front office staffs (and deciding my newfound love for hockey trumped football or baseball) I found Nate Ewell. He was the Senior Director of Media Relations for the Washington Capitals and I thought that was the coolest job Ever.
Apparently, all you have to do is talk to one of the polite receptionists and they’ll transfer you right on through, which was a lot easier than I imagined. I spoke to him on a Tuesday and set up an interview for noon that following Thursday. It was extremely interesting to learn all about him and his job. That interview earned me a 100 and a newfound career path.