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Holding many roles including Sports Director for WODU Studios, Sports Editor for Mace & Crown magazine, and Reporter for ODU ESports, Benjamin Draper comes on the show to speak about his love for sports, his internship with the Norfolk Admirals professional hockey team, his own podcast, alongside what devotion and personal wellbeing means to him.
Brandon K. Hedgepeth is a podcaster and graduate student majoring in lifespan and digital communication. He has been curating online content since May 2016.
Benjamin Draper is a junior who majors in Communications, more specifically ‘Media Studies’ along with a minor in Sports Management. Since he was 4 years old, Benjamin has wanted to pursue a career in sports media as a Broadcaster/Reporter. On the side, he does broadcasting/production for the ODU Esports program and is Sports Director for WODU Studios. Alongside that, Benjamin is the Sports Editor for the Mace & Crown magazine. Benjamin will begin his internship with the Norfolk Admirals professional Hockey club for the 2023-2024 season. After college, Benjamin hopes to land an opportunity in a sports media role at the professional level whether its a major media outlet or professional sports franchise.
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My name is Benjamin Austin Draper, I am 23 years old and am a junior at Old Dominion University. I transferred to ODU in 2021 from Texas State University in San Marcos, TX but lost my freshman year worth of credits cause of diff state education systems (I had to restart basically). I am a very introverted being who is learning to coming back out of his shell again and have been dealing with depression for about 7 years now. Sports is everything to me and has been since I was introduced to it at 4 years old. I'm pursuing a career in Sports media with hopes of landing a role for a professional sports team or big sports network in broadcasting/reporting/journalism. I am working 3 diff student jobs (WODU, Mace & Crown, ODU Esports) as well as my upcoming internship for the Norfolk Admirals. I grew up in Roanoke, VA before moving to South TX at the age of 12 and returned home in 2020 when my mother got transferred to D.C. so Ive been around several times. I hope this helps!
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