• Christian MeagherNeighbor

  • Shelton-Derby, CT

My love for journalism dates back to my junior year in high school. The teacher of my honors English class required all essays be at least five pages long. Being a puckish teen, I didn't pay any attention to the request and my first few essays were below quota. When the essays came back, they were full of complementary remarks, but were never graded above a B. When I asked my teacher about the grades, he replied that my essays were great, but not long enough to warrant a higher mark. I disputed his statement saying that I couldn't see why I should waste my time and his time if I could properly answer the question in less than five pages. "You have the mind of a journalist," he said and advised me to enroll in his journalism class for my senior year elective class. I took the class and was hooked.

I went on to be a member of the <i>Northeastern News</i> at Northeastern University in Boston, where I served as Editorial Page editor, News editor and Special Features editor. Northeastern&#39;s wonderful co-op program afforded me internships at the <i>Boston Globe</i> City Weekly Section and Editorial Page. I also worked nights part-time at the <i>Globe&#39;s</i> City Desk and at the City Desk and Sports Department for <i>The Patriot Ledger</i>, an afternoon newspaper in Quincy, MA.

I came back to my hometown of Trumbull after college and worked as the editor for the <i>Monroe Courier</i> and <i>Huntington Herald</i> before becoming assistant sports editor for Hometown Publications. I am currently working in corporate communications and regularly write freelance sports articles. I live in Derby with my wife Lisa and daughter, Julianne.

No matter where I go or what I do, I plan to be a journalist. A college professor once described journalists as &#34;individuals who are dropped in a jungle of information armed only with the passion to learn and, hopefully, a pencil and some paper.&#34;

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