Introduction

Hello world, My name is Mason Wehrli and I am a third year undergraduate student at the BEST college in the country (USC, obviously). I hail from the land of en-cant-ment (Albuquerque, NM), but have also lived in Sacramento, CA. Sports are still a huge part of my life, although I'm no longer playing for my school. So, to contuinue to be close to them I have chosen to major in broadcast journalism where I can report and share my enthusiam about sports with the world. I have played and excelled in almost every sport possible since I hurdled out of the womb and continue to follow stats and sports news religiously. So, naturally, I keep them close to my heart and want to make them a part of my everyday life when I grow up- just as they were for me growing up.

For the past year I have been lucky enough to intern at various departments within Fox Sports as well as Fox Sports West/ Prime Ticket where I have learned a lot about the real world and how to interact in a work setting. It really does appear to be all about who you know, because the power of networking (escpecially in Los Angeles) is overwhelming and can take you just about anywhere you want to go if done right. As a junior in college, I am trying to make sure I make the most of this opportunity and utilize this skill. But, hard work and dedication seem to help a lot too. These internships have also taught me a lot about the importance of the internet as well and am very comfortable with Photoshop and am continuing to learn about web design and HTML. I have a Facebook page, a Myspace, and a Twitter, but I mainly use Facebook.

My ultimate goal is to one day become a TV personality with my own sports talk show on ESPN (or whichever network will have me) or to go to lawschool and try my chances at becoming a sports agent. Time, opportinty and God will help me decide this, so for now I am just making the most out of everyday and enjoying life!

The websites I will be following this semester are www.LAtimes.com, www.cnn.com, and www.laobserved.com.