A Journalist's Journey

In Episode 5 of "Playing The Field," Curt is joined by a member of the Hartford Courant's sports department, Shawn McFarland. Shawn and Curt cover a variety of topics throughout this week's conversation talking about Shawn's path from Springfield College to where he is today. (03:28 - 09:45) Shawn discusses how he got his start in journalism freshman year of college and when he knew that sports journalism is what he wanted to do as a career moving forward. (09:45 - 15:37) Curt asks Shawn about some of his favorite internships throughout college including advice for students looking to land an internship. (15:37 - 20:12) The two discuss what it's like for Shawn being a younger guy in the journalism field and how he's been able to expand the Courant's social media pages. (20:12 - 54:33) Shawn talks about what it's been like working at the Hartford Courant including writing with deadlines, hardest parts of the profession, his favorite sport to cover, his favorite stories he's written over the last two years, what he's been up to since COVID-19 hit and what his dream job could potentially be in the future. (54:33 - 1:02:14) Curt shares his thoughts on everything that's happened in our country over the last week.