BLOG (Jesse Feret is a radio student)
For many years people have jokingly told me that I needed to “get a life”. They told me I needed to stop sitting around watching TV, and just do something constructive. However what these people don’t understand is that what they see as “couch potato” behaviour is really my lifelong passion for sports. Whether I am listening to it on the radio, watching it on TV, Googling, or even reading about it in the newspaper, my life revolves around it. I religiously watch/listen to every Canadiens, Alouettes and Boston Red Sox game, every year without missing a single one. Although I love these teams in particular, I follow all sports and don’t believe in basing my knowledge on what is told by other analysts or shown in highlights. Though I greatly respect professionals like Mitch Melnick of The Team 990 and Bob McCown of The Fan 590, I have always dreamed of having the opportunity to get on the air in the studio and give my opinion about current events in the sports world. I realize it takes a lot of training to get where these gentlemen are today, but with great confidence I also believe that they don’t know any more than I do. I am proud to believe that the greatest analysts are the biggest fans, and feel privileged and humbled that through determination and hard work, this broadcast school, (The Montreal Radio TV School), will help give me the chance to prove that.
“Get a life” they say? This is my life. Stay tuned.
-Jesse Feret
