Goshen,IN-On July 8,2014, Write On Sports interviewed Anthony Anderson at Goshen College. Anderson shared with us his fascination for sports, especially basketball. At a young age, he grew to like writing, and enjoys the combination of both basketball and writing in his career. He likes to interview different players, and in the interview Anderson said, “I like the opportunity to be outside of my desk and being able to uncover new things.” There are also a variety of high school basketball games that he has fun writing stories on, and he likes getting the opportunity to be able to tell stories through his writing.
However, the job of a journalist can become hectic. Anderson explained, “The hardest part of my job is the deadlines.” Also, it can be difficult at times to interview people that “don’t want to get interviewed or talked to.”
Anderson has had other jobs such as delivering pizza. He said he wouldn’t trade his job now for any that he has had in the past. Anderson told us, “I thought about quitting but then I realized that I would have to find another job.” He says that he doesn’t plan on quitting anytime soon. “I enjoy my job and haven’t really thought about quitting. I think I’ll give it another ten to fifteen years.”