The Undercurrent – 5/26/19 – S11E7 – Sports!
June 2, 2019
This week on the Undercurrent, the Impact News Team collaborates with the Sports Team for an episode featuring stories about e-sports, a fan club of grandmas, and more!
First, reporter Taylor Haelterman brings you a feature about the Lebron James Grandmothers Fan Club, a group of grandmas devoted to supporting the legendary basketball player.
Next, reporter Nick Saba does a deep dive into MSU’s Super Smash Bros. Club.
To close out the show, reporter Sophie Sagan tells the story of an ill-fated baseball game, during which beer was sold for a nickel.
Sophie is a senior at Michigan State majoring in social relations and policy and minoring in documentary production. She has been at The Impact in one way or another since 2016. Her current position is News Director and host of the Undercurrent, WDBM's weekly news and storytelling podcast.
I am a junior biosystems engineer here at MSU. I was a volunteer at the Impact for 2 years before becoming the Undercurrent producer. I now hope to create interesting and topical stories to share with everyone around Michigan State.
Taylor is a senior journalism major with a concentration in writing and editing and a minor in media photography. She is also currently pursuing her masters in environmental and science journalism. Taylor hosts the weekly audio narrative podcast “The Undercurrent,” and leads the news department helping the team to produce written and audio content centered around the MSU, East Lansing and Lansing communities.
