Don't Call It Quits: Turn the Job You Have into the Job You Love

CHAPTER 2

QUITTING ISN’T THE ONLY ANSWER

PR DIRECTOR VERSUS SPORTSCASTER

Ed is the media relations director at a large university. But ever since he was a kid, when he’d watch Sunday football with his dad, his true passion has been sportscasting. Ed remembers his dad constructing a headset with Sony earphones and a wire hanger, which Ed would wear when he practiced announcing each play.

I knew Ed in his capacity as media relations director for the university; he’d helped me get in touch with a few professors for my Insider stories. When I emailed Ed to ask about a faculty member who might be able to help with this book, he mentioned that he ...