Growin' Up "Mobrien"
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Born and raised in Freehold, New Jersey (can you name the other most famous native?), I have been a Sports Reporter and Anchor for CBS 2 / FOX 28 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, since August 2015.
I couldn't have lucked out any better: the Iowa Hawkeyes football team's historic, 12-0 regular season came within my first four months in the Midwest. Weeks later, the Iowa, Iowa State, and Northern Iowa basketball teams all qualified for the 2016 NCAA Tournament -- just the second time in history all three qualified in the same year. As luck would have it, I was in Oklahoma City for the Panthers' half-court, buzzer beater win in the opening round.
Oh, and this nearby team named the "Cubs" also won some championship that fall -- but we won't go there.
Because I haven't just been at the "right place at the right time:" I have sought, cultivated and told the stories of all athletes -- high school, college, and professional -- both on and off the field.
That passion infamously began at the "Bruce Beck and Ian Eagle Sports Broadcasting Camp" while I was in high school and eventually led me to Ithaca College.
I graduated Magna Cum Laude from Ithaca College in May 2015 where I also worked as a reporter for WENY-TV Sports in Horseheads / Elmira, NY; I also was a founding member of AOL Sports' College Contributor Network.
I've had the opportunity to report and write here in the United States as well as internationally through my work at ESPN America in London. All the while, I have continued to learn, serve my community, and strive to do better than the previous day. Not too shabby for a kid from "The Jersey Shore."
Thanks for visiting my site and I hope you enjoy!
I couldn't have lucked out any better: the Iowa Hawkeyes football team's historic, 12-0 regular season came within my first four months in the Midwest. Weeks later, the Iowa, Iowa State, and Northern Iowa basketball teams all qualified for the 2016 NCAA Tournament -- just the second time in history all three qualified in the same year. As luck would have it, I was in Oklahoma City for the Panthers' half-court, buzzer beater win in the opening round.
Oh, and this nearby team named the "Cubs" also won some championship that fall -- but we won't go there.
Because I haven't just been at the "right place at the right time:" I have sought, cultivated and told the stories of all athletes -- high school, college, and professional -- both on and off the field.
That passion infamously began at the "Bruce Beck and Ian Eagle Sports Broadcasting Camp" while I was in high school and eventually led me to Ithaca College.
I graduated Magna Cum Laude from Ithaca College in May 2015 where I also worked as a reporter for WENY-TV Sports in Horseheads / Elmira, NY; I also was a founding member of AOL Sports' College Contributor Network.
I've had the opportunity to report and write here in the United States as well as internationally through my work at ESPN America in London. All the while, I have continued to learn, serve my community, and strive to do better than the previous day. Not too shabby for a kid from "The Jersey Shore."
Thanks for visiting my site and I hope you enjoy!
