The road that led Amanda Busick '08 to sports broadcasting is much longer than the quarter-mile dragstrips from which she now reports for the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA).
After graduating with a business degree, Busick's career plans evaporated amid the global financial crisis. With nothing to lose, Busick moved to New York to see if she could find a broadcasting job. TV was Busick's first passion; she grew up in Greensboro, N.C., watching morning weather reports that she then repeated to her mother.
Serendipity struck when Busick heard from an old friend from Del Frisco's. It was 2015, and the NHRA was moving from ESPN to Fox Sports. The network had openings for prime positions on the broadcast. Was Busick interested?
"I was hesitant to even take the first meeting with the executive producer," Busick says. "It's kind of a heartbreaking path in pursuit of your dream sometimes. But the 30-minute conversation I was supposed to have with the executive producer turned into two hours."
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After graduating with a business degree, Busick's career plans evaporated amid the global financial crisis. With nothing to lose, Busick moved to New York to see if she could find a broadcasting job. TV was Busick's first passion; she grew up in Greensboro, N.C., watching morning weather reports that she then repeated to her mother.
Serendipity struck when Busick heard from an old friend from Del Frisco's. It was 2015, and the NHRA was moving from ESPN to Fox Sports. The network had openings for prime positions on the broadcast. Was Busick interested?
"I was hesitant to even take the first meeting with the executive producer," Busick says. "It's kind of a heartbreaking path in pursuit of your dream sometimes. But the 30-minute conversation I was supposed to have with the executive producer turned into two hours."
https://magazine.alumni.ncsu.edu/2022/now-youre-talking/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=ncstatealumni&utm_content=b4a2f9d4-1730-4871-b7a9-86d6bd0153fe&utm_campaign=socialhub