As I’ve said before, there are moments when the uniqueness of my professional situation dawns on me.
Saturday morning, NFL Network was on in the background as I cleaned the house and got my daughter breakfast. (A very glamorous life, I know.) It was an NFL Films piece on Super Bowl IV.
An hour later, my phone rang — it was Joe Kapp, Vikings quarterback in Super Bowl IV. Sure, it wasn’t completely random. I’d e-mailed Kapp the day before with an interview request, but it really reminded me how fortunate I am to have my job.
The piece was initially going to focus on a semi-history of Latino players in Super Bowl history (which is a pretty short list), but after talking to Joe, I really felt he was the story. It was a great interview, and he’s really a genuine guy.
See: Joe Kapp, a Latino Pioneer, Earned his Way to the Super Bowl
I’m lucky to have an editor who trusts my news judgment, and the end result was a piece I’m really proud of. (As a bonus, my editor and Joe both said they loved it as well.)