School of Journalism and Media - University of Texas - Austin:

For our first @utjschool student feature of the semester, here is Grabiel Silva from Alice, Texas! His dream school has always been UT, and telling stories in sports is also a passion of his, making the JOU school and the sports media minor perfect for shaping the path he wants to take. Along with his time at UT being a dream, Grabiel says it’s also been incredibly memorable and enlightening. In the future, he would love to be a sports reporter, covering not just the games but the people involved! Being at Texas has given him lots of experience in this realm, as he’s been involved with @tstvsports for three years and is currently the co-sports director for the department. From his involvement, he’s had the opportunity to cover big sporting events like when Texas Football faced Ohio State, Georgia, and played in the SEC Championship. Dr. Kate West’s Television Reporting and Broadcast Capstone classes have been his favorite because they have fine-tuned his broadcast journalism abilities. “Whether it’s making a package as a reporter or helping to produce a newscast, both classes have made me a better broadcast journalist and ready for the real world.” The advice he would give to future JOU students is to “find your journalistic path, whether it’s broadcast, writing, audio, etc., and work on it as much as possible to be the best journalist you can be!”

We can’t wait to see what you accomplish next, Grabiel! Hook ‘em!