{"id":48,"date":"2026-03-27T21:15:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T21:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/dkenn013\/?p=48"},"modified":"2026-03-28T04:16:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T04:16:17","slug":"dont-be-the-weakest-linkedin-ted-alexander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/dkenn013\/2026\/03\/27\/dont-be-the-weakest-linkedin-ted-alexander\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Be The Weakest LinkedIn : Ted Alexander"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I used a lot of the information from our interview, which was supported and expanded using publicly available sources online, including LinkedIn, YouTube videos, and past interviews. This made it easier to verify details and add more depth to\u00a0Ted Alexander\u2019s career beyond just one conversation. By comparing different sources, I was able to get a clearer picture of his background, education, and progression through broadcasting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using a mix of interview-style responses and online research, I created an infographic that outlines his journey from higher education to his long career in sports media. This made it easier to organize everything and present it clearly about his work, especially with\u00a0Old Dominion University\u00a0and his role as the \u201cVoice of the Monarchs.\u201d Working on this and learning about\u00a0Ted Alexander\u2019s career more in depth has encouraged and excited me more to pursue a career in sports, because it showed me how experience and hard work can lead to real opportunities in the field.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/dkenn013\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40521\/2026\/03\/Ted-Alexander-2.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/dkenn013\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40521\/2026\/03\/Ted-Alexander-2.pdf\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I used a lot of the information from our interview, which was supported and expanded using publicly available sources online, including LinkedIn, YouTube videos, and past interviews. This made it easier to verify details and add more depth to\u00a0Ted Alexander\u2019s career beyond just one conversation. By comparing different sources, I was able to get a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31973,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/dkenn013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/dkenn013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/dkenn013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/dkenn013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31973"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/dkenn013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/dkenn013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53,"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/dkenn013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48\/revisions\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/dkenn013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/dkenn013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/dkenn013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}