The person that I would like to profile is Robert Pozarycki, the editor-in-chief for the Queens Courier and the Courier Sun, two community newspapers which have their offices in Bayside. While I was an intern at the Queens Courier this summer, I worked for Robert—or Rob, as he’s known in the office—and I developed a professional and friendly relationship with him.

One thing that interested me about Rob is something he mentioned a few times during our chats, and that is the fact that he had gone to school to become a history teacher. I also recall him mentioning that he taught or worked in education for some time prior to becoming a reporter. The research I’ve done on him reveals that he’s been a journalist for more than a decade, and was promoted to editor-in-chief just earlier this year.

I think that Rob can provide interesting insight into the field of journalism. As someone who didn’t study for it in college and who originally had other career plans, I think Rob would be a good person to talk to in order to get an idea of what the challenges are of pursuing a career not related to one’s degree, and of what the challenges and rewards were for him when it came to journalism. What’s more, I believe he would be able to discuss how he’s seen Bayside evolve over the years, as he works in Bayside and has certainly been involved in reporting on it.

For a multimedia component, I can include clips of my interview with him, as I think that would give readers a better sense of what he’s like.