Whether it’s in the political sphere or a high school classroom, this student has excelled in selling his skills to the people around him. Samuel Harless was first pushed to join BCSN his freshman year. He had been in DECA, and his advisor Coach Fei encouraged him to join the broadcast group to help out for a few games. Harless was confident in his skills because of his background knowledge of A/V and broadcasting in his church. Harless explained, “BCSN gave me a way to continue doing a hobby that I loved.”
While Harless helped out with the broadcasts since his sophomore year, he didn’t join the class until his senior year. In an interview with Coach Fei at the beginning of the year, he told her all about his strengths and knowledge of the tech world. Harless was put in charge of handling the Big Rebel Nation website where all of BRN News’ articles were published. Harless is one of the consistent members of BCSN that sets up all of the equipment for the broadcast. He says it is his job to “to set up production truck (a broadcasting software) and make sure all the software is running properly.” However, Harless doesn’t think these “hard skills” are as important as his people skills.
Harless credits BCSN in teaching him how to enhance his “soft skills.” It has led him to getting jobs, as well as connecting with faculty members at Murray State University to become involved with NPR radio broadcasts. “Without the skills that I have learned from my time in BCSN, I would have never had the courage to approach a college professor to ask about broadcasting,” Harless discloses. Harless plans to major in political science at Murray, while he is working with NPR. “The experience I’ve gained from this is one that is following me into the collegiate level,” Harless says. “And it will help me beyond that.”