By: Finley Aldred
Growing up in Jacksonville, Florida, Karmen Morrison participated in numerous sports at Riverside High School. Morrison played basketball, volleyball and flag football. This provided many opportunities to gain recognition for her athletic abilities. She was awarded Female Athlete of the Year in her hometown of Florida. This provided an insight into a possible future for her.
“I had to do a lot of interviews and I had fun doing it,” Morrison said. “Obviously, I was the interviewee, but I enjoyed it. There were a couple of radio station interviews and I realized I think I can do this. That’s where I got my start.”
Before she attended UGA, Morrison studied at FSU and got her bachelor’s degree in communication and media studies. It allowed her to gain experience in multimedia journalism.
“I did a story about women in coaching that I think I did a good job of when I did my undergrad at Florida State. I got to talk about Lonni Alameda, she’s their head softball coach, a very renowned women’s softball coach. This was following the year they had a very late game, which ended at 2 a.m., so I was like, “Let me see if she will talk about it.”
“So I asked her opinion on playing late, and she was very blunt and honest about it, probably one of my favorite interviews. She spoke about a lot of issues in women’s sports, such as the College World Series.”
Morrison prides herself on being a women’s sports enthusiast. She tries to include her opinions and support on social media and in her stories.
“It’s all about equality. For example, tennis is the only sport where men’s and women’s professional sports get paid equally.”
One of her motives for her career is to be an inspiration for younger generations and to be a role model for people who have the same dream.
“You have to be able to reach back and show little girls and boys to uplift them and show them that everything is possible. Really, it’s about representation.”
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