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Discipline, Grit, and Storytelling: One Journalist’s Army-Bred Superpowers
Discipline, Grit, and Storytelling: One Journalist’s Army-Bred Superpowers

Growing up, Christina Burgess had no idea just how much her upbringing would impact the profession she has come to fall in love with. That’s partly because, like many of us, Christina didn’t end up pursuing the medical career she was convinced she was on track for up until her freshman year at Virginia Commonwealth University. This was partly because it’s often difficult to grasp the magnitude of what’s happening around you as a child. But the resilience, adaptability, and discipline she learned as the daughter of an Army Colonel and Chaplain have played a major role in her success as a broadcast news journalist today. Born on a military base in Missouri, Christina has lived in a total of nine states and two countries, with her family remaining on the move until she started college. “That exposure to different backgrounds, cultures, people from different religions, it definitely shaped who I am today. And it gave me such a greater understanding of how to be a journalist, but also be...

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