{"id":6976,"date":"2019-04-29T14:54:13","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T14:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harrington.uri.edu\/?p=6976"},"modified":"2019-04-29T14:54:13","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T14:54:13","slug":"senior-spotlight-stone-freeman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/news\/student-profile\/2019\/04\/29\/senior-spotlight-stone-freeman\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Spotlight: Stone Freeman"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Mariana Zardetto Alves  <\/span><\/h6>\n

Harrington School senior Stone Freeman knows firsthand the benefit of the school\u2019s focus on experiential learning. Freeman currently serves as the sports reporter for the athletics department at URI. <\/span><\/p>\n

To gain exposure to the world of sports, Freeman has participated in several key internships at local radio and television news stations such as <\/span>WLNE ABC6<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>WJAR Channel 10<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>\u201cThe Gresh Show\u201d<\/span><\/a> on WPRO 99.7 FM. At his current internship with <\/span>98.5 The Sports Hub<\/span><\/a>, Freeman produces and cuts audio during the the home football games of the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. <\/span><\/p>\n

Freeman believes that social media, <\/span>Twitter<\/span><\/a> in particular, is a great way sports reporters can report and reach fans and spectators. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I am in the locker-room with Tom Brady,\u201d Freeman said, \u201cit is a lot cooler to be able to post that than just going home to tell mom and dad about it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Freeman has also seen the benefits of networking on social media.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOne day, I was sitting in my dorm watching the local news,\u201d Freeman said. \u201cThen, I see a guy reporting at the Ryan Center. So, I thought, that is right here. And, I tweeted \u2018@nickcoy has the best job in the world\u2019. His response to me was \u2018 I got a pretty good gig.\u2019 I tweeted back \u2018can I get a follow?\u2019 Sure enough, two years later I interned for him.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to his URI athletics duties and his internship, Freeman recently created his own podcast, <\/span>The Stone Freeman Podcast<\/span><\/i>, which is available on <\/span>iTunes<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>SoundCloud<\/span><\/a>. The podcast focuses on sports and has a segment where Twitter questions are answered. <\/span><\/p>\n

Follow Stone on Twitter @TheStoneFreeman. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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