Introduction

My name is Elijah Reed, and I grew up in Topeka, Kansas. I was born in Atlanta, but my family moved here when I was little. I have two brothers. My hobbies include playing basketball, video games, listening to music( mainly Hip-Hop and R&B), and writing. I'm a huge basketball fan as well as a fan of 1990's cartoons and sitcoms. I went to Highland Park High School, and was heavily involved in the theatre department. In fact, I was a part of both of the groups from Highland Park that were ablet to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. When I was twelve year old, I got to interview Jackie Robinson's widow, and I think that impacted heavily on my career choice. I chose to study Mass Media because It has always interested me, and I want to go into creating television shows and films. I think that media, especially music and television, inform, entertain, an speak on social issues in a way that nothing else can. I fell in love with television at a young age, and in addition to performing, I would love to be able to create projects. I chose Washburn University because of the closeness to home, and the down to earth feel of the campus.