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FTF - GettingPersonal - SharrieWilliams - FINAL_Profile ( Dept . ) 3 / 28 / 19 3 : 33 PM Page 1 GETTING PERSONAL Channel 6 news anchor Sharrie Williams on growing up in Georgia , her love of sports and why she may just leave news behind for a hip - hop career . ing his musical journey inspired me to 1 . My family’s roots are in be south Georgia . even more creative . Just last year I I grew up with recorded my own rap song ! wonderful parents and three siblings . We left Georgia and relocated as a family to Ten - 5 . I’ve never owned a car , only SUVs . I nessee and from there I lived prefer being higher off the ground and and worked in Alabama , being able to see the road better . Plus , the Florida and Texas . Deciding additional space in the vehicle is nice . to come to Pennsylvania was an easy decision because I 6 . I like to cook but I don’t know how to knew I was stepping into a bake , although my grandmother made great opportunity with the pecan pies and sweet potato pies every Action News family , but I week growing up in Georgia . But , I also knew it meant preparing make the best turkey spaghetti and I’m for real winters . I hadn’t seen pretty good on the barbecue grill ( char - much snow in my life ! coal of course ) . 2 . I got my first taste of being 7 . Traveling and learning about new a “ broadcaster ” in fifth grade places is another hobby of mine . My goal is to visit three new places each year . I when I was selected to read intend to make my first trip to Africa the afternoon announce - this year . ments each day . In high school I took my first “ TV class , ” producing and 8 . One of my most memorable interviews anchoring our daily news - was with baseball legend Willie Mays . We cast . I poured everything talked about so much beyond sports . into my TV production class Two people I would like to sit down and but when I started college , I interview are tennis great Serena put communications aside and enrolled Williams and TV legend Jim Gardner ! as a pre - med major with aspirations of becoming a dermatologist . Ultimately , I 9 . I love sports . From car racing , golf , soc - switched my major to broadcasting and cer , boxing , basketball to football . I star - helped create my university’s first - ever ted my career covering college sports and student - run college television channel . later became the first African - American woman to work as a television sports re - porter / anchor in Birmingham , Alabama . 3 . I start my day by meditating and giving thanks as I play inspirational songs . Music is everything to me . I believe music 10 . I have been to eight Super Bowls , is a universal way to communicate . including the last six . My favorite was without question Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis when the Philadelphia 4 . Writing poetry and rap songs is a fun Eagles won the championship . The thing I like to do . I freestyle to beats , cre - energy and heartfelt emotion of the fans ating lyrics spontaneously . My older n and players were remarkable . brother is a great songwriter and watch - SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 16 issue 1 SouthJerseyMagazine.com 16 |