Shelley Smith is a reporter for ESPN and one of my mentors. She's seen a lot during her career and was very honest about her fight with breast cancer, dealing with tough athletes and twitter trolls.

:10 Covered the O.J. Simpson trial for Sports Illustrated
:16 On a plane, got the exclusive interview with Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson who tested positive for steroids at the 1988 Olympics.
:22 1990. Covered the sudden death of LMU basketball star Hank Gathers.
:30 How she was hired by ESPN
:32 Producing a 30 For 30 on the 2006 USC vs Texas championship game
:35 How she dealt with battling breast cancer.
:41 After being declared Cancer free, covered Marcus Mariota getting drafted
:47 Donovan Hill
:50 Jake Olson
:57 Has authored 3 books
1:08 Advice for young reporters
1:11 How she deals with twitter trolls
1:16 Working on a book about Al Davis

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