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Two twin brothers from Rhode Island and alumni of the University of Rhode Island graduating with a degree in Sports Media Communications, Aniekan and Aniebiet Okon join the show this week to talk about their similar, but yet, different sports journeys.Aniekan is a Sports Anchor/Reporter for CBS19 News in Charlottesville, Virginia. On the other hand, Aniebiet is an Assistant Director of Graphic Design for West Virginia University Athletics.After graduating, the two got their first job opportunity in the sports market just one month apart, but the process to getting their was longer then they expected. Tune into this week’s episode to hear all about Aniekan and Aniebiet’s sports career paths.(0:00) Intro(1:12) “Are you guys identical twins?”(2:34) First podcast together(3:33) Growing up together(6:14) Freshman year at URI(10:30) Entering the sports media field(14:00) Living together on campus(19:44) Internships and Connections(27:00) Looking back at how far they have come(36:49) Landing their first jobs(52:13) “Welcome to the Industry” moment(1:03:37) Best advice to upcoming sports media students(1:08:53) Rapid fire twin questionsAniekan Okon:Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aniekansokon?igsh=MXdrODgwbTQ5d2Y4cg==X https://x.com/aniekansokon?s=21&t=dyau09T6IvSno9i9L75WNQAniebiet Okon:Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aniebiet0kon?igsh=NGV3YjkxNjZ2ZjNvX https://x.com/aniebiet0kon?s=21&t=dyau09T6IvSno9i9L75WNQLIKE, COMMENT, AND SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE CONTENT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt67wUrnmYLGSSAsGEnpZ-gFollow Cam’s Corner on all podcast and social media platformsApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cams-corner/id1585645433Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4T2tKB3OSECsm8blrdmkutTwitter: https://twitter.com/cam_iasimoneInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cams1corner/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cams1corner?lang=enListen to episodes on the Cam’s Corner official website:https://www.camscorner.orgTune into my self made, produced, and edited documentary on Dan Mazzulla Jr.https://www.camscorner.org/documentary
