Nazareth Bryant; 2020 OPRF graduate and incoming Northern Illinois Football Player, is featured on episode 32 of Common Ground Oak Park. Naz capped off his OPRF experience by being awarded the Athletic Award in the Spring as the male athlete that demonstrated the highest achievements in athletics, academics and leadership.  Naz was a two year starter at running back for the OPRF Huskies and also competed in track.  Other highlights from his high school career include being team captain for the football team, finishing 2nd in state in the 800 meter relay and being crowned Homecoming king in his Senior year.  The conversation focuses on Naz’s football and OPRF career, his time growing up in Oak Park and his thoughts on societal events as he heads off to college.

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Common Ground Oak Park is the platform for long form discussions of issues in Oak Park, IL.  Each episode aims to explore topics and people in the community at a more in depth level than can be provided anywhere else.  Host Dan Moroney seeks to find truth and common ground through interviews, discussions and Direct Messages to listeners.  Common Ground Oak Park aims to honestly discuss topics in a way that accepts that people of goodwill can have differing opinions.  Through the free and honest exchange of ideas, pathways forward can be identified that will lead to a better Oak Park.