Dear Bobcat Ep. 1: Don’t change a thing
Welcome to Dear Bobcat, a podcast series from Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Today radio where we ask Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University alumni to write a letter to their first-year selves and read it on stage or in the booth.
What would you say if you could go back and give that naïve, fresh-faced, younger you some advice, reassurance or words of warning?
In this episode, Jeff Reed, a 2006 communications graduate, looked back to 2002 to when he was just starting his OHIO experience on the third floor of Lincoln Hall.
Jeff shared his letter on stage during a Dear Bobcat event at this spring’s On The Green Weekend in Athens. Then, he joined us in the WOUB studio to chat a little more about his letter.
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Write your own Dear Bobcat letter
Thinking about what you’d say to your first-year self? We want to hear it!
Write your own Dear Bobcat letter and email it to dearbobcat@ohio.edu, or record it by calling 740-597-1000. We might just feature you on a future episode.
Before you write or call, check out these tips to get you started:
- Keep it brief: 400-500 words, or 4-5 minutes is ideal.
- Get personal. Remember, you’re writing a letter to YOURSELF, not anyone else.
- Don’t hold back! Say anything and everything your younger self would need to hear.
Dear Bobcat is produced by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Today radio and recorded at WOUB studios in Athens, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ.