Even as a child growing up in Prentiss County, C.J.
was fascinated with news. Film school was
one of his options when beginning his college years,
but an early job with WTVA in 2004 in the Operations
department hooked him on journalism. While
operating cameras and handling audio for newscasts,
he still wanted to pursue a job as a reporter.
C.J. returned to Mississippi State University and earned
his degree in Communications. While there, he
honed his journalistic skills as a staff writer, online
editor, and news editor for the university's student
newspaper, the Reflector.
After graduating, he interned at the fast-paced FOX
News Channel in New York City, but eventually found
his way home to WTVA in 2008 as a reporter. C.J.
says, "I'm proud to be able to work for the station
I grew up watching, and to work alongside those people
I used to emulate."
Since the start of his journalism career, C.J. has
covered such memorable events as Hurricane Katrina
and the resignation of MSU president Robert "Doc" Foglesong.
C.J. is a huge Mississippi State fan, of course, but
says he tolerates Louisiana State University because
"I used to live there." He also roots
for the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees.
He encourages viewers to e-mail him with any story
ideas.
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