{"id":380,"date":"2021-01-28T10:46:08","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T15:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/ccim\/?p=380"},"modified":"2023-02-07T16:52:05","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T21:52:05","slug":"michael-brouder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/ccim\/2021\/01\/28\/michael-brouder\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Brouder: From TCOM Graduate Student to WTHR President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201816 <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/ccim\/2022\/08\/26\/alumni-spotlight-ally-johnson\/\">Telecommunications<\/a> alumnus <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/michael-brouder-7874247\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michael Brouder<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> decided to head back to school after being in the business for over 20 years. Going back to school to earn his Master\u2019s degree with a full time job was challenging but fast forward to 2020, he is the President and General Manager of WTHR in Indianapolis. We sat down with him to discuss his journey and what happened after CCIM.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"From TCOM Graduate Student to WTHR President - What Happens After CCIM?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xY5Pl8P2K6g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Writer: Caitlen Ramey, Department of Journalism Student \u2022 Interviewer: Any Ung, \u201819 Telecommunications grad \u2022 Video: Ball State UMS\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">_______________________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>What kind of student were you?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coming back to school as an adult was challenging, I was juggling school work and my actual job. But I was much more studious this time around and I really enjoyed what I was learning. After being in the business for so long and coming back to learn new concepts and theories, it really put a new perspective on my career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Did you have a favorite place on campus?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As cliche as it may sound, I really love walking down McKinley Avenue\u00a0 and seeing the Bell Tower. Whenever the bells go off it really brings a smile to my face. Ball State really wouldn\u2019t be the same without it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Do you have any favorite memories from your time at Ball State?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Absolutely. Despite being an older student, I really enjoyed interacting and hanging out with my classmates. Everyone comes from different backgrounds so it was really nice to just get to know each other as we worked alongside one another.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>If you could go back and talk to your freshman self, what would you tell him?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I would tell my younger self to enjoy the experience more. When I was younger, I did spend a lot of my time studying but I wish I would have enjoyed that time in my life more. Taking it seriously and really enriching myself in the academic experience was great for me and I didn\u2019t realize it at 18.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Is there a professor that made an impact on you?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Rob Brookey from the Telecommunications department was wonderful. He was a mentor as much as he was an instructor and taught me more than I ever could have imagined. Coming back to school when you\u2019re already a professional and being taught the theories and concepts behind best practices was really enlightening. All of the professors that I interacted with really allowed me to gain knowledge to practice in my career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>_______________<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<h4><b>Want to share your story? Feel free to submit it using our <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.bsu.edu\/forms\/ccim_story_bank_submission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>story submission form.<\/b><\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201816 Telecommunications alumnus Michael Brouder decided to head back to school after being in the business for over 20 years. Going back to school to earn his Master\u2019s degree with a full time job was challenging but fast forward to 2020, he is the President and General Manager of WTHR in Indianapolis. 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