Taylor Rooks On Sports, Crushes, and Career | Sloane Knows! Podcast

This time Sloane welcomes sports journalist Taylor Rooks! They talk about her career journey and women's experiences in sports media. They discuss getting driver's licenses at 16, high school experiences, and celebrity crushes. Rooks shares her "welcome to the league" moment covering her first NBA All-Star game and establishing a connection with Kevin Durant. She advises Sloan on developing good interview questions, dealing with nerves, interviewing athletes, and gaining credibility as a young woman in sports journalism. They also discuss sports opinions, fantasy sports, and women's voices in sports media. The tone is relaxed and conversational as they bond over shared interests in sports and broadcasting. Rooks encourages Sloan, telling her to focus on improving her skills. Plus, we learn how well Taylor knows Taylor with Sloane Knows Your Game Trivia!
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Key Takeaways:
-Getting your driver's license at 16 is a big moment of freedom and responsibility.
-Approaching interviews like you're talking to a friend helps manage nerves.
-Keep practicing your craft to become an excellent interviewer.
-Use your unique perspective to ask questions that propel the conversation.
-Believe in your talent and don't be afraid to own it.
-Focus on perfecting your skills rather than changing minds.
-Interviewing is about a back-and-forth exchange, not just Q&A.
-LeBron James has a powerful presence that changes the atmosphere.
Meet Sloane. She's 16 years old, and she knows everything about the NBA! In each show, Sloane chats with some of the NBA's biggest names like Blake Griffin and Dwight Howard, as well as NBA Legends like Richard Jefferson and Baron Davis. Find out what these greats were like when they were teenagers and how those years formed who they became. Plus, lots of fun games like "Takes Hotter than Kelly Oubre JR" and "Mugsy or Manute." will test them and Sloane's knowledge of the NBA.
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Taylor Rooks On Sports, Crushes, and Career | Sloane Knows! Podcast
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I love your channel. Don’t ever stop!

[@ptyten9718]

Dope interview

[@Ladytee_41]

I only watched this channel to listen to Taylor Rooks. She Rocks!

[@chitick9187]

You have a bright future. You ask really interesting questions & have the skill for this job. The gift of gab.

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New subscriber 😊

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[@troybrown587]

What is Taylor rooks mixed with

[@uknown8387]

She is 100 percent black??💀

[@vince11harris]

I don’t think she’s mixed with anything

[@rchllwlsn]

Does she not look mono-racial black?

[@vince11harris]

@@rchllwlsn does she look what ?

[@rochellewilson4910]

@vince12harris - she looks like a black woken she does not look mixed. the og comment is implying she’s pretty because she must be mixed. she isn’t.