Carsen Interviewed By “The Terminal” On Radio Journalism

| July 15, 2012 

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Brianna Davis and Andre Natta of The Terminal, Birmingham’s web information hub, recently interviewed our Southern Education Desk reporter Dan Carsen about everything from his day-to-day job to big-picture education issues, including what has surprised him the most in his year-plus reporting for the SED. To watch the video interview, click here.

 

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