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Shelley Smith is a reporter for ESPN and one of my mentors. She's seen a lot during her career and was very honest about her fight with breast cancer, dealing with tough athletes and twitter trolls. :10 Covered the O.J. Simpson trial for Sports Illustrated :16 On a plane, got the exclusive interview with Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson who tested positive for steroids at the 1988 Olympics. :22 1990. Covered the sudden death of LMU basketball star Hank Gathers. :30 How she was hired by ESPN :32 Producing a 30 For 30 on the 2006 USC vs Texas championship game :35 How she dealt with battling breast cancer. :41 After being declared Cancer free, covered Marcus Mariota getting drafted :47 Donovan Hill :50 Jake Olson :57 Has authored 3 books 1:08 Advice for young reporters 1:11 How she deals with twitter trolls 1:16 Working on a book about Al Davis Follow: @shelleyespn Open: @iammarioruiz Instrumentals: “Esta Noche” by @phillyfresh13 from @casadecalacas Cover Art: @DodgersBeat Tech Support: @tynowell
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