As you may have seen in my previous post, one of my passions is cosplaying. As part of that passion, I have attended conventions and interviewed cosplayers to learn more about their craft, their inspiration, & what they love about the nerd community. Based on all of this, imagine my excitement when I was able to obtain press passes to the Cleveland Comic Con 2015 at the Berea Fairgrounds thanks to the help of the Ohio Center for Broadcasting’s Admissions Coordinator, Ryan Lang. Mr. Lang contacted the convention organizers and obtained passes for not only myself, but also a few classmates with whom I participate in the radio show Loserville.

While attending the convention, my fellow students and I were able to hone our video skills as well as our on-air interviewing abilities. It was exciting to be a part of the convention, which was at the hub of the local nerd/geek community, and to be able to use the convention as  learning opportunity made it even better!

I was even photographed while broadcasting by a fellow cosplayer who does photography and she shared the photo on her Facebook page:

I also met some great contacts, such as the hosts of The Mummy and the Monkey show, which is based out of Cleveland and focuses on “horror hosting”, which is a combination of comedy and movie screenings.

Overall I enjoyed attending the Cleveland Comic Con 2015 and was happy to get the opportunity to interview some of the attendees. I look forward to the next event from which I can broadcast and conduct interviews on behalf of the Ohio Center for Broadcasting!