NYT Sportswriter Recalls Her Extra-Credit First Assignment

AndrusHeaderFor the second year in a row, Karen Crouse was one of the keynote speakers at the Andrus Center Conference on Women and Leadership at Boise State University. In connection with her return Idaho appearance, the New York Times sportswriter spoke with Boise Weekly staff writer Jessica Murri and revisited the classic way her career aspirations took hold:

[High school student] Crouse decided to make a swimming magazine, went to her local swim club and asked to interview Mike Bruner – the Michael Phelps of the 1970s.

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