Bill Blanchette

By Zack Meyerson

Bill Blanchette, Omaha, Neb. sophomore, is a radio/TV major and a kinesiology minor. With his degree Bill plans to go into news and become a news or sports anchor. He said, “I want my face on TV. I feel like that’s where it deserves.”

In his free time, Bill loves to make music, like making cds for his friends. He doesn’t have a favorite movie and said that they come and go as in he’ll like one movie and then might not like it the next time. Basically if it looks good, he’ll watch it.

Bill was a model for Abercrombie and Fitch for two months at the Galleria in Houston. His favorite part was representing the company and trying on all the clothes.

He also likes playing rugby and currently is on the Stephen F. Austin rugby team. The Texans are his favorite sports team.

Bill has a fraternal twin and a brother who is four years older than him. His older brother is in the master’s program for teaching at SFA. His twin brother goes to Baylor and is majoring in theater and does films.

Bill is a Christian and doesn’t have big plans for Christmas. Like he does every year, he is just going to spend it with his family. Bill classifies himself as a conservative and really gives no reason why. “That’s just the way I go,” he said.

Even though Bill is from Omaha, he grew up in Galveston. He doesn’t have a favorite part of Galveston, just likes the city in general. He attended Matthews Elementary School, Skaggs Middle School and Ball High School. Bill just did school and he worked at Office Depot. It was one of his favorite jobs and he worked there for five months. Even though he’s never been out of Texas, Bill hopes to go to China in the future.

Bill said that he likes all of his classes. He said, “We have a lot of smart people teach up here who know how to teach and get the message across to the students. The radio/TV program here is a good one and the students are very attentive and respect the teachers and their peers.”

He is just very satisfied with how it has helped him become more comfortable speaking in front of people and having more confidence.

Bill said that he works out about five times a week. He works out so much that he was able to get a six-pack and said that it took him about seven months to get it. Bill said, “I got my six-pack by eating lots of fruit, vegetables, protein, meat, and shakes. The gym here definitely gets the job done. Anybody that puts his or her mind to wanting to stay in shape and get a six-pack can do it. They just have to stick with it.”

Bill plans to graduate in May 2014.