Oxford native Sudu Upadhyay graduated from Ole Miss two years ago with a slew of journalism awards under his belt and a job offer at a Memphis news station many would kill for.
I caught up with Upadhyay this week to find out more about his path from Oxford to Memphis. His secret to success? Dream big and work your ass off.
Alex: You graduated only two years ago (December 2016) and now you’re a weekend sports anchor for a news station in a major city. How’d you do it?
Sudu: WMC came to Ole Miss a few times my junior year and one of the times [journalism professor] Deb Wenger was like, “Hey, you have to go to Career Day.