Kaitlyn Marie Wheat is a friendly and easygoing freshman that lives on the fifth floor of Gillett. She’s a broadcast journalism major from Lee’s Summit, Missouri and chose Mizzou because her family went here, as well as for the fact that Mizzou has, as she proudly stated: “one of the top journalism schools.”
She was very involved in high school, serving as the editor of her school’s yearbook and playing volleyball. When I asked her if she had always wanted a career in broadcast journalism she told me, no, that in fact she used to want to be a veterinarian when she was little. She was discouraged however, when she found out it required so much math and science.
In her free time, Kaitlyn loves shopping, listening to music, and going to church. She also enjoys watching goofy comedies. Her two favorite movies are Billy Madison and Elf, both fish-out-of-water movies starring Adam Sandler and Will Ferrell, respectively. When it comes to music, Kaitlyn’s two favorite bands are Sublime and Paramore. She admitted that, although she didn’t know the names to any particular songs that were her favorites, she still loves singing along to them.
Kaitlyn has traveled to Greece before and when I asked her where she would want to travel next she answered instantly, with no hesitation at all: “Italy.” In 10 years she envisions herself “having a husband, maybe kids, and a good job.” When I asked if she pictured herself still living in Kansas City she shook her head with a defiant “no”. “I want to be far from Kansas City,” she explained. “I want to live in a city, like Chicago; I’m more of a city person.” Her dream job would be working for a “big news station”; and, as she explained, she would be just as happy working for CNN as she would be working for E!
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