In 2018, I had the honor of interviewing many of the gymnasts and MSU athletes who were sexual abuse survivors in the Larry Nassar case. The film aired as part of the 2018 ESPY coverage for ESPN. To this day, it is one of my most cherished projects. What I am most proud of is the moment after our film played, when more than 150 survivors walked onto the ESPY stage and reclaimed their story as one of courage. These amazing athletes were not victims, they were survivors and this terrible chapter in their lives would not define them.

A week ago, I received this Peabody Award in the mail after it was stuck in the ESPN mailroom for almost a year of quarantine. I keep it on my desk on my office and glance at it throughout the day…it’s reminds me of the guts each survivor displayed by speaking publicly in 2018 and it reminds me of the power of positive storytelling to help others. I hope to never come across another story like the Nassar case again but I pray for more opportunities to tell important stories that have a real impact on someone’s life.