{"id":2344,"date":"2025-12-11T16:06:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T21:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/cedarville-stories\/?p=2344"},"modified":"2025-12-11T16:06:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T21:06:39","slug":"s13-e24-jeff-gilbert-press-box-perspectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/cedarville-stories\/2025\/s13-e24-jeff-gilbert-press-box-perspectives\/","title":{"rendered":"S:13 E:24 | Jeff Gilbert: Press Box Perspectives"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong>Press Box Perspectives: Jeff Gilbert<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Sports are Jeff Gilbert\u2019s passion. What started as a hobby of cutting out sports stories from newspapers and magazines and crafting his own narrative for each story has blossomed into a thrilling career as the beat reporter for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team and assistant professor of journalism at Cedarville University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In this week\u2019s Cedarville Stories Podcast, Jeff steps up to the plate to share his journey of painting word pictures to tell stories from the gridiron, basketball court, baseball fields \u2014 and much more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>His secret to writing compelling stories has been his curiosity \u2014 always being fascinated with asking unique questions that leads the reader past the obvious and into some behind-the-scenes information. In fact, Jeff believes the greatest attribute of a gifted journalist is their curiosity, something that he developed through his 20-year journalism career.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Jeff&#8217;s approach isn&#8217;t just about the game; it&#8217;s about capturing the pulse of the crowd, the heartbeat of the athletes, and the spirit of the moment. His Christian worldview infuses his work, adding a dimension that elevates his storytelling to new heights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Whether diving into his passion with the Buckeyes, covering local athletes, or looking for stories that bring a person\u2019s faith in Jesus to light, Jeff&#8217;s reporting is a slam dunk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>Join us as we step into the press box with Jeff Gilbert on this week\u2019s Cedarville Stories Podcast.<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"S13:E24 | Jeff Gilbert: Press Box Perspectives\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/share.transistor.fm\/e\/ce76c52e#?secret=aPy2amCD3Z\" data-secret=\"aPy2amCD3Z\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jeff Gilbert | S13 E24\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xw_QWqeM-QY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Press Box Perspectives: Jeff Gilbert Sports are Jeff Gilbert\u2019s passion. 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