Before becoming Senior Deputy Editor at ESPN, Cristina Daglas found herself on a winding path to a career in journalism. With little previous experience in sports journalism, though, it’s not where she imagined ending up. But the path to the Deputy Editor’s desk isn’t one she would change for anything.
Daglas attended a large high school in the suburbs of Chicago. During this time, she was certainly less than confident in her ability to succeed at a prestigious higher education institution.
“I went to a huge high school full of very, very smart kids. I did not think I was one of them,” Daglas said.