“It’s hard to not feel like a big dork when you’re being watched by a complete stranger.”
A University of Colorado student journalist tries out for Survivor 2 and discovers it’s a good idea to do your homework before showing up for auditions.
by Andy Dehnart
“It’s hard to not feel like a big dork when you’re being watched by a complete stranger.”
A University of Colorado student journalist tries out for Survivor 2 and discovers it’s a good idea to do your homework before showing up for auditions.
Andy Dehnart’s writing and criticism about television, culture, and media has appeared on NPR and in The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Pacific Standard, and other publications. He has covered reality television for more than 18 years, and created reality blurred in 2000.
A member of the Television Critics Association, Andy, 40, directs the journalism program at Stetson University in Florida, where he teaches creative nonfiction and journalism. He has an M.F.A. in nonfiction writing and literature from Bennington College. More about reality blurred and Andy.
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