What You Can Learn from this 42-Year-Old Intern

Andrew Brill wanted a careerin sports reporting.Hepounded the pavement to find his first opportunity.In 2008,he joined the sports desk at WABC-TV New York when the news director decidedto give him a shot.

But here’s the thing: Brill wasn’t your typical, wet-behind-the-earsintern.He was 42 years old.

Several days a week, he’d go to the station after working all day at another job.The long hours didn’t bother him a bit. “I was watching sports at work,” he said.

After the internship, he moved on...