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Kind of a claim to fame, but not really:
ESPN had a policy of not giving press passes to anyone under college age - they had a tough time with a kid from SI for Kids and had made a policy afterwards not to allow students to roam the studios.
Well, they were doing an opening for ESPNews, and an advisor I worked for soph. year of high school got me a pass. I was writing for the teen page of the local newspaper, and she vouched that I wouldn't cause an embarassment.
I ended up going to events all weekend, filing about a half dozen stories, and being invited to come back three years later to cover the 25th anniversary of the network for the same local paper. After my experience they have been much more willing to allow teen journalists since.
Other than that...maybe speaking in front of my fraternity's Grand Conclave when I was a sophomore?
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