Kid Reporter Provides Another Perspective on Carolina Basketball

Posted Nov 16, 2019
Guest correspondent Vedant Gupta of Global Kid Media joined SI HeelsMaven for Friday's game. Gupta, 13, is pursuing his dream of becoming the first person his age to land a job as a sideline reporter for a major network. He's covered games in the Smith Center, Cameron Indoor Stadium, jumped into scrums at the Pro Bowl and gotten a hug from Magic Johnson. (Heels Maven)

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