KBFT’s Cronkite

Meet the man behind KBFT’s exceptional election coverage.

“If passion drives you, then let reason hold the reins” – Benjamin Franklin

It is a fiery passion for journalism and politics that gives Christian Brothers student Alex Daly (‘13) motivation to do what he loves.

“I love talking about politics in general,and I’ve loved engaging with people my age about this election,” the KBFT Co-Executive Producer says.

Alex has been recently covering the Presidential Debates and reporting on them on KBFT, giving the student body a deeper perspective of each candidate.

“You lose a lot of context and may get the wrong idea about the candidates and what they stand for if you haven’t been following the larger campaign closely,” the senior says

Alex reports extremely effectively by “clearing the air” on  subjects given by each candidate’s proposals and views.

His thriving desire to share his passion for politics with the student body has been one of the highlights of this season of KBFT.

The young journalist has “enjoyed the tweets that have criticized KBFT’s coverage as liberally biased” or “conservatively biased” even when KBFT is fundamentally non-partisan.

“Taken all together, this response seems to mean that we’ve been doing something right,” he says.

Although these accusations of KBFT being biased are rare, Alex says they are “heavily outweighed by the interest many students and teachers have expressed toward our recent political coverage.”

Due to Alex’s wonderful and equal coverage he has attracted and intrigued many students to tune into the Presidential Debates. He has also informed us immensely about the presidential candidates and their beliefs and values.

Some, if not all credit, some can be attributed to a man who sought to share his passion with those around him, Alex Daly.