Digital first! We hear that a lot in the news business these days since so many stories are broken on social media and the web before they ever hit TV. Sometimes stories that make digital platforms never make air on TV. I kept that in mind when I pitched this feature about 5th grader Jaron Collins getting a brand new trumpet from an anonymous Spring ISD (a suburban Houston school district) employee. The kid had been noticed on social media by his music teacher pretending to play using toys. His dream is to play trumpet for the Southern University marching band.. One of the premier HBCU bands in the nation. The college reached out to me after seeing the story I wrote up for our website and shared on Twitter. The attached story aired on TV after the band offered an honorary membership.
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