Episode 24 -- Melanie Newman

Over the last year, Melanie Newman went viral for getting a new job, get her first national contract to broadcast axe throwing, made history with Suzie Kewl for the first all-female baseball broadcast in April, her most famous call on the baseball field was when a skunk got on the field, had her equipment get stolen mid-summer, interviewed a football coach who was coaching from a hospital bed, and continues to shatter barriers for her work in broadcasting.

On Episode 24 of the "Life Around the Seams" podcast, we trace Newman's remarkable story, from how getting judged as a beauty pageant contestant as a teen-ager thickened her skin when strangers criticized her as an adult, being a substitute teacher, a bartender, and taking every job possible that's paved the way to her current positions.

We discuss why she used Mel when applying for jobs, dealing with internet trolls, recapping her first year as the lead broadcaster for the Single-A Salem Red Sox, and the impact she's had on little girls who are inspired by her.