Watch RoundUp #3 with Maria Martin Award Winning Sports Reporter/Anchor

By: kate norum

Risks are a scary thing, no matter what.

Maria Martin is one person who went out of her comfort zone with no immediate plan as to where it would take her, but so far, it has been a ride that she is glad to experience.

Martin, a South Florida native, graduated from Ole Miss with a broadcast journalism degree and knew she wanted to pursue sports journalism, but was never sure if she was capable of being on camera. She actually pursued it more after a professor of hers brought it to her attention of being a broadcast journalist and she has been consistent throughout it all.

Through the ups and the downs, being a sports reporter is not easy. Martin did not end up at NBC Atlanta affiliate 11Alive overnight.

It has been a process.