HTH Episode 20: KARE 11 Reporter Jana Shortal

Hitting the Hardwood - A Minnesota Lynx and WNBA Podcast

In this week's episode of Hitting the Hardwood, Mitchell Hansen is joined by Jana Shortal, a journalist and reporter for KARE 11 in Minneapolis and host of Breaking The News on KARE 11.

The two discuss Shortal's career and being able to utilize her skills and platform to tell the stories of many around the state and beyond including individuals in the sports world, the favorite part of her job and being able to tell the stories of others, Shortal's history of supporting female athletes, women's basketball and the Minnesota Lynx and the importance of continuing to shine a light upon women's athletics, her relationship with athletes across Minnesota including former Gophers and Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen, the influence of the Lynx both on and off the court over the years, Minnesota this season and how they have been performing on the court, the role the women's athletics, WNBA and the Lynx play in teaching the younger generation, and much more!

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