The Changing Landscape of Downtown State College

Video posted September 6, 2018 in Centre County Report by Centre County Report

Some longtime State College businesses are starting to disapear and new corporate brands are moving in to take their place downtown. Is State College losing its mom-and-pop feel? Jack Hirsh takes a look.

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Jack Hirsh

Senior / Broadcast Journalism and Political Science

Jack Hirsh is a senior from Villanova, PA. He is an Executive Producer for the Centre County Report. In addition to his work with the Centre County Report, Jack has been the multimedia editor for Penn State’s on-campus news outlet, The Daily Collegian, since his sophomore year, creating web based videos and graphics for one of the nation’s leading student news organizations. Prior to that position, he was a sports beat reporter for the Collegian, covering the football, men’s basketball and golf teams. Jack is an avid sports fan, particularly golf, which he has played competitively throughout his life. In the summer of 2018, he combined his interests into an internship with the Golf Channel in Orlando. Jack served as a production assistant in the instruction department, as well as other programs including Golf Central. His career ambition is to be a golf and sports “story-teller” and reporter through print or broadcast (ideally both).

Follow him on Twitter @JR_HIRSHey.