The 30th anniversary of Q30 Television has brought so many alumni together and shared so many memories and unique experiences with future journalists. I had the pleasure of interviewing and sitting down with Quinnipiac and Q30 alumnus Ethan Logue. Logue graduated from Quinnipiac with a wide range of experience, including serving as Q30 sports director, executive producer of multiple shows, and a beat reporter.
Logue, who graduated in 2023 with a degree in journalism, has built a foundation in both sports and news media. He offered thoughtful advice on getting through college and spoke on the experiences and lessons that shaped him in student media.
Logue reminisced about his experiences within Q30, saying, “My first year became so invested and so interested, I wanted to take a step up and apply to be a producer. I was an associate producer for Sports Paws during my first year. I became really interested in the behind-the-scenes aspect of the shows. In my sophomore year, I wanted to take another step up and became an executive producer; I did that. I also became a women’s hockey beat reporter in my second year.”
As Logue advanced into his upper-level students’ years, his commitment to the program deepened, and he began taking on greater responsibilities that shaped his leadership style.
“My junior year, I wanted to focus on beat reporting in the first semester, and I wanted to switch because I missed producing, so I became the executive producer of Bobcat Breakdown. My senior year, I was the sports director, and I knew from early on in my sophomore year that I wanted to be sports director for Q30.”
With any great organization, the more you put into it, the more you will get out of it. But for Ethan, it was not just that; it was a community that challenged him. “The more I was involved with the organization, the more I enjoyed it.” One of the biggest Q30 aspects Logue discussed was how it enabled him to gain unique college experiences that not every college student would have, such as traveling to Lake Placid to cover the men’s ice hockey team in the ECAC Playoffs.
Although Ethan had a stacked resume within Q30, he mentioned that he had to work his way up through the ladder. If he had to pick between producing and beat reporting, “Producing more, because you had so much say in how the shows were stacked, who went on air…” Q30, along with the other media groups, allows you to pursue passions and really find your niche and group in those settings.
Ethan is a huge believer in taking risks and failing, having the knowledge of being a producer and a beat reporter, and looking back on his time at Q30. He said, “Never turn down an opportunity to learn and grow. At the very least, apply, especially if you are on the fence.”
Logue also stressed the importance of real-world experience across different settings. “Q30 unlocks ways to get the real-world experience that you can’t really get in a classroom. In Q30, the equipment might not always work, and you get the chance to correct things on the fly.” As great as the program and class material are, there’s no better teacher than the real-world experience.
The reality is that news is a more varied space than sports, and in the media world, it is difficult to make a name for yourself in such a congested space. However, having experience producing multiple shows and covering multiple sports helped Ethan pave the way he wanted to go.
Although a majority of his student media work came from the sports side, he stressed the ability to keep an open mind and not close off ideas to work in other fields. Logue is known as a news anchor and journalist at WPRI12 in Providence, Rhode Island.
As Ethan continues to grow as a journalist and as a person, he discusses his transition from sports to the news world. Logue said, “a lot more opportunities and job openings in local news. I thought it was easier to move up the ladder in the news world. If an opportunity in sports presented itself, I wouldn’t close the door on sports reporting.”
