William Bans

Willie Bans

Hometown: Soledad, Calif.

College: San Diego State University

Host newspaper: Statesman Journal (Salem, Ore.)

What I know about my internship newspaper:
It's owned by Gannett and serves Salem (the state capital) and the surrounding community.

What I’ll be doing at my internship newspaper:
I'll be a general-assignment reporter, covering "pretty much everything besides sports," as my editor told me.

How I got interested in journalism:
Reading the sports section every day and writing for my high school newspaper helped me to think of sports writing as a career.

What I’ll pack:
Books, DVD player, TV, movies, iPod and all the necessities.

What I do for fun:
I like to listen to music, read, work out, go to concerts and, now that it's baseball season, play fantasy baseball – although it's become more obsessive and less fun over the years.

Favorite Web site(s):
espn.com, athleticsnation.com, nytimes.com, YouTube