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Dear Bobcat Ep. 1: Don’t change a thing

Welcome to Dear Bobcat, a podcast series from Ohio Today radio where we ask Ohio University alumni to write a letter to their first-year selves and read it on stage or in the booth.

What would you say if you could go back and give that naïve, fresh-faced, younger you some advice, reassurance or words of warning?

In this episode, Jeff Reed, a 2006 communications graduate, looked back to 2002 to when he was just starting his OHIO experience on the third floor of Lincoln Hall.

Jeff shared his letter on stage during a Dear Bobcat event at this spring’s On The Green Weekend in Athens. Then, he joined us in the WOUB studio to chat a little more about his letter.

More episodes
Dear Bobcat Ep. 2: You don’t know everything
Dear Bobcat Ep. 3: It gets better
Dear Bobcat Ep. 4: Stay angry
Dear Bobcat Ep. 5: You made it
Dear Bobcat Ep. 6: Ignore the critics
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Write your own Dear Bobcat letter

Thinking about what you’d say to your first-year self? We want to hear it!

Write your own Dear Bobcat letter and email it to dearbobcat@ohio.edu , or record it by calling 740-597-1000. We might just feature you on a future episode.

Before you write or call, check out these tips to get you started:

  • Keep it brief: 400-500 words, or 4-5 minutes is ideal.
  • Get personal. Remember, you’re writing a letter to YOURSELF, not anyone else.
  • Don’t hold back! Say anything and everything your younger self would need to hear.

Dear Bobcat is produced by Ohio Today radio and recorded at WOUB studios in Athens, Ohio.

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