170. Changing Directions with Sports Podcaster Cherie Turner

170. Changing Directions with Sports Podcaster Cherie Turner

Introducing Cherie Turner

Today I’m talking to Sports Podcaster Cherie Turner about changing directions.

Her Career Journey

Cherie earned her bachelor’s in religious studies at UC Santa Barbara, where she was on the cycling team. After college, she was on a professional team for several years. She began writing and editing in the early 90s, often focusing on women in sports. Over the years, she served as the Editor-in-Chief for the Nob Hill Gazette, the Editor for Swift Publications, and the Managing Editor for the Tahoe Quarterly. Cherie later immersed herself in podcasting and is currently the producer, editor, and narrator for her podcast, Women’s Running Stories.

Changing Directions

Cherie’s unique story started out as a professional cyclist after college, unsure of what came next in her career. After finding her footing, she embraced her dream of becoming a writer and began a decades-long career in publishing and editing. When it came time for Cherie to begin changing directions once again, she found a network of podcast and radio producers who helped her to grow into the audio storyteller she is today.

Inside this episode:

  • A coworker at a bike shop encouraged Cherie to apply for an internship at a cycling magazine, telling her that if she wanted to be a writer, she needed to start by calling herself one.
  • Cherie would freelance in order to pursue topics that interested her. She learned to pitch stories and develop relationships with publishers, two skills that would help her later on as a podcaster.
  • She turned to running after her cycling career in order to stay active and compete at a casual level. Cherie learned that some situations were better served by setting aside the perfectionism that had helped her excel as an elite cyclist. 
  • Though her podcast, Cherie is telling women’s stories, told by women, for women. She’s helping to bring coverage to women’s sports and change existing narratives.

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