Versatility sums up Naja Woods well. She was a three-sport athlete at Minneapolis Southwest and Knox College (IL), and she still holds the career scoring record for Southwest girls basketball. The skills and values Naja learned from balancing three sports carried over to her career in news. Starting as a producer for ABC57 News in South Bend, Naja is now a multimedia journalist for the station, aiming to be a voice for the voiceless. We chronicle her transition from athletics to journalism, the significance of working the industry as a woman of color, and the time her two worlds came together when she covered the Notre Dame women's basketball team during their 2022 NCAA tournament run.
