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Fort Wayne Film Student to Comedy Central Producer

My Interview with Joe Harkenrider

Kami Rieck
Aug 25, 2017 · 1 min read

By Kami Rieck


He has produced content for Comedy Central and mashable.com, has been noted as one of the most successful alumni from his high school, and solicited time from his busy schedule to travel nearly 2,000 miles to return to his alma mater, in hopes to inspire current students.

When 2002 Concordia High School graduate Joe Harkenrider returned to Fort Wayne from Los Angeles to host the 2nd annual Concordia Comedy Festival, I took advantage of every answer that I could obtain.

In this podcast, my classmate Jared Hogan and I ask Joe the advantages and disadvantages of growing up in a town where the media industry doesn’t thrive, what first sparked his interest in film, his personal keys to success, and why pursuing what is considered an “unstable” career is totally worth it.

To listen to this podcast, just follow the link here: https://soundcloud.com/concordia-media-arts/the-media-industry

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