As a kid THS English teacher Mr. Mike Logan loved listening to the radio and sports broadcasts at night. It was this exposure that would ultimately lead him to a career in broadcasting.

In addition to his position here, Mr. Logan is the voice of the Providence College men's hockey team.

"I used to love listening to the radio. I would listen to sports broadcasts at night and think wouldn’t it be cool to be able to do that when I get older.”

When he first started in broadcasting, he felt rather nervous because he was talking live to people.

“I was terrified the first time I turned on my microphone and read the news. It was scary but quite exhilarating at the same time.”

Mr. Logan seemed nervous, but not at all pressured to do this job at an early age.

“I was 22 years old and just a month out of college when I got hired at my first radio job in Taunton which was at WPEP.”

Mr. Logan felt connected to work, but turns out, not as connected to the outside world as one would think.

“You make a connection with your audience as well as your job over time. The only time I actually ever interacted with people was when they would call the station to correct something I said on the air.”

His career as a teacher is certainly different from his past experiences in broadcasting.

“I have been teaching for 15 years now. I was a teacher at Parker Middle School for five years and I have been teaching at Taunton high school for ten years.”

Mr. Logan favors both jobs. It seems that newscasting and teaching have a similarity that he just can’t exactly choose between.

“I miss the uncertainty of walking into the radio station at 3:30 a.m. and not knowing what direction the day would take me on based on what had happened over night. In a way teaching is similar to that because every day I have a lesson planned, but don’t always know how well things will work class to class. However, I certainly don’t miss getting up at 2:30 a.m.”

Mr. Logan enjoys being a teacher and there's no doubt that he had thought about this career for a while. Something or someone had to urge him and make the decision easier for him to make.

“I had thought about being a high school history teacher and coach when I first went to college. In 2006, the radio station Mrs. Logan and I worked at was sold and we were all going to lose our job. I wanted to make sure I could be invested in my next profession and that is when teaching became more than a thought but an idea. Having a wife who also wanted to become a teacher made the decision much easier.”

The job of a teacher is certainly different from the job of a newscaster.

“In radio, I spent most of my days in a small booth with a computer and microphone. I would spend a lot of time on the phone talking to people and developing stories. In teaching, I'm working with thirty teenagers per period and I never know how each interaction is going to go. It certainly keeps me on my toes.”

He feels a connection to his job and enjoys it more than his old one.

“Absolutely! The best part of the job for me is being able to interact with kids daily. Some of the interactions are good, some not so good, but they make the day interesting. Some days I think I learn more from the students than they learn from me.”

For many people the amount of their social responsibilities change when it comes to changing jobs. Mr. Logan knows the jobs are different, and therefore, the responsibilities are different.

“It is different. When I was on the air doing news or broadcasting a game, I had the responsibility to get the information correct and be professional. When I'm in the classroom, I'm responsible for how I treat all of my students and how I conduct myself.”

As a teacher Mr. Logan feels lucky to have worked in two careers.

“I feel lucky to have worked in two careers that I never thought of as just a job. I loved the 16 years I worked in radio and still enjoy broadcasting games. Teaching is a very fulfilling career, but it’s different from radio. When I would leave the station, my day was done. In teaching that is not the case with correcting assignments and communicating with parents and students. But it is a very rewarding experience.”

Most people value something about their job. For some it could feel like receiving a medal of honor. Some may even take it for granted, but for Mr. Logan being a teacher isn’t a reward or a gift.

“To me, being a teacher means having a chance to play a small role in a young person's life. I have had the chance to to have a number of students in eighth grade and again as sophomores. It is great to see how many students change and mature in just a few years.”

Almost everyone who has a job has something they enjoy most about their job. For Mr. Logan it’s not the money, but the students.

“The daily interactions with students. I enjoy getting to know kids, I enjoy trying to have some fun while still making sure that there is still some type of learning going on in the classroom. We never really know how we impact students, but I try me best to teach them English with a side course in life.”