Michael Tilka

Sports Anchor/MMJ
Rockford, IL
Michael Tilka

WHERE WERE YOU BORN AND RAISED: Bettendorf, Iowa/Quad Cities

WHAT COLLEGE DID YOU ATTEND AND WHAT WAS YOUR MAJOR: Indiana University-Bloomington, Media Major

WHY DID YOU GET INTO THE NEWS (OR SPORTS) BUSINESS/BECOME A JOURNALIST: I always had a passion for sports, the numbers and people that drive them, and all the ways that they can break convention and affect our lives

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT BEING A JOURNALIST: Getting to be the one to share the information with our audience

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF A JOURNALIST AND A TELEVISION STATION IN OUR COMMUNITY: To provide the necessary information our community needs and to offer info that folks can't get anywhere else

WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO OUTSIDE OF WORK: Go on walks, spend time with friends and family, play video games, and of course, watch sports

WHO IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON/PEOPLE – OR ANIMAL - IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY: My family, I certainly wouldn't be where I am today without them

TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT YOURSELF THAT PEOPLE WOULD BE SURPRISED TO KNOW: I can't stand soup

WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR LIFE AND WHY: My dad, he's always been there for me, I learned so much about work ethic, how to be kind, and so much more from him

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DRINK: Yoohoo

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DINNER ENTREE: arroz con pollo

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DESSERT: Oreo Blizzard

HOW'S BUSINESS: Booming

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY AND WHY: Christmas by far, everyone is sentimental, it's a time of reflection, the music and movies are great, it's just all-around a good time. Plus it's the only holiday where it's socially acceptable to chill in your pj's all day

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON AND WHY: Spring! The weather gets warmer, the NCAA tournament's going on, days get longer, you can finally leave the house for the first time in months, everything just rules

GUYS: Being dudes

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT: college basketball, men's or women's really

NAME THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE MOVIES: Napoleon Dynamite, Parasyte, Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse

NAME YOUR FAVORITE BOOK/AUTHOR: How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie

WHAT IS THE MOST DARING THING YOU’VE DONE: As a person afraid of heights, jumping off the 7M high dive

Education
  • Indiana University