Jon Zmikly came to Texas State as a grad student in 2007 planning to chase a TV news career — then a candid conversation changed his path entirely. Now a professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Jon talks with Kolby about live-tweeting a bomb threat as a grad student, getting disqualified from a polka contest, and how he teaches students to code, build apps, and navigate AI with "cautious optimism" — always keeping the human element at the center of storytelling. LIKE the video and SUBSCRIBE to our channel for more videos! Stay connected with all things TXST: Instagram → instagram.com/txst X → twitter.com/txst LinkedIn → linkedin.com/school/texas-state-university Facebook → facebook.com/txstateu Bluesky → bsky.app/profile/txst.edu LEARN more about Texas State University at txst.edu Learn more about our majors, scholarships, visiting, requesting information, and applying at admissions...