“In a male-dominated industry of sports journalism,

it is important to come extra-extra prepared in the

newsroom, in education , and most importantly in
our hearts for passion to talk sports every morning”

Eleh Robles is an inspiring sports-journalist in Los

Angeles, California. She has just finished her Bachelors
of Arts at The Los Angeles Film School where she
learned the film production. Her journey started when
she graduated high school in Hayward, California -
where she found her passion for ​sports​ film. Ms.Robles
started interning as a junior reporter for the local NFL
team, The Oakland Raiders.

She started community college in 2014. She knew sports

journalism was in her blood as she majored in sports
journalism. Eleh finished up to her associate's degree in
broadcast journalism for a job offer in Los Angeles,
California for The NFL Network as a production assistant. There were 3-major issues that she
stumbled upon.

Eleh spent 10-months on the job and was a fill-in anchor and reporter on the weekends. She
realized her competition in the newsroom was filled with many men and women with higher
education. In a male-dominated industry, Ms. Robles fought to be seen with her experiences
and skills-but soon realized she needed to go back to obtain her Bachelors of Science.
While being on the job, Eleh recalls, getting lower pay than her colleagues. She suffered from
sexual harassment amongst her workplace and was soon standing up for herself as it
progressed unnoticed by the management. She spoke-up and opened a conversation in her
work environment.

Ms. Robles worked hard each day to be punctual and persistent in her work. She wanted to
prove that no matter your education, gender, or ethnicity, work-ethic and how you solve
solutions is universal. She spent everyday figuring-out how she can stop the stigma against
women in a male-dominated industry. She would work long hours before and after work to
understand film and actual terms of football - being extra prepared on and off the studio was a
major key for Eleh. She was then awarded, “The Most Valuable PA” for her hard work and
determination.

Eleh will now be attending the University of Texas at Austin in the Fall of 2019, as she
double-majors in Communications with an emphasis in sports journalism and a minor in sports
culture and management. The perseverance and determination led Eleh to continue her studies
in the media and keep having these conversations with the sports media life.