Sara Dignan has been an aspiring journalist for as long as she can remember – and a country music fan for even longer. Her country music obsession started at the age of five, when she discovered the Dixie Chicks. Back in the day, Sara used to be a competitive fiddle player. When Sara isn’t playing with her dogs, cheering on the Maryland Terps or making crafts from Pinterest, she’s studying to become a TV news producer. She's previously interned and freelanced for Country Music Television (CMT), NBC News and USA Today. Sara is a senior at the University of Maryland, where she’s double majoring in Broadcast Journalism and Government. Sara is a junior at the University of Maryland, where she’s double majoring in Broadcast Journalism and Government. After graduation, Sara hopes to escape the bitter cold winters up North and move down South to work as a journalist.