{"id":10,"date":"2010-06-28T11:50:02","date_gmt":"2010-06-28T11:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/popcultureroadtrip\/2010\/06\/miley-cyrus-jonas-brothers-zac-efron-howd-these-people-get-in-our-house.html"},"modified":"2010-06-28T11:50:02","modified_gmt":"2010-06-28T11:50:02","slug":"miley-cyrus-jonas-brothers-zac-efron-howd-these-people-get-in-our-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/popcultureroadtrip\/2010\/06\/miley-cyrus-jonas-brothers-zac-efron-howd-these-people-get-in-our-house.html","title":{"rendered":"Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, Zac Efron – how’d these people get in our house?"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

I get to interview some
\ninteresting people during my travels, for my newspaper column, radio show or
\neven for my pop culture travel books. But not on the level of someone else in
\nour household– our 13-year-old daughter, Claire.<\/span><\/p>\n

For two years now, Claire has worked as one of about 12 national reporters for Time for Kids<\/i><\/span> magazine. She earned the job by
\ncompeting in Time<\/i><\/span>‘s
\nannual writing contest, after being an avid reader of the weekly magazine. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

My wife and I of course were very proud of Claire’s accomplishment once she got the news, but it
\nwas sort of in the abstract–it’s hard to imagine at that point what the experience
\nwill entail. That changed soon. Claire’s third assignment was to sit down for
\none-on-one interviews with Vanessa Hudgens, Zac Efron and Ashley Tisdale before
\nthe movie High School Musical 3<\/i><\/span> was released. This was heady stuff for a 12-year-old who was a
\nbig fan of this particular movie franchise.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

<\/font><\/p>\n

\"Claire<\/a><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Since then, I’ve watched Claire fly the Goodyear Blimp, ride a 500-foot-high zip line
\nand swim with Beluga whales. She’s spoken with Larry King, Miley Cyrus, Alex Trebek, writers, scientists and countless young actors and actresses. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

In addition to watching Claire grow and thrive throughout this incredible experience, we’ve also had the opportunity to see a side of celebrity that’s fairly unique – one-on-one interactions that reveal interesting sides of some of the most famous people on the planet. <\/font><\/p>\n

<\/font><\/p>\n

\"Claire<\/a><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

I’m happy to say that as far as the high-profile interviews Claire has done, her subjects have been most gracious and giving. Whether it’s Zac Efron asking (as a former TFK reader) how Claire got the job, to Vanessa Hudgens complimenting Claire’s hair, to Larry King giving her tips on broadcast journalism, we’ve really gotten to see the good side of some people we all know. <\/font><\/p>\n

As I said, my wife are extremely proud of Claire. She works hard as a TFK reporter, and I think she realizes that the experience will forever affect her life for the better.<\/font><\/p>\n

But we’re also thankful that the experience has shown her the positive side of people who, even though they are very famous, have not forgotten the importance of being friendly, open and engaging  – especially to a 13-year old reporter.<\/font><\/p>\n

Here is Claire’s latest piece <\/a>– an interview with the Jonas Brothers.<\/font><\/p>\n

<\/font><\/p>\n

\"Claire<\/a><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n


<\/font><\/p>\n


<\/font><\/p>\n

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