11Alive Reporter Jaye Watson Conducts Row for Hemophilia Interview

By Amy Bretherton, Director of Marketing & Communications

Wednesday, March 4 was a very exciting day for Hemophilia of Georgia and Row for Hemophilia. Award-winning 11Alive reporter Jaye Watson spent several hours on location interviewing Jacob and Chris, two University of Georgia students who plan to raise money for Hemophilia of Georgia by rowing unassisted across the Pacific Ocean in June 2016. Watch the interview We are so proud of Jacob and Chris and what they are doing for the bleeding disorder community. Click here to read an in-depth article about Row for Hemophilia in this month’s Horizons for Hemophilia.

The interview was filmed at Fort Yargo State Park in Winder where the University of Georgia team holds rowing practice. Jaye has won several Emmy awards and two Edward R. Murrow awards and is known for her heartwarming stories that spotlight local nonprofits. Jaye, who has two children of her own, seemed most concerned with what the mothers of the students thought when told of their plan to row from California to Hawaii.

Jacob and Chris both did a fabulous job in their first television interview. They explained how they met on the rowing team and came up with the idea for Row for Hemophilia. They talked about wanting to push their physical and mental limits while doing something larger than themselves. Raising money to enter The Great Pacific Race while bringing awareness to hemophilia seemed like a perfect fit. They both have ties to the bleeding disorder community. Jacob has moderate hemophilia B and Chris is studying genetics and is very interested in genetic disorders such as hemophilia.

Donate to help Jacob and Chris become the youngest team to complete the row across the Pacific Ocean. If successful, Jacob will be the first person with hemophilia to complete an ocean row.

Stay tuned for more details about the upcoming WXIA-TV interview. The date and time will be published on social media, on our website and in an e-blast.