Cliff Chartrand is a junior in Journalism and Electronic Media. He was born and raised in Clarksville where he attended Rossview High School.
Chartrand has been involved in sports since his early life and credits his father, Danny, and grandfather, Mike Ellis, for instilling his love of athletics.
In 1995, Cliff made his first visit to Neyland Stadium with his grandfather. It was then, at age eight, that he decided UT was where he would attend college.
Other than UT athletics, the junior lists the Tennessee Titans and New York Mets as his favorite teams.
Since arriving in Knoxville just over two years ago, Chartrand has become a host and producer of WUTK's Rock Solid Sports. He also covers high school athletics for the Halls Shopper News and has worked as a sports correspondent for the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle.
After college, Cliff plans to make his way to a large media market to cover sports. Chicago and New York City are his top choices to work and live.
