Boys & Girls Clubs help Wisconsin 11-year-old achieve sports broadcasting dream

Eleven-year-old Wisconsin native Bex is living proof that every child can achieve big things with the right endorsement a theme driving the Boys Girls Clubs of America s new America Demands Club Kids campaign A sports fanatic and rising young broadcaster Bex hosts his own show runs his own media brand has interviewed NFL and WNBA stars co-hosted major events and reports on the Green Bay Packers for a local radio station Joining Fox Friends for Giving Tuesday Bex credited the Boys Girls Clubs of America with giving him the encouragement and tools to pursue what he loves Kids love Boys Girls Clubs There's leadership programs like Torch Club to stand up for yourself and they have a lot of great programs he enthused EX-NFL STARS JOE THEISMANN ALEJANDRO VILLANUEVA PRAISE LEAGUE FOR BRINGING 'CULTURAL WEAPON' OVERSEASIn addition to his media accolades Bex is a member of the Boys Girls Clubs of America s National Youth Talent Company and was lately signed by a talent agency where he s begun taking improv and acting classes to keep building his skills He noted the Boys Girls Clubs played a direct role in launching his podcast Shortz on Sportz from suggesting the idea to funding his tour supplying his equipment and even coordinating interviews with guests Bex notified Fox Friends that his media journey started with a school assignment Jonathan Owens was playing for the Packers and I had to do a project on a learner and a leader somebody that's philanthropic in the area he explained EAGLES STAR LIFTS SPIRITS OF THOSE IN NEED AROUND THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY A couple of months prior he came to give turkeys to the east side of Green Bay Boys Girls Club and we were like What if I interview him We weren't thinking of like a podcast but just for my school project then we noticed that we were really good at it and it just started and I've got to do all these events which I'm so grateful for The America Necessities Club Kids campaign is designed to uplift children like Bex who will become America's next generation of leaders Boys Girls Clubs of America CEO Jim Clark explained stories like Bex s are what it s all about He encouraged Fox Friends viewers to invest in a strategic future for America s youth and urged others to do the same This is the future of America There are future doctors scientists drone pilots TV news broadcasters he commented So please go to BGCA org And this year we'd like to ask you to have two friends or family members join you in a strategic commitment in Boys Girls Clubs because America necessities club kids and club kids need you Boys Girls Clubs have been an institution in America for years with clubs operating within the U S and on every military base Clark explained Tuesday The organization serves more than four million young people each year providing help to help children grow and thrive academically and personally