Ben Eisler '08 Health Producer, CBS News dunster house opera, collegium musicum, leverett crew, new england cable news intern Music concentrator because: There are few things more enriching than music. I chose this concentration because I thought it would vastly improve my ability to appreciate everything from Brahms symphonies to Grateful Dead songs -- and it did. Any time I listen to anything, I get so much more out of it. I can't think of a more valuable set of tools to walk away from college with. Current job: I oversee health coverage for CBS This Morning, a national news show with more than 2.5 million daily viewers. It involves everything from digging up original investigative healthcare stories (my specialty), to vetting medical studies, to tracking important policy developments, and figuring out what's newsworthy. I and one other producer handle almost all health coverage for the show. The way music fits into that: Music taught me how to listen to melodies, but also to sources, colleagues, and supervisors. Its tensions and structures have made me a better story teller. Its elements of performance have improved my ability to engage people. And perhaps most importantly, it has heightened my sensitivity to the human condition. It has in many ways made me who I am today. www.twitter.com/beneisler http://www.beneisler.com/

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