A digitally inclusive journey: Meet the 2025 Student Broadband Hero Award winner

What do YOU think motivates some people to put their own needs aside to help others? We talked with one extraordinary teenager who is taking action to the close the Digital Divide – by helping both senior citizens and those dealing with homelessness. 

On this episode of Connected Nation, we head to Birmingham, Alabama to meet the 2025 National Student Broadband Hero Award honoree – Michael Schmalz.  

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Press release announcing the 2025 Student Broadband Hero Award winner