hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm ɡɹˈænvɪl hˈaɪ skˈuːl ænd ðˈɛn fɹʌm oʊhˈaɪoʊ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən, wˌɛɹ hiː mˈeɪdʒɚd ɪn kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃənz.
He graduated from Granville High School and then from Ohio University in 1987, where he majored in communications.