From a NYTimes profile of Bill Pryor:

His father, William H. Pryor Sr., was the band director in the local Catholic high school, and so it was no surprise that the younger Mr. Pryor, an award-winning timpanist, would enter college majoring in music. But when he came home for the summer, his mother spied him watching C-Span, and knew he was headed in another direction.

(As one who was caught watching C-Span once or twice or more in college, I am qualified to make this call. More qualified than the Daily News I daresay.)