Already Peter Cardwell has managed to cram more of substance into 24 years than most could hope to achieve in several lifetimes.
Tuesday/Wednesday of last week saw the BBC's much-vaunted coverage of the US showdown reach its zenith.
This week, in the course of a phone conversation from Washington, the former Portadown College student used the adjectives "incredible" and "remarkable"in describing the experience of having worked on the venture alongside the likes of Jeremy Paxman and Jonathan Dimbleby. The local man's role that of producer on shows of the calibre of Newsnight and Question Time.
Having graduated from Cambridge in with a 2:1 in politics and history, his hands-on involvement in a poll culminating in the history-making election of Barack Obama as America's first black president means much to him.
"After Cambridge I studied for my Masters in Washington, which meant I was able to attend a Hilary Clinton rally at the outset of the Democrats' presidential trail almost 18 months ago," he pointed out.
"To be honest, at the time I felt that had been a very half-hearted affair. But now there is a real sense of having seen the whole process through to completion."
Like most of the BBC team he attended Obama's late-night eve-of-election rally in Virginia, about an hour's drive from Washington.
Peter recalls, "I was about 30 feet from him as he delivered his final speech of what had been a very long, hard campaign. Clearly, he was shattered. You could see that he was exhausted.
"But, even so, there was an amazing energy about the whole event and a real sense that we were witnessing something very special. The atmosphere was incredible. There were 50,000 people there and each of them seemed to really believe that a huge change was under way.
"Even BBC people who weren't working that night were there. Everybody wanted to be present."

He continues, "I have a real sense of privilege at having worked for the BBC on what was the biggest story in the world - the election of the US president."
Whilst it may have been a privilege, nevertheless it was very hard work. In the days immediately before and after the November 4 poll he slept little.
"On election day itself - Tuesday - I got up at 6am just to go to the polling station to watch the people vote. I wanted to see that for myself," he explains. "Then I went to work, where I did a double-shift - 16 hours. After that I was asked to do an on-air piece for BBC Northern Ireland's Good Morning Ulster. So it was 4am on Wednesday when, finally, I got to bed. It had been a 22-hour day - but what a day."
As he watched the outcome unfold, he phoned his mum, Sandra, to tell her that Obama had won.
"It was 11pm Tuesday in US time," he points out. "That's 4am Wednesday, Richhill time. She wasn't best pleased but I think she understood my excitement!"
In a brainstorm to discuss a Paxman idea for Newsnight - namely a two-minute slot highlighting particularly significant US Presidential elections from the past - Peter suggested including 1932 and 1964. And although those were years Newsnight's most famous and high-profile presenter had not himself considered, his young producer fought his case well, doing enough to persuade Paxman that Franklin Delano Roosevelt's emphatic defeat of Herbert Hoover and, 32 years later, Lyndon Johnson's victory over Barry Goldwater, should feature.
"Right, get Cardwell to write the script," Paxman said good-naturedly.
"It's quite something to be asked to prepare a script knowing that Jeremy Paxman is going to deliver it on air," Peter says.
With Obama confirmed as President-elect, currently America is preparing for his January inauguration.
"The shift in attitude has been remarkable to witness," Peter says.

Bush has not been a popular President, even with the Republicans, so even they now seem to accept that things had to change. And in the course of Obama's ultimately successful campaign, 'change' was a word used over and over again.
"There's a fresh vibrancy. There's an air of optimism. People are saying things like 'I feel proud to be an American again'. So it's all very exciting.
"Of course, with all this expectation comes a huge weight of responsibility and it remains to be seen how things work out in reality."
Referring to the incoming Democratic President's memorable 18-minute victory speech, he described that as having been "a remarkable oration".
But he was glowing, too, in his assessment of beaten Republican, John McCain's impressively dignified and magnanimous post-election speech.
"It was bi-partisan, it was friendly and it was supportive," Peter stresses. "McCain talked about Obama as 'my President' and once more came across as a nice guy.

To tell you the truth, I thought he looked almost relieved that it was all over. We were seeing the real McCain at that moment, unlike the campaign when, because of all the party political machinations, he wasn't able to be himself. If he had been, I think things certainly would have been closer."
In his time in the USA as a BBC freelance he has made many friends and numerous media contacts. So on Monday and Wednesday of next week he has interviews with the BBC for posts in Belfast and London respectively.
"Let's wait and see what happens," is his advice with regard to his own prospects and, one suspects, those of Barack Obama, too.