About Me
I'm the Nightside Reporter/MMJ at WNEP-16. We're a legacy station that's been leading in the ratings in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton DMA for decades. I've been the only nightside reporter throughout my entire contract, which means I've been responsible for pitching and executing leadable stories every night. I am an MMJ, but I primarily work with a photographer on nightside since it's the station's policy that reporters do not set up their own live shots. During my time at WNEP, I've been at the forefront of many major breaking news events in the area, such as when the Lehigh Valley Dickson City Hospital caught on fire or when two state troopers were shot in Susquehanna County. Within my first few months on the job, I secured a one-on-one interview with Gov. Tim Walz during the 2024 Harris-Walz campaign. In those same months, I was selected and participated in Boyd Huppert's 9 Week Storytelling Seminar. I've broken multiple stories on nightside, one of which led to a direct result of a county government restructuring an entire free annual concert. I'm also currently producing a multi-part series on the impact the One Big Beautiful Bill can have on people living in Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania.
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Previously, I graduated from Boston University in May 2024 with two bachelor's degrees, an MS in Journalism, and an MA in Political Science. While there, my main focus was on print journalism, but in my senior year, I switched to broadcast. In this portfolio, you'll find a mix of stories, a few print stories from college, but over 20 broadcast packages from my time at WNEP.
Eventually, my goal is to be a legally educated international conflict reporter for broadcast news.​​​
Education
Sept. 2021 - May 2024
Boston University
1) B.S. Journalism
2) B.A. Political Science
I will receive two Bachelor's Degrees, one in Journalism, the other in Political Science. I've taken courses in various types of Journalism, from newswriting to investigative to broadcast news. During my time at BU I participated in various student organizations such as the campus newspaper and the campus TV network.
Relevant Experience
July 2024 - Present
Nightside Reporter/MSJ
WNEP - ABC16
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
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One-on-one interview with Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz during the 2024 presidential election cycle
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Obtained a tip that Luzerne County dropped a performer from its free summer concert for political reasons. Followed up by finding the replacement band's frontman had a felony sexual assault conviction. The county manager said on camera that she was unaware until WNEP's reporting and would have to make a decision. The band was subsequently canceled, then dissolved and called off a 30-show regional tour. No other outlet reported any part of the story
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Reported a bear attack story in which a neighbor shot a bear to save a man's life, caught on video. Inside Edition produced its own version of the story days later, interviewing the same sources
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Story on a high school football coach who resigned after players and parents slashed tires and vandalized billboards is one of WNEP's top 20 most-watched videos on YouTube and top 5 on Instagram, with 600,000+ views
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Part of team coverage on the ambush shooting of two Pennsylvania State Troopers, including breaking news live shots from the scene
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Working on a four-part enterprise series on how the One Big Beautiful Bill affects Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania
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Covered the 2024 election cycle across federal, state and local races, debates, rallies and live election night coverage.
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Shoots, writes, tracks and edits packages using Edius and ENPS, Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro.
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Selected for the Tegna Storytelling Program, led by Boyd Huppert. Was one of 33 reporters chosen across TEGNA's 49 stations for my cohort three months into starting at WNEP.
Sept. 2023 - May 2024
Correspondent
Boston Neighborhood Network
Boston, MA
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Produced three packages and reported two packages that aired on television to an audience of 126,000 households. Both of the packages that aired are on my reel and under the video tab.
Jan. 2022 - May 2024
International News Anchor
The Wire, BUTV
Boston, MA
The Wire is a news show that does five minute segments daily that features a range of news stories such as national, international, local, sports, features and campus. I started at the show on the crew as a camera operator, moved on to being an anchor for features, campus and now I am permanently international.
Dec. 2023 - May 2024
Training Chair
Back Bay Publishing Co.
Boston, MA
I am responsible for training hundreds of new writers for the Daily Free Press, the independent student newspaper of Boston University. Throughout the semester I will be personally leading training seminars with in-depth lessons about writing for print journalism as well as creating interactive methods to teach reporting skills such as employing man-on-the-street exercises to give on the ground experience to new writers.
May 2023 - Dec. 2023
City Section Editor
The Daily Free Press
Boston, MA
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My job as the City Section Editor was to look for stories and make determinations of newsworthiness based on our readership. I then assigned those stories to the 60 writers we had working for the section and delegated responsibilities to my associate editors to maintain a well-functioning section that was able to publish up to 8 stories a week. I was also involved with the editing of some of the biggest stories of the semester such as the Ibram X. Kendi story that garnered national attention as well as an investigative story about a large-scale development in the nearby town of Dorchester.