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Taylor Cairns: News Director/Web Manager
Taylor is a senior broadcast journalism major graduating in May 2015. Taylor has worked with WMUC News since he transferred to Maryland in the spring of his Freshman year. Taylor has worked at WBFF Fox 45 in Baltimore, WJLA ABC 7 in Washington D.C., and freelanced for both Fox Sports and ESPN. Taylor hopes to become a television journalist and anchor after college.
If you wish to see all of Taylor's work, feel free to check out his personal website.
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Brett Hall: Assistant News Director
Brett is proud to be apart of the historic WMUC News division.
Brett came to WMUC as a General Assignment reporter in September 2012. A year
later Brett was promoted and joined Taylor Cairns to Co-Anchor the WMUC news
hour. For 3 semesters Cairns and Hall constantly came in at the top of the UMD
ratings. Brett now serves as the Assistant News Director and consultant
for WMUC News. But don't be surprised to hear him on the air from time to
time.
In addition to his
work at WMUC Brett is a volunteer for the UMTV. Off campus he serves as an
associate journalist for All News 99.1 WNEW-FM working out of their Baltimore
Bureau.
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Caroline Finnell is a sophomore broadcast
journalism and government & politics double major. Caroline has been a
general assignment reporter for WMUC since the spring of 2014. Her favorite
part about reporting for WMUC is voicing the opinions and stories of other
Maryland students who may not have the same opportunity. While continuing to
report for WMUC, Caroline hopes to intern with a local television news station
in the near future.
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Kris Keochinda: Tweaking Hollywood Host
Kris Keochinda is a Senior physiology and neurobiology/economics double degree on the Pre-Med track. He began working with WMUC News on Tweaking Hollywood since the spring of 2013.
Kris is passionate about film and television. He is constantly following entertainment news and began at the age of eight, amassing a vast knowledge of what happens in Hollywood. His previous work includes the short-lived YouTube series, "Into the Wire." He is constantly updating his Facebook statuses with movies reviews, and television and entertainment news.
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Marina Di Marzo: Host/Producer
From making news packages, to anchoring a radio
show, to performing on stage, and even sewing costumes, one word to describe
Marina di Marzo would have to be creative. Currently, she is a college junior
studying broadcast journalism and theatre at the University of Maryland,
College Park. There, she channels her creativity into storytelling, whether
it’s a professional news package or a comedy routine for the campus stand-up
troupe. Her main focus has been in radio. For the past three years, she has
devoted her energies to developing and reporting for “WMUC News Radio.” This
semester Marina will begin to host WMUC’s entertainment show, “Tweaking
Hollywood.”
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Maggie Bartolomeo: Anchor/Producer
Maggie hopes to one day move to New York and either perform as an actress on Broadway or be an anchor on a televised news network. Maggie would like to thank her parents and friends for dealing with all of her rambling on politics and random urges to break out in song and dance. Their support is what keeps her on the right track.
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Anna Muckerman: Anchor/Host
Anna Muckerman is a freshman
broadcast journalism major. She enjoys reporting on campus events as well as
the impact of national stories on Maryland students. She hopes work as an
international correspondent after graduation and is excited to continue working
for WMUC.
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Tyler Boyle: Weather Forecaster/Reporter
Hi! I'm WMUC weather forecaster and reporter Tyler Boyle! I
am a junior here at UMD double majoring in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science and
Broadcast Journalism, and I love the weather. Snow, rain, hail, lightning, fog,
you name it, I find it cool. When I'm not making predictions or interviewing
sources for WMUC, I like to build weather balloons with the Nearspace club, run
forecasting models, and of course, collect records. I am proud to be a weather
nerd, providing WMUC with accurate forecasts, weather news, and simple
explanations of weather events that we see every day.
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Michaela Johnson is a Freshman Broadcast Journalism major at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism. She is currently in her second semester as a WMUC reporter, and looks forward to her chance at Anchoring the newscast this semester. Michaela has a strong interest in sports journalism, but has a passion for all things storytelling and can't wait to see what this semester holds.
Simone Thomas: Host/Reporter
Simone Thomas is a Junior Broadcast Journalism major with an interest in entertainment reporting. Simone has been reporting for WMUC News and Tweaking Hollywood for 3 semesters now, and has enjoyed every second of it. She looks forward to becoming a permanent host of Tweaking Hollywood this semester.
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Michaela Johnson: Reporter
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Kerrigan Stern: Anchor/Reporter
Kerrigan Stern is a Freshman Broadcast Journalism major at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism. She is currently in her second semester as a WMUC reporter, and looks forward to her chance at Anchoring the newscast this semester. Kerrigan is very grateful for her opportunity to master her reporting craft and hopes to translate her skills to an on air reporting job when she graduates.
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Cara Newcomer: Reporter
Cara Newcomer is a Freshman Broadcast Journalism major at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism. She is currently in her second semester as a WMUC reporter, and is very grateful for her opportunity to master her reporting craft. Cara loves to watch Maryland Football and Basketball and looks forward to her remaining years at this wonderful University.
Omar Abdelkader is a sophomore studying Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science here at the University of Maryland. This is his second semester working as a general field and sports reporter for WMUC News. In his free time, Omar enjoys playing Intramural Sports and competing with the Terrapin Hackers. He is looking forward to a great semester, and hopes you enjoy the broadcast!
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Omar Abdelkader: Reporter
Omar Abdelkader is a sophomore studying Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science here at the University of Maryland. This is his second semester working as a general field and sports reporter for WMUC News. In his free time, Omar enjoys playing Intramural Sports and competing with the Terrapin Hackers. He is looking forward to a great semester, and hopes you enjoy the broadcast!