Who Am I 

A storyteller at heart, with a love for journalism.

WRAL News Production Assistant: January 2024

WRAL's first ever Newsroom Intern: Aug-Dec 2023

North Carolina State University Graduate: May 2024

Major: Communication

Minor: Journalism

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I like to tell people I have been a journalist since I popped out of the womb. I had a fascination with books, reading, writing, and telling stories to my school classmates. 

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I used to fill up composition notebooks with stories I wrote out of my imagination... my mom LITERALLY had to buy me new ones every month!

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I loved to use my imagination, and honestly never knew that there was a career to not only tell my stories, but to tell others' too. 

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I stepped into the journalism world at fifteen, taking an opportunity in the high school program at WRAL news station in Raleigh, North Carolina. I went every Tuesday and Thursday to learn how to interview, edit, shoot video, and build connections with successful journalists.

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Fast forward past N.C. State Football's creative video internship where I learned to shoot video, and my time at NC State Hockey as social media manager, I landed my DREAM internship at WRAL my senior year of college, which is where I am currently employed.

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I want to give a voice to the voiceless, the ones who don't consume our every day media, and make an impact on people's lives. My hope as a journalist is to continue doing the work, have boots on the ground, and make a difference in the community I am in.

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I work day in and day out in the newsroom with prestigious journalists, reporters, and news/sports directors. Some of my mentors include:

 

Chris Lea: WRAL Sports Anchor

Chris Lovingood: WRAL News Anchor

Gerald Owens: WRAL News Anchor

Kelly Riner: WRAL Producer

Martha Jennings: WRAL Managing Editor 

Jason Jennings: WRAL Sports Director

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I have learned so much, and now I am ready to take my knowledge into the real world and live out my dream of being a journalist.