We visit a local tree farm to see how they are preparing for the holiday season. Also, with the "Return to Rec" basketball game this weekend, we speak with some former Penn State basketball players who talk about the time they spent on the court.
Senior / Broadcast Journalism
Alex is a senior broadcast journalism major from Verona, New Jersey.
Here at Penn State he is a news director at ComRadio and is a part of the Centre County Report staff. In addition to being a news director, on ComRadio he also works on the sports staff. Alex has called play-by-play for baseball, basketball, soccer and volleyball (ranging from high school, to Penn State athletics to minor league baseball). Alex co-hosts “Shooting the Breeze,” an hour-long show that brings the latest in news, entertainment and sports at Penn State and across the world.
Prior to Centre County Report, Alex also worked on the PSNtv staff. For PSNtv he was a news anchor for PSN News Live. He was also a reporter and panelist for “Penn State Sports Night,” the station’s biweekly sports show.
Alex has worked with a variety of stations and teams. During Summer 2013 he was an internet broadcaster for the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League. In Spring 2013 he completed an internship with the sports branch of WPSU, a PBS affiliate station in State College. In Summer 2012 he was a media intern for the Newark Bears minor league baseball team.
Outside of the College of Comm, Alex also partakes in THON.
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Senior / Broadcast Journalism
Alex Gilliland is a Senior majoring in Broadcast Journalism from York, Pennsylvania. Alex is enrolled in Penn State’s Schreyer Honors College and plans to graduate in May of 2014.
Alex is currently working for CBS Sports in New York City as a Sports Production intern.
Alex aspires to become a sports anchor and a play-by-play broadcaster for a major sports network. He has been reporting and anchoring since high school and is a member of the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism. In addition to working as a Sports Director for ComRadio, Alex works for the Centre Country Report and is currently employed by the Video Department of Penn State Athletics as a Production Assistant, Play-by-Play Broadcaster and Reporter.
Alex also broadcasts Penn State Women’s Soccer for Big Ten StudentU and football and basketball games for C-NET in State College.
In addition to media work at Penn State, Alex has completed multiple internships in the broadcast field over the summer semesters. Alex has worked for CBS Sports as a Sports Production intern in New York City, Dial Global Sports/Westwood One Radio in New York City, the National Football Foundation in New York City, FOX 43 Sports in York, PA and Sports Radio 1350 WOYK in York, PA.
Alex looks forward to the opportunities ahead. We Are…
Senior / Broadcast Journalism
Bernard is an aspiring broadcast journalist, aiming for a career in the sports industry. Centre County Report is his first newscast. Outside of CCR, Bernard currently is Vice President for PSJAD and is a peer mentor for the Diversity Ambassadors on campus. Besides broadcast journalism, Bernard is currently a sprinter on the Penn State track and field team.
Senior / Broadcast Journalism
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Molly is a senior at the Penn State University graduating in December 2013. She is a reporter and Thursday night weathercaster for the Centre County Report. Molly has interned with AccuWeather Inc. and WJAC-tv in Johnstown, Pa. She aspires to be an on air meteorologist and reporter.
