Government Shutdown: Local Effects
There is no move toward closure in the government shutdown yet, but in State College, everything is still business as usual.
About the Contributors
TristanPlunkett
Senior / Broadcast Journalism
Tristan is an aspiring broadcast journalist, aiming for a career in a sports industry. Centre County Report is one of his first television assignments, but he has worked extensively with radio in the past and enjoys both subsets equally. Outside of CCR, Tristan currently works for Results Radio in State College as a producer and cohost, and also is the current president for his fraternity, Alpha Chi Rho. Besides Broadcast Journalism, Tristan has also completed minors in both Spanish and Business and plans to utilize these areas of study to the fullest when he enters the journalism field.
Molly Cochran
Senior /
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.