About the Contributors

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Ethan Cook

Senior / Broadcast Journalism

Ethan is a play-by-play announcer for CommRadio who is aspiring to be a college football analyst for either a major sports network or a college radio station.

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Jeremy Ganes

Senior / Journalism

Jeremy Ganes is an aspiring sports broadcaster and journalist at Penn State. He writes articles, produces broadcasts, and announces games for the CommRadio sports department. He also co-hosts an NFL-focused talk show called 4th & Long that airs live on CommRadio, alongside DJ Bauer. In addition to CommRadio content, Jeremy also assists in production and serves as an on-air personality to the PSNtv show Penn State Sports Night, where he covers sports such as baseball and football. He is also a reporter and producer for the Centre County Report. He can be contacted at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

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Caitlin Lee

Senior / Photojournalism

I work as a photographer and photo copy desk at the Daily Collegian. I previously worked as a visuals intern at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in the summer of 2018. I was also a participant in the Student Newsroom for the 2019 Online News Association. I aspire to be a sports photographer working for a professional team or media company.

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Lauren Ansell

Junior / Digital and Print Journalism

I am the News Writer for the Rock Ethics Institute and the Marketing Assistant for PRPS. I’m searching for a summer internship in either multimedia journalism or marketing.

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Rachel Gelfand

Senior / Broadcast Journalism

Rachel Gelfand is a senior from York, Pennsylvania pursuing a degree in broadcast journalism with a minor in psychology. Post-graduation, she aspires to become a content creator or work in the social media sector. In the summer of 2019, she was a social media and communications intern for Volograms, a technology startup based in Dublin, Ireland.

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Amanda Thieu

Senior / Photojournalism/Pre-Law

I am currently a photographer for Onward State. My minor is currently Visual Arts and I aspire to go to law school after graduation.

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Paige Hooven

Senior / Broadcast Journalism

I aspire to produce and edit when I graduate school. Last summer, I had the opportunity to intern with Philadelphia’s country radio station 92.5 XTU.

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Christina Veintimilla

Senior / Photojournalism

Previously worked as a Marketing/Banking Services intern at Centennial Commercial Finance Group located in New York, NY. Looking to continue working in marketing/communications in the New York City area.

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Elizabeth Irvin

Senior / Communications

After graduation I aspire to be a television or radio producer. I have worked with television and radio in a college setting and have worked on a wide variety of multimedia projects.

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Melina Chumley

Senior / Broadcast Journalism

When I graduate college I hope to work in Public Relations for a Philadelphia sports team. I interned at a local gym this past summer and helped maintain their social media accounts.

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Lillian Swartzell

Senior / Digital and Print Journalism

I help create videos for VALLEY magazine, and previously wrote articles for Penn State’s HerCampus Chapter. My minor is in entrepreneurship and innovation. I plan to graduate in Spring 2020.

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Kayla Simmons

Senior / Broadcast Journalism & Psychology

Kayla is a senior majoring in Broadcast Journalism and Psychology with a minor in Korean. She has done a multimedia journalism project through the 2019 Lens Collective Workshop held by Ole Miss.

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Joseph Harre

Senior / Broadcast Journalsim

Summer 2019 Game Day Operations Intern at Reading United. Senior Broadcast Journalism Student at Penn State University.