Sunday, March 6, 2016

BNW reporter profile: Madison Marquardt

Madison Marquardt
Where are you from?
Kenmore

What are your interests/hobbies?
Sports, reading, swimming and coaching

What interests you about the West Side?
Learning about the various communities, meeting new people

What communication experience do you have?
Intern at Time Warner Cable News

#MadisonMarquardt  #BengalNewsWest

BNW reporter profiles: Annaliza Guard and Julia Waterman

Annaliza Guard
Where are you from?
Lewiston

What are your interests/hobbies?
Photography

What interests you about the West Side?
I love the different cultures and the unique places on the West Side. You always seem to find that diamond in the rough.

What communication experience do you have?
Copyediting and reporting for The Record, personal blog

#AnnalizaGuard  #BengalNewsWest



Julia Waterman
Where are you from?
Rochester

What are your interests/hobbies?
Reading, playing soccer, adopting animals

What interests you about the West Side?
It's my neighborhood; I live there.

What communication experience do you have?
Journalism coursework

#JuliaWaterman  #BengalNewsWest

BNW reporter profile: Jamal Richards

Jamal Richards
Where are you from?
Brooklyn

What are your interests/hobbies?
International politics

What interests you about the West Side?
People always say that the West Side is the new booming place to be and I am curious to know why.

What communication experience do you have?
Writer for Word on the Street newspaper

#JamalRichards  #BengalNewsWest

BNW reporter profiles: Kadija Bah and Corrinne Wheatley

Kadija Bah
Where are you from?
Harlem

What are your interests/hobbies?
Dance, woman empowerment

What interests you about the West Side?
Discovering the neighborhood

What communication experience do you have?
Internship with WBAI in NYC, currently working at WBNY and interning at The Odyssey Online, radio show at a previous college

#KadijaBah  #BengalNewsWest


Corrinne Wheatley
Where are you from?
Syracuse

What are your interests/hobbies?
Irish dance and photography

What interests you about the West Side?
I live on the West Side, so I am interested in the issues affecting the area around me.

What communication experience do you have?
Journalism coursework 

#CorrinneWheatley  #BengalNewsWest

BNW reporter profile: Jae Tomlinson

Jae Tomlinson
Where are you from?
Lockport

What are your interests/hobbies?
Cooking, music, entertainment, sports, tattoos, the sunrise and sunset

What's your experience with communications?
Journalism major, mini film projects with friends

#JaeTomlinson  #BengalNewsWest

BNW reporter profiles: L'Oreal Adams and Deshawn Bolden

 
L'Oreal Adams

Where are you from? 

 Long Island

What are your interests/hobbies?

My interest includes reading, and writing. Some of my hobbies are listening to music, dancing, going out to eat, shopping, and making clothes. 


What interests you about the West Side?
What interests me about the West Side is its diversity. There are so many people from different parts of the world it allows you to learn more about their culture. It reminds me of a mini Manhattan.

What are some of your previous work experiences in the communications field.
I wrote for our school newspaper, The Record. I was a member of BSC-TV where we created our own news segments that aired on campus television. I’m currently training at our campus radio station to have my own talk show on WBNY 91.3FM. 

#L'OrealAdams #BengalNewsWest

 

Deshawn Bolden
Where are you from? 

The Bronx
What are your interests/hobbies?

Sports, hanging with friends, and anything else that’s fun


What interests you about the West Side

Its history and the amount of work that can be put it to improve the atmosphere

What are some of your previous work experiences in the communications field? Interned at TWC News Buffalo and at WABC-TV in NYC

#DeshawnBolden  #BengalNewsWest












 

Monday, February 29, 2016

BNW reporter profile: Maris Lambie

Maris Lambie
Where are you from?
Tonawanda

What are your interest/hobbies?
I am interested in photography, going to house shows, and writing when I have the time.

What interests you about the West Side
I’m interested in learning about the community and supporting local businesses.
Previous work in communications. 
Staff writer for The Record
                                                     
#BengalNewsWest  #MarisLambie