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Newscast III
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Blair Fairman - Junior |
Major: Broadcast Journalism, Minor: Family and Human Development Blair is a junior at USU with a major in broadcast journalism and a minor in FHD. She laughs more than anyone, and often gets in trouble for it. Blair is hoping to leave Logan as soon as possible and pursue her dream as a sports reporter. STORIES BY BLAIR |
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Alex Jenkins - Junior |
Major: Broadcast Journalism Alex was the first leading rebounder and second leading scorer in the state of Idaho his senior year of basketball so he's kind of a big deal. Alex is going to go into Sports Broadcasting and hopefully will be an editor when he grows up. As a huge fan of the video game "Halo" you might call him a nerd as well. Alex also loves "Smash Brothers" He loves playing Foosball and feels it needs to be an Olympic sport in the future. He LOVES music. It defines his soul. This is his first semester doing News and he is scared out of his mind! STORIES BY ALEX |
Newscast II
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Haleigh Munson - Senior |
Major: Broadcast Journalism Haleigh Munson is broadcast major at Utah State University originally from Columbia, South Carolina. She attended Dreher High School and is the daughter of Michael and Maggie Munson. From 2007-2008 Haleigh relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a position with the casting department of ABC's hit show Extreme Makeover Home Edition. Thanks to her three brothers and their love of sports her goal is to one day work with ESPN. STORIES BY HALEIGH |
Jason Sanders- Senior |
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Major: Broadcast Journalism Jason was born for TV! He has loved his time at ATV News and has also enjoyed interning at ABC4 news in Salt Lake City and MTV in New York. Not only does this man have ambition ladies, but he's also ATV News' most eligible bachelor...hubba hubba! STORIES BY JASON |
Kendra Morris - Junior |
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Major: Broadcast Journalism After graduating in broadcast journalism, Kendra hopes to work for a news station in Utah as a field reporter, and then as a day time anchor in the studio. She enjoys the news and can never get enough of it. Since she was young, she has enjoyed asking questions to anyone who would talk to her. She also enjoys sailing with her husband and eating Indian food. STORIES BY KENDRA |
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Lindsay Anderson -Junior |
Major: Broadcast Journalism Lindsay loves going to the beach or anywhere else in nature. She is very interested in politics, and considers herself an unaffiliated liberal, but tends to lean towards the Democratic party. When she isn't working on ATV-News or Cache Rendezvous, she is writing for The Utah Statesman, working for Fusion HD Radio, and solving advocacy issues for on-campus housing residents as the RHA VP of Public Relations and Advocacy. Lindsay loves listening to music. Some of her favorite artists are Ingrid Michaelson, Ben Folds, Kate Nash, Damien Rice and Regina Spektor. She loves to sing, and plays the guitar in her spare time. She also prides herself on being strong, and loves wrestling and getting dirty. Her favorite foods are sushi, Mexican food, and lasagna. Lindsay loves reading and enjoys a good, competitive game of Scrabble or Settlers of Catan any day. STORIES BY LINDSAY |
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Maricela Abarca-Senior |
Major: Broadcast Journalism and Spanish Mari was born in Guerrero Mexico but at the age of two came to the United States and grew up in Idaho(Yes God's Country). She is a senior persuing a degree in Journalism and Spanish in hope of someday working for a Spanish news station such as Univision or Mun2; hopefuly as an editor or producer. She love love loves to go to Mexican dances!!! because there is no greater feeling then seeing those cowboys with their tight pants and pointy boots, dancing to Mexican music!!! She truely loves her culture and is dedicated to bringing more awareness of diversity in the mass media. She is also a part of Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority which is truely something she cares alot about :D and she loves her sisters!!! STORIES BY MARI |
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Sarah Condie - Junior |
Major: Broadcast Journalism, Minor: Health and Wellness Sarah is a junior at Utah State, majoring in Broadcast Journalism with a minor in Heath and Wellness. Sarah recently got married to Garrett Condie and is grateful for his support in this time-consuming major. She enjoys running, performing, and the outdoors of Cache Valley. After graduation, Sarah plans to work in the broadcast industry and work her way up to top. Watch out Barbara Walters, there's not stopping her! STORIES BY SARAH |
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Scott Anderson- Senior |
Major: Broadcast Journalism Scott loves all fields of broadcast, including radio. Scott helped start the USU school radio station Fusion HD3. Among Scott's many talents, he is an excellent cook. His specialty is spaghetti! Something many people might not know about scott is that under his tough-guy exterior there is a hopeless romantic. He enjoys watching romantic comedies; his favorite is The Princess Bride. When Scott is not being a DJ for the radio or watching his favorite movies, he is mastering the arts of singing in the car, lacrosse, and ballroom dancing. STORIES BY SCOTT |
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Todd Heaps - Senior |
Major: Broadcast Journalism Todd was born in St. George, Utah and has lived in Utah most of his life, except for a brief stint in New York. He is a junior and studying Broadcast Journalism. He loves sports, mainly football, basketball and baseball. Blessed with a face for television, Todd hopes to use his degree in sports broadcasting. He's married(sorry ladies) with zero kids(sorry kids). Other than sports, he loves music and spends most of his free time writing music on the piano. STORIES BY TODD |
Newscast I
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Brett Lopinsky - Senior |
Major: Broadcast Journalism, Minor: Sociology Brett is a film genious. It's a good thing he's a ATV News so he can show his peers how to pull off his artistic film flair. At the end of this school year, Brett will be attending film school. Soon he'll be thanking the Academy. STORIES BY BRETT |
Britta Anderson - Senior |
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Major: Broadcast Journalism Britta was born in Calgary, Alberta, and even though she moved to sunny St. George, Utah at the age of six, she still carries a lot of Canadian pride along with her American patriotism. Britta loves being involved and is having a blast with her broadcast major. After graduating from USU next spring, she plans to begin building a career as a field reporter. STORIES BY BRITTA Working off the Holiday Weight |
Brooke Ward - Senior |
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Major: Broadcast Journalism, Minor: Spanish and Art ATV News is lucky to have this beauty on the scene. Brooke is back up at USU after living for a year and a half in Santiago, Chile. With her major and minor choices, the sky's the limit! STORIES BY BROOKE |
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Janelle Hanson - Senior |
Major: Broadcast Journalism, Minor: Political Science Janelle’s passion for reporting and travelling will be a benefit as she pursues a career as a field reporter after graduation. If you know her, you know she loves to talk. She plans to continue travelling around the world with a camera in hand capturing everything she comes across. Recently she’s been learning about documentary film producing and hopes to produce documentaries. She’s been dancing since she was 3-years-old, plays the guitar, enjoys photography and loves to laugh. She enjoys spending time with her family and can’t get enough of her niece and two nephews. STORIES BY JANELLE |
Jonathan Porras - Senior |
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Major: Broadcast Journalism Don't let this tough guy intimidate you! Jon is as nice as they come. John was born in the small town of Salina, Utah. He graduated from North Sevier High School in 2001. John lived for three years in the driest city in the world. He seems to be ATV Sports only and unofficial hockey reporter. STORIES BY JON |
Joshua Taylor - Senior |
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Major: Broadcast Journalism, Minor: Sports Education Joshua is know around ATV News as JT. He enjoys playing sports and video games. His favorite sport to play and watch is football. In fact, he just finished up on the USU Football Team. STORIES BY JOSH |
Lyonel Gammon - Senior |
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Major: Broadcast Journalism, Minor: Business Managment Lyonel is an ultimate outdoors man. He enjoys hunting and water sports. His goal is to manage in the corporate media field. And with his style and looks he can probably shmooz his way to the top! STORIES BY LYONEL |
Shari Timothy - Junior |
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Major: Broadcast Journalism Shari is in her second year at Utah State. She wants to be a news anchor and do some field reporting. Shari is interested in anything that deals with human behavior. She is an avid pageanter and will be competing for Miss Utah this June. STORIES BY SHARI |
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Ted Stokes - Senior |
Major: Broadcast Journalism, Minor: Law and International Affairs It's safe to say that Ted is the life around ATV News. He can't leave a room without making you smile. After graduating from USU, Ted plans to attend law school and call play by play for college football. STORIES BY TED |
Tyler Larson - Junior |
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Major: Broadcast Journalism Tyler's been a photojournalist for the past three years. He is now looking to break into video. Tyler is all over Northern Utah and Southern California. You can see him cruising around Logan in his pristine Geo Metro with one hub cap! STORIES BY TYLER |
Vanessa Vest - Senior |
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Major: Journalism and Communications, Minor: Psychology Vanessa has been invovled with various USU clubs such as Operation Smile, Friends of the Elderly and Best Buddies. She is currently a DJ on USU's student radio state, Fusion HD3 and also volunteers as the station's promotion director. Vanessa loves to play in the outdoors. She loves wakeboarding, snowboarding, hiking, biking, camping and much more. Vanessa wants to work in media, prefeably promoting extreme sports or any other company that is involved in public relations, broadcasting and radio. She hopes to use her versatility to advance her career. STORIES BY VANESSA |










