As the Appalachia Health News Reporter at West Virginia Public Broadcasting, an NPR member station based in Charleston, W.Va., I reported on a variety of health topics across the region. Alongside my written reporting, I produced audio stories, which aired on All Things Considered weekly and our station’s weekly podcast, West Virginia Week. As part of my role, I covered the state’s legislative actions, appearing on The Legislature Today, a broadcast television show the station produces daily during the annual session. Click the link above to see examples of this work.

In this position, I produced news stories and features daily for Mercer, McDowell, and Tazewell Counties with quick turnaround for print and online deadlines. I also created an original weekly column centered around current affairs in the community and across the globe. I supplied original photographic and video content to support stories and live social media coverage of newsworthy events. I developed and maintained community relationships to ensure community events were covered. I also designed all pages, including written, visual, and ad content, of the Lifestyles section in InDesign. Click the link above to see examples of this work.

In this position, I produced news stories and features daily for five surrounding counties with quick turnaround for print and online deadlines. I supplied original photographic and video content as the publications’ sole staff videographer and photographer to support stories. I also provided live social media coverage of news events. Click the link above to see examples of this work.

I began freelancing for the Charleston Gazette-Mail in July of 2016 covering the City Council Meetings of St. Albans, WV and South Charleston, WV. Click the link above to see examples of this work.

During my time writing for Marshall University's newspaper, The Parthenon I covered the city and politics beat through an election cycle, breaking down local politics for my fellow students. Click the link above to see examples of this work.

Humans of Huntington is a project I began in 2013 inspired by Brandon Stanton, a photographer based in New York City. I began exploring the city I lived in and learned the importance of each member of a community. Click the link above to see examples of this work.