Centre County Report: April 19, 2019
On today's newscast: an invasive pest in Pennsylvania could sink the agricultural economy statewide. Plus, the Lieutenant Governor made a stop in Centre County to hear from residents about legalizing a controversial drug. And we have more on an Easter tradition that's been passed down for generations.
About the Contributors
Christopher Keating
Senior / Broadcast Journalism
Christopher Keating is currently a senior majoring in broadcast journalism. He currently is a member of the Centre County Report. Christopher has interned in is home state of Georgia where he worked with WRBL News 3 as a reporter. He is also apart of Penn State Sports Night Television Network.
Tyler Olson
Senior / Broadcast Journalism, Political Science
Tyler Olson is a junior majoring in broadcast journalism and political science. He is a student in Centre County Report and a news director for CommRadio. In addition, Tyler covers hockey, basketball and baseball for CommRadio and is a columnist for the Daily Collegian.
Maddie Biertempfel
Senior / Broadcast Journalism and Political Science
Maddie Biertempfel is a senior double majoring in broadcast journalism and political science at Penn State. She currently is news director for CommRadio and a teaching assistant for both COMM165 and a first-year seminar. Previously, she interned at WPSU, where her radio stories placed 7th in the national Hearst competition for radio news and features. She’s also reported for the Centre County Report, interned at C-SPAN and Fox News, served as executive producer of Penn State Network News, and has written articles for the Centre Daily Times and Daily Collegian. Follow her on Twitter @mbiertempfel or email her at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Hannah Mears
Junior / Broadcast Journalism
Ethan Zerbe
Junior / Telecommunications
Carlos Puentes
Senior / Telecommunications
