Centre County Report In Estonia

Newscast/Video posted May 2, 2023 in Centre County Report, International Reporting In Estonia by Centre County Report, International Reporting

Our team of Penn State University student journalists traveled to Estonia to report on the people, places, and news that make this land unique. From NATO troops near the Russian border preparing for conflict, to an initiative for young women in STEM, to how Estonians are preserving their medieval history, and a look at sauna culture unique to Estonia. Join us as we take you around this fascinating country.

About the Contributors

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Matt Noah

Freshman / Broadcast Journalism

Matt Noah is a freshman based 6 hours away, 30 minutes outside of Boston in Framingham, MA. He is a Boston sports fan but can keep a conversation in any sport thanks to his passion. Big fantasy football enthusiast. Planning to pursue a career in Broadcast Journalism.

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Logan Bourandas

Third-Year / Broadcast Journalism

Logan Bourandas is a third-year broadcast journalism major from Long Island, NY. He is a the news director for CommRadio and the host of Ducks on the Pond, which is an all-baseball talk show on CommRadio. He is also a sports writer, broadcaster and podcaster for CommRadio. He got his start as the station manager for his high school radio station WPOB in his hometown of Plainview, NY, where he hosted numerous radio shows and was involved in sports broadcasts. You can contact him at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

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Adam Babetski

Sophomore / Communications

Adam Babetski is a third year from Sterling, Virginia majoring in broadcast journalism. To contact him, email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

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Andrew Buckman

Freshman / Broadcast Journalism

Andrew Buckman is a Broadcast Journalism from Alexandria, Virginia. He is a member of COMMRadio, as well as the club handball team and other university clubs at Penn State.

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Hannah Markovich

Freshman / Broadcast Journalism

Hannah Markovich is a freshman within the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications. She is a part of CommRadio and 46Live. Hannah is a well-ordered, productive student who is committed to providing her peers with upmost kindness and respect, having a positive attitude throughout life and becoming the most determined student she can possibly be. She strives to become a distinguished broadcast journalist who will bring new, creative ideas to the business that will keep media alive and interesting. She would love to eventually pursue her goal of becoming a main anchor on the Good Morning America broadcast one day.  Her email is .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

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Anjelica Rubin

Freshman / Broadcast Journalism

Anjelica Rubin is a freshman from State College, Pennsylvania with plans to major in broadcast journalism and political science at Penn State. She is a reporter and anchor for CommRadio’s news department, has interned for publications like the Centre County Gazette, and works as a field reporter for Penn State Network News. If you would like to contact her, email her at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

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Joseph Callahan

Four-Year / Broadcast Journalism

Growing up, Joe Callahan Jr. strove to become a professional athlete, even to the point of participating in the walk-on tryouts for the Penn State football team. Now, he strives for a broadcasting career. Host of CommRadio’s live debate talk show and 2021 ‘Talk Show of the Year’, titled ‘Phone Booth’, he is a go to personality in debating professional and collegiate sports on the airways. Being mostly an on-air talent, he is also an analyst on Penn State Sports Night, the sports debate show on Penn State Network Television Network, host and analyst on The Sportsblitz, the sports talk show on TheLion90.7FM, an anchor for Centre County Report, the student local news station of Centre County, host on After the Whistle, Penn State’s local high school football recap show, the creator of The Valley Network, a mainly sports television broadcasting network. In the professional, he was on the media team for the 2022 Valley League Summer Champions, the Charlottesville Tom Sox.

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Carlos Garcia

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Carlos Garcia is a junior from Miami, Florida, studying broadcast journalism. Carlos is involved with play-by-play for various Penn State sports and is a contributing writer for sports articles in CommRadio. Outside of CommRadio, Carlos is an Executive Producer for “After the Whistle”, a news anchor for PSN News, and the Creator of “Valley Network Sports”. Carlos has had the opportunity to report internationally in Estonia and work with the MLB Network as a sophomore. His career goals include covering news and sports at a national level. To contact him, email him at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

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Mackenzie Daly

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