Deadly Oregon shooting kills 3 children, 1 adult
Daily TV news segment. Breaking. Sourced, cleared and edited all b-roll, sound, graphics, and a package for correspondent & witness hits.
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Featured Work
Unpacking Central Texas' flooding history & preparedness
Daily news podcast segment. Explainer. Analysis from The Texas Tribune. Pitched & produced.
Celebrating Jesse Jackson's legacy, from Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood
National newscast spot reported blocks away from where the civil rights leader founded the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
Inside the debate behind Chicago’s food delivery robots
Radio feature describing the bots' expansion — and what they mean for sidewalk accessibility and jobs. Pitched & reported.
How No Kings is reshaping American political activism
Podcast episode with analysis from one of the movement's organizers, Ezra Levin. Pitched & produced.
New SNAP rules are leaving thousands of Chicagoans at risk
Daily radio spot humanizing the changing eligibility requirements for the federal food assistance program. Pitched & reported.
ICE in Minneapolis — as told by an immigrant living in the city
Two-way clip pulled from a live NPR show, edited and reformatted for social media. Sourced & edited.
A day off the grid, from a finalist of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge
Audio feature exploring the science behind technology addiction — and what it really takes to spend a day unplugged. Pitched & reported.
Full Portfolio
Making money in the age of prison tablets
Two-way for feature podcast/newscast. Produced in collaboration with folks inside Sheridan Correctional Center.
How a group of middle schoolers is commemorating four years of the war in Ukraine
Audio newscast spot.
Chicago area immigration advocates stand in solidarity with Minneapolis
Audio newscast spot.
One man's journey from prison to Chicago's City Hall
Two-way for feature podcast/newscast. Produced in collaboration with folks inside Sheridan Correctional Center.
Chicago Public Schools hosts its annual citywide spelling bee
Audio newscast spot.
Explaining a new approach to support domestic violence survivors
Audio newscast cut/copy. Partnered with a story from the Chicago Sun-Times, WBEZ's sister newspaper.
Pro softball makes its return to Chicago
Audio newscast spot.
Restaurant Week is in full swing — despite the cold — for this Lakeview spot
Audio newscast spot.
A first look at Trump's now-passed megabill
Daily news podcast segment. Analysis from NBC's Sahil Kapur.
The hidden agenda behind “no tax on tips”
Full podcast episode. Highlighting reporting from the New Yorker.
On-the-ground stories from the Texas floods
Daily news segment. Breaking. Firsthand reporting from the Austin-American Statesman.
Why recovering from addiction is so hard in America
Full podcast episode. Spotlighting reporting from a newly released book.
FEMA cuts' impact on natural disaster preparedness + response
Daily news segment. Feature. Analysis from POLITICO.
Why America's insomnia crisis is tricky to solve
Daily news segment. Feature. Perspectives from The Atlantic.
Trump administration's potential test of budget law
Daily news segment. Feature. Exclusive reporting from The Washington Post.
Why United States citizens are moving to Russia under its 'anti-woke' visa
Daily news segment. Feature. Reporting from The Washington Post.
The National Weather Service is shrinking. Meteorologists are sounding the alarm.
Podcast episode. Analysis from Jeff Huffman, a Weather Communications Specialist for Baron Weather.
Former Senator Doug Jones on Americans' trust in the Supreme Court
Two-way clip pulled from a live NPR show, edited and reformatted for social media
President Trump's trade war, explained
Podcast episode. Analysis from Mark Zandi, Chief Economist of Moody's Analytics.
How do you feel about President Trump's use of the National Guard? (audio)
Audio podcast. Edited from a live show.
How do you feel about President Trump's use of the National Guard? (video)
Video podcast. Edited from a live show.
Your questions about AI, answered (audio)
Audio podcast. Edited from a live show.
Your questions about AI, answered (video)
Video podcast. Edited from a live show.
DPS 61 declares both Dennis Lab School campuses structurally unsound, closes buildings for 2023-24 school year
Digital breaking news.
2023 Farm Progress Show, by the numbers
Digital feature.
DFD Fire Station 7 opens doors, marking end of 13-year firehouse revitalization project
Digital breaking news.
‘The best day of the year’: families find more than school supplies at 13th Backpack Attack
Digital feature.
Central Illinois youth rock out at 10th annual First Gig music camp
Digital feature.
Showchoir Camps of America welcomes singer-dancers from across nation to Decatur
Video feature.
‘There is a place for you in this world’: award-winning LGBTQ author visits DPL
Digital feature.
Northwestern hospitality workers celebrate Workers' Retention Ordinance
Audio feature.
Evanston's Healthy Buildings Ordinance postponed
Audio spot.
Inside the lab behind the honeycrisp apple
Audio feature.
Northwestern prepares for on-campus ICE activity
Audio spot.
The Daily Cat
Daily news brief podcast episode.
The secrets of Oak Grove Library Center
Narrative podcast episode.
CTA marks 10 years of Ventra with 'L' station celebration
Audio feature.
NNX
8-minute news brief. Lead producer.
Rogers Park cafe builds community in final months
Feature package.
Northwestern announces Deering Library renovations
90-second general assignment package.
The Chicago Show
30-minute newscast. Technical Director.
Evanstonians "walk the redline" through city's 5th ward
90-second general assignment package.
Brandon's Favorite Spots: The Lakefill
Instagram Reel for @northwesternu and @studentaffnu.
Grindr leaves gay men with mixed emotions amid a culture of social isolation
Digital feature for Northwestern's student magazine.
Class of 2028 + Transfers Profile
Animated video for Northwestern's student orientation programming and university newsletter.
Placemaking: How Evanston turned streets into the Main-Dempster Mile
Video feature for local Evanston news site.
~fall~ in love with Northwestern
Instagram Reel for @northwesternu and @studentaffnu.
Composting how-to
Instagram Reel for @northwesternu and @studentaffnu.