LOCAL NEWS

Long Island native and New Hampshire resident, Dennis J. Foley is a multimedia journalist and media entrepreneur. Along with starting a network of local news outlets, Dennis has been the News Director at WRHU-FM in New York, where he has interviewed many local politicians and bigger names like Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and former Congressman Rick Lazio.

Wife, mother, runner, local news junkie and somone who is trying to learn the art of video production.

Jasun served in the military before returning to school and graduating with a bachelor's degree in Education from North Georgia College and State University. He has worked in both the public and private sectors, and he has interned at a local news affiliate. He is currently working towards a graduate degree in English. He and his family live in the metro Atlanta area.

I am currently working as an Assignment Desk Manager for a local TV news station. Before this I was a reporter for a local Long Island newspaper. I love local news and writing. I also volunteer on the board of a civic organization.

Utah Society of Professional Journalists' "Reporter of the Year". Local News Editor for The Spectrum & Daily News. Former rock critic for the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner and has written for national publications such as Us Weekly and others.

Jaci Clement is executive director of the Fair Media Council, a nonprofit organization advocating for quality local news and educating the public on how to recognize it. She grew up dividing her time between Youngstown, Ohio and Fairfax, Va. before moving to Long Island.

I am a recently qualified journalist. I have had experience writing local news and celebrity stories. I have worked at my local paper and had work experience at a showbiz news agency and The Mail on Sunday.

Politics have always been a great interest to me anything that has to do with it I like to read or write about. I grew up in Louisiana I was pretty much forced to pay attention to politics, because there it is a very important topic. Writing has always been a great way for me to put my opinion in the open. I am a very avid news watcher and listener, I think if you are informed about world news and local news it helps in every part of life.

Mari Fagel aka Your Legal Lady is a reporter, host and analyst dedicated to covering headline legal news. She is a regular contributor to Huffington Post and Yahoo News, where she has written about high-profile cases, including Dr. Conrad Murray, George Zimmerman and Jerry Sandusky. Her legal analysis has been featured on CNN, Geraldo Rivera, HLN online, BBC radio, Salon, BlogHer and Galtime. She is the founder of Your Legal Lady, a blog devoted to covering high-profile legal and crime news. Mari co-hosts The CrimeLine, a weekly web show on Spreecast with Jon Leiberman, a former America’s Most Wanted Correspondent. The interactive webcast features true crime stories, interviews with crime victims and analysis of headlining crime news. She also works as a Legal News correspondent for WWRL 1600 AM radio in New York, contributing to Your Legal Rights radio show each Tuesday night. Mari is also an on-air reporter for NY1 News, Time Warner Cable’s 24-hour local news channel in New York City and a host on AfterBuzzTV: The Aftershow Network. She has worked as an on-air reporter for the NBC affiliate in Topeka Kansas and interned with NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, FOX News Chicago and the Cook County Public Defenders Office. She received her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and is headed to UCLA Law School in her hometown of Los Angeles in the fall. If you have a legal news tip or want to share your thoughts, follow her on Twitter @MariFagel

Yolanda has more than a decade of experience in media, having worked in radio, local news, cable, network and private industry. Yolanda's talent has taken her from positions at national outlets like ABC News and ABC Radio to Washington, DC's NewsChannel 8 and WJLA. She's also experienced at working for start-up organizations like the Retirement Living Network (RLTV), the US office of the production company WebsEdge and, her recent project, an internal website for the Federal Aviation Administration. Yolanda began her career as a videotape librarian at ABC News, working with producers during the hotly contested presidential election of 2000. Yolanda moves just as easily in the corporate world as she does in the newsroom. She's produced more than 70 films for WebsEdge, a global broadcasting company that specializes in making 5-minute documentary style films for companies. These short films were later shown at national conferences as part of "conference TV" news shows, which Yolanda also produced. Yolanda has a love for all things fashion, travel and gadgets which she's expressing by writing for blogs. Yolanda contributes content to various blogs, ranging from a pop culture/entertainment-focused blog (Witches' Brew) to her most recent client, the First Baptist Church of Sterling, VA, where she blogged, tweeted and managed their Facebook "fan" page. Yolanda has proven expertise in social media, analytics and using new media sites like Facebook and Twitter to expand an online presence for her clients. Yolanda honed her craft at Syracuse University, where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Broadcast Journalism with a minor in Political Science.

Currently based in sunny Southern California, Mary has been a freelance Writer since 1997, writing articles on a wide range of topics including local news, travel, lifestyle, entertainment and environmental issues. Mary also has a background in TV news as a Reporter/Anchor and Producer.

I was born in asmall town in southern Jordan where i finished high school.Then i moved to the city of Amman and attendedthe University of Jordan in the faculty of Arts and got categorize bachelor degree,and then began workingin the Jordanian Television as news reporter and head of the editor of local news bulletin ,then i went back to work as reporter and l still work in this place until now.

Rebecca Morton has been a professional writer since 2007. She wrote for "Night & Day Magazine," which focuses nightlife in Monmouth and Ocean counties in New Jersey, and writes for the "News Transcript," where she covers a variety of local news and acts as a movie critic. Rebecca has a Bachelor of Arts in communications from Monmouth University.

Freelance writer - opinions, events, human interest, local news for Haysville, Kansas. Creative writer - poetry, songs, stories. Bachelor's degree in creative writing from Wichita State University, published in the Haysville Sun-Times, since 1999.

I am a multimedia professional with a diverse range of professional experiences. I'm currently a regular contributor to both ESPN.com and MLB.com. In the past, I've been a local news reporter for network affiliates in small Midwestern markets. My career started off though as one of the Milwaukee Brewers' World Famous Racing Sausages. More of my work can be found on my blog, www.groundruletriple.com

As far as writing goes, like most, I have loved to write since I was able. As a kid I enjoyed writing ficition, because I could create whatever I wanted. After high school I sort of lost touch with my writing but quickly picked it up again while in basic training for the Navy. After traveling around the world and a nice visit to the sandbox, I have quite a few stories that I'd like to share. Currently I work as a producer for a local News/Talk/Sports radio station.

I'm a writer that covers business, politics and local news. I keep my ear close to the ground and report on important topics that seems to get overlooked by other mediums.

I'm Malaysian.Born in KL .Currently staying in Penang for 9 years.I'm a freelance writer with background in Science. My discussion topics include parenting, International and local news comment ,Sport and six sigma.

Ever the passionate traveler, Jeanette answered the door when opportunity knocked to bring her and her husband from Canada to Dubai where they now live, work, and play. A recovering lawyer with an MBA who has recently fled the corporate world, Jeanette has written on various legal and business issues in her past life, but is now pursuing a freelance writing career writing for a local news site and magazines.

Glen Mcfadden | Real Estate Broker, Small Business Owner, and Local News Columnist. Glen holds a B.A. in Communications from the University of San Diego, and enjoys spending his off-time in the outdoors with his wife and 2 children.

Journalist specializing in local news, entertainment and all-things Disney.

Jennifer Waite is a freelance writer and photo-journalist; she covers local news for Tucson, national news, celebrity and music news, and more. Jennifer Waite is also the Tucson Rock Music Examiner on Examiner.com (see link below).

I have worked for over 25 years in : broadcast and print news operations, and recently took a leap of faith to begin the development of a local news website, offering area residents news content lost through newspaper staff cutbacks.

Nelressa Monique is a journalist/copywriter. She has written copy for Verizon, Comcast, Time Warner, DIRECTV, Dow Jones and Scholastic along with authors, producers, financial specialists, ad agencies and editorials for local news publications.

I'm a Communication Specialist (PIO) for a local school district and a freelance reporter who lives in San Jose, CA with my three children. I began working in education 11 years ago because of my love of working as a local newspaper reporter covering the education, crime, and local news beat. After graduating from San Jose State University in 1997 with a Bachelors in Journalism, I went straight to work as an education and crime reporter for Silicon Valley Community Newspapers(formally Metro Newspapers). Education reporting sparked my desire to work in a school district and in 2001, I began working at the Metropolitan Education District. As MetroED's Communication Specialist (PIO) I'm responsible for the district's press releases, newsletters, and most of the flyers and serve as the media contact for the district. I'm also responsible for the employee intranet, Facebook, My Space, and LinkedIn websites. For nine years I volunteered my time at my children's elementary school putting their yearbook together. As Yearbook Coordinator, I was in charge of all aspects of the yearbook: layout, editing, coordinating, training, and coordinating pictures. I have 3 children and have learned to stretch my budget by using coupons and entering (and winning) contests and sweepstakes. The wins provide my family with free tickets to movies and events that otherwise are not affordable on a tight budget. From time to time, I provide freelance publicity services to others and write freelance articles. Currently on the Yahoo Contributor Network, I'm working on the Yahoo Local project. For this project, I write 100-300 word "blogs" seven days a week about San Jose, Campbell, Mountain View, Milpitas, Palo Alto, and Sunnyvale.

Radio Local News Broadcaster in Spanish

Award-winning, professional reporter and Web Design student. My 9 years in journalism includes being a features writer for the St. Augustine Record, working as a sports reporter for the Tucson Citizen and doing education news for the Jupiter Courier. I am currently an independent reporter working on a 2-year journalism project consisting of 50-100 local news articles.

Ever since I was five years old and scotch tape-bound my first construction paper, purple-crayoned book, I've been passionate about writing. I currently live in Bend Oregon with my husband, a local news personality.

Aileen Harris is a veteran reporter from DeKalb County, Georgia. In 2004, she launched a local news site about DeKalb County.

Words are my life and I want to share my unique perspective with the world. I am 22 and have written for the local news, poetry column, school newspaper and I have recently had my first book published.