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NABJ Conference
Student and Mentors
 Shayla Reaves
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The ultimate dream job of Shayla, a senior at Northwestern University? Host of the Today Show. The bulk of her experience has been in television, but she wants to try everything at least once. Shayla was named after a fashion show commentator from the 80s (on Ebony Fashion Fair). She just finished a 1-year term as president of the NABJ student chapter at her school.
Shayla's Mentor: Tandaleya Wilder, News Director, WSHU, Fairfield, CT
 Andrew Etuk
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Andrew is a '05 graduate of the home of the Bobcats, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX. He founded his school's African Student Union. Andrew's dad is from Nigeria, and his mom is from Louisiana. They met in Houston, where Andrew was born and reared. At TSU, Andrew was the anchor of the student TV program, and worked at KTSW-FM.
Andrew's Mentor: Leah Fleming – Morning Edition Host/Reporter, WABE, Atlanta, GA
 Sabrina Hersi-Issa
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Sabrina is a fifth-year senior at Ohio State University, a news assistant at WOSU-AM, and is of Somali heritage. She says Somali food is similar to Ethiopian, but spicier. So spicy, in fact, that it is traditionally served with a banana, to mitigate the heat. She spent last summer studying human rights and conflict resolution at the University of Bologna, in Italy.
Sabrina's Mentor: Christopher Johnson, Producer, News & Notes with Ed Gordon, Los Angeles, CA
Angela Taylor
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Angela graduated from Duquesne University this year, but she has never ridden the famous Duquesne Incline. She was a student reporter at WDUQ-FM, and loves radio, but it was TV where she found it easier to get a job. She is set to start as web producer/writer at KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh. Angela loves going to Pirates games.
Angela's Mentor: Bob Butler, Vice President of Diversity, Infinity Broadcasting
 Marissa Harris
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In May, Marissa graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with scholastic honors as a theater-journalism double major. Before graduating, Marissa spent a semester abroad in London. Marissa loves to read, is an avid "Star Wars" fan, and always, always makes room for Jell-O. She is currently penning her first full-length drama "The Auction", which centers on a privileged mulatto slave named Jacqueline and her flight to freedom.
Marissa's Mentor: Sarah Mobley, Supervising Producer, Morning Edition Washington, DC
 Akilah Amapindi
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Akilah was born in Jamaica but reared in Staten Island, NY. She is a 2004 graduate of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. Akilah wrote for her college newspaper —the Kenyon Collegian — and even founded a service sorority on campus. But her most rewarding experience was her post-graduate internship at the National Broadcasting Corporation in Windhoek, Namibia in Southern Africa.
Akilah's Mentor: Leoneda Inge, Reporter, WUNC Radio, Chapel Hill, NC
Project Staff
Managing Editor:
Danyell Irby, Supervising Senior Producer, Newscast, NPR, Washington, DC
Technical Advisor:
Tom Krymkowski, Freelance Engineer/multi-media specialist,
San Francisco, CA
Project Director:
Doug Mitchell, Next Generation Radio Project Manager, NPR, Washington, DC
Additional Support:
Charles Edwards, Morning Edition Host/Reporter, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Atlanta, GA
Webmaster:
Rachel Basofin, National Public Radio
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