This category is for stories created by students in the Advanced Broadcast Reporting class. These student have already taken the introduction broadcast reporting class, and are now building on those skills with more complicated and more dynamic stories.
Joe Gerin, 23, of Akron, Ohio became well-known as “Longboard Jesus” after he was given the name by his fellow University of Akron peers. He dressed himself up in a “Jesus” costume to make video that went viral, which the name “Longboard Jesus” stuck. “I decided like ok, well I can probably just take this a little bit funnier dressed up as Jesus and get a little video, and sure enough to my attention, it went viral on like Twitter”…
“Ryan always towered over everybody. He was built to play football,” Sharon Zurbrugg said. She is the mother of Kent Roosevelt standout offensive lineman Ryan Anderson. Indeed, he was a freak of nature. As a freshman, he recorded a height and weight of 6’4” and 260 pounds and counting! He ran a 40-yard dash in five seconds and bench pressed 225 pounds 15 times. However, Anderson said that his greatest strength was his legs, squatting 585 pounds three times! Anderson’s…
At the young age of just five years old, Jake Fraley was a star in the making. Every weekend, Jake and his family would get together at their grandparent’s house and play pool with his father, brother and grandfather. Since then, Jake worked tirelessly to get better and better at his craft, challenging anyone who stood in his way. That’s when he decided to get into tournaments. Jake has competed in over 200 tournaments in the last two years while…
NORTH ROYALTON – A small town girl who is making a big time name for herself. 22-year-old, Carrie Esser has been painting and doing art for quite some time now. Esser is a full body painter who has been painting people since she was a junior in high school. “Being able to create something that wasn’t there before I think it’s a really neat thing,” said Esser . After sitting down with her, Carrie described herself as creative and innovative….
With Election Day in two weeks, many local communities are gathering up information on local candidates. In North Royalton, Ohio, a new politician is running for city council. Anton Krieger, 20, has been a resident of North Royalton, Ohio his entire life. Krieger graduated from North Royalton High School in 2018 and already has 3 college degrees under his belt. He is currently pursuing his Master’s degree in Public Administration at Cleveland State University. While originally wanting to be a…
Madison Tromler With an infectious laugh, bright smile and red hair, Nancy Jones seems to be quite happy with life. Although this may be true, Jones has faced a multitude of adversity, despite her positive aura. Born in Ohio, she resides in Ravenna of Portage County in a big brown brick home with a spacious backyard. Nancy and her husband skip around the backyard on a beautiful, Sunday fall afternoon with their three Greyhounds; Sebastian, Hugo and Sophie Grace. Hugo…
Law enforcement officers are killed each year by felonious and accidental incidents in the line-of-duty. A program was implemented to help train and provide officers with data as they protect the community. Reports say that thirty-three officers were fatally wounded in 2019; two being ambushes and four unprovoked attacks. “Whether it’s getting kicked, or getting hit, or getting bit seems to happen more frequently than you might think, even quite honestly somebody spits in our face” says Captain Shearer. Lieutenant…
Everywhere you look someone is on a smart phone. Smart phones and the easy access to information have made us almost dependent on them. One place where you don’t want to catch someone using them is behind the wheel of a car. However distracted driving accidents continue to rise. Sergeant Jim Hentosz works for Akron Police Department and says he sees instances of distracted driving every day. The law is not a primary offense in Ohio which means he cannot…
In May 2008, Carmen Laudota and her family had moved to Streetsboro where she became a city council member up until August 2019. “When I first moved to Streetsboro, there was no pay to play and then we had repeated levy failures,” Laudota said. Soon after, the district scheduled a Board of Education (BOE) meeting where the pay-to-play policy was introduced. Laudota and others approved the policy in hopes that it could buy the district some time to resolve their…
“It’s a huge issue. The issue is we got cars going through our reds when we stop to pick up or disembark students,” said Transportation Supervisor for Kent City Schools, Rick Lewis. It’s an issue happening everywhere in the United States. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, over 800,000 cars illegally pass stopped school busses in America daily. “It’s almost every day one goes through the bus stop sign and they just put on the horn and they…