Hi everyone!  I am WIBW’s newest reporter, and I’m happy to be in Topeka.

I recently graduated from Northwest Missouri State University (D-2 football champs, finally!) in December 2009 where I majored in Broadcasting and minored in Political Science.

I started my broadcasting experience in college radio.  I co-hosted the morning show on 106.7fm.  They called me “Suzie the Newsie.”  I also anchored our live news show News 8 Now on campus.  I interned at KRCG, the CBS affiliate in Jefferson City, Mo., and worked at 90.5 and 88.9fm, KXCV/KRNW, the NPR affiliate in northwest Missouri. 

I was born in Pensacola, Fl., but moved to the Midwest at a young age, so I feel right at home here in Topeka.  Truthfully though, I still miss the warm weather.  I’m always cold here!  Maybe it’s poor circulation. 

Interest-wise, of course, I love watching the news and learning new things.  I’m also vegetarian and I love animals.  I have a black cat named Sassafras Molasses who enjoys sleeping and eating mostly, and manages to keep me entertained most of the time. 

Most importantly, I entered this profession to help people.  So if you have a story idea or experience you’d like to share, just let me know.