I can’t remember a time when news wasn’t part of my life. Growing up, our kitchen radio was always on in the morning, and I’d sit with my mom in the evening to watch the local news. My dad, a former Latin teacher, used newspapers to highlight “SAT words.”
I remember the thrill of being interviewed by a local TV journalist about my school play. Years later, as a teenager, I was equally excited to be quoted in a newspaper about Cardinal O’Connor’s last midnight Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
“I grew up on Long Island and can’t express how fortunate I feel to be able to report in and on the community I love.”
I grew up on Long Island – in West Islip – and can’t express how fortunate I am to report for NewsdayTV in and on the community I love. If it matters to you, it more than likely matters to me, too.
Telling Long Islanders’ stories and being there during their best, and sometimes worst, moments is a privilege I don’t take lightly. Working for Newsday, the paper I grew up reading, and its multimedia components, is truly an honor.