Marian Summerall
Producer/ReporterMarian is a multimedia journalist at WMFE 90.7 working as a reporter and producer for the 'Are We There Yet?' space podcast. She is a recent graduate from the University of Central Florida with a bachelor’s degree in English literature and two minors in journalism and mass media communications. Before joining the WMFE team, she worked in public radio with NPR’s Next Generation Radio producing a multimedia story on what it means to be a Floridian. Marian was the executive producer on the “Sounds of Central Florida” project which was a partnership between the Nicholson School of Communication and Media and WMFE. Aside from radio, Marian was an intern at Oviedo Community News that covers the Oviedo and Winter Springs area. She also covered and reported on the 2022 midterm election for the Orlando Sentinel, Central Florida’s newspaper of record. During her time at UCF, Marian reported and wrote articles published by the campus news site NSM Today and the student magazine Imprint.
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Signs of phosphine were detected in the atmosphere of Venus alluding to signs of life on the hot planet. Plus, a new era of moon exploration has started.
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A new book by space journalist Loren Grush dives into the stories of the first female astronauts. Plus, a look at the new decadal survey outlining the next 10 years of space exploration.
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A NASA mission to the asteroid Psyche could shine light on the history of planetary formation.
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Sound that is collected by tiny microphones are being used to understand Martian life and create musical symphonies.
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After Hurricane Idalia hit Florida early Wednesday morning, normal operations are slowly starting to reopen county by county.
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Pets can become lost or harmed during hurricane season. It's important to keep your animals safe.
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John Shoffner is working to inspire the next generation of astronauts to follow in his path. We also eplore the theoretical existence of white holes.
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The crew of four will have to wait at least another day before another launch attempt.
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Scientists are working to understand climate change both here on Earth and on Mars. On Earth, these warmer temperatures are part of human-driven climate change. On Mars, understaning the planet's climate history is helping scientists uncover the possibility past life.
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The acquisition by Aldi is focused on the southeast with 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket locations.
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Cooking for astronauts, space news around the world and a conversation with NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg.
