Marian Summerall
Producer/ReporterMarian is a multimedia journalist at Central Florida Public Media working as a reporter and producer for the 'Are We There Yet?' space podcast. She graduated 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 Central Florida Public Media 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 Central Florida Public Media. 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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Warm weather and an upcoming mating season could mean more alligator sightings in Central Florida. -
The winner of the special election will take over the seat of Regina Hill, who was suspended by the governor after charges of elderly abuse and fraud. -
Visit Orlando is looking to Orange County residents to help create a 10-year destination tourism master plan that aims to balance the needs of the community and the tourism economy. -
Space food scientist Vickie Kloeris, speaks about her new book Space Bites, a memoir of her career with NASA preparing food for orbit. -
Varda Space Industries is working on pharmaceutical research in space that could help produce HIV therapy drugs at a much lower cost. -
A total solar eclipse will darken the skies in parts of the U.S., in Central Florida, people will see a darkening effect and crescents of sunlight and shadow everywhere. -
The historically Black sorority started its 71st South Atlantic Regional Conference with a presentation on voting engagement and protection. -
Viewers across the country are gearing up for the upcoming solar eclipse, and scientists are using this time to launch rockets into the skies – for science! -
Since the dawn of human spaceflight more than 60 years ago, around 680 people have been to space. Only about 70 have been American women astronauts. -
An investigation by Florida Department of Law Enforcement alleges Hill mistreated a 96-year-old constituent, spending more than $100,000 of the woman’s money. -
It’s Women’s history month and ‘Are We There Yet?’ is exploring the women that made history in space with Wendy Lawrence, a veteran NASA Astronaut. -
In Texas, Starship’s third orbital test flight was a win for SpaceX. Here in Florida, the Space Coast is celebrating the life of Robert Osband.
