PBS NewsHour Hires New Reporter-Producer

PBS NewsHour has hired Katelyn Polantz to be a brand new reporter-producer. She starts on April 9. Polantz comes to the program from the Roanoke Times where she was purportedly known for her "scoops." Among other things, she interned at Bloomberg and completed a fellowship at Poynter. See the internal memo from Politics Editor Christina Bellantoni... I'm pleased to announce that Katelyn Polantz will be joining the politics team as a reporter-producer starting April 9. Katelyn joins the NewsHour from the Roanoke Times, where she's been reporting since 2009. A Johnstown, Pa. native, Katelyn interned at KDKA-TV in college and at Bloomberg News after graduation. She was editor in chief of her college newspaper, the Pitt News. She worked with Final Cut during a fellowship at Poynter. She's earned a reputation in Roanoke for her scoops -- a story about under-the-table raises for a school superintendent prompted him to step down three weeks later -- as well as for her innovation -- she was the first reporter at the paper to live tweet events, and found her sources for a story on Hurricane Irene using social media. Katelyn also oversaw a training camp for high school students producing a weekly publication for teenagers. During the interview process, we were impressed with Katelyn's confidence, thoughtful suggestions for the NewsHour's coverage on and off the air, and with her passion for politics. That also came across when we talked with her references, who said that she's been determined to move to Washington to cover politics for years. "She's an idea factory," one told me. "She works at something until she becomes the best," another said. We're thrilled to have her on our team during this exciting election year. Please join me in welcoming Katelyn (@kpolantz) to the NewsHour family. She'll be by next Thursday for a visit to the studio. Best, Christina

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