Staff
News Director · She/Her
Mika Ellison is a fourth-year from San Diego, CA studying Journalism and English. When she’s not doing homework or talking loudly, she is doing the LA Times crossword, rewatching her favorite movies, and frantically assembling audio packages.
Executive Producer · She/Her
Jessica Watts is a third-year journalism and anthropology major from the Chicago suburbs. When she’s not using her love for journalism to write essays and create packages for WNUR, you can find her watching Glee, quoting Pitch Perfect, or finding something to unhealthily obsess over.
Executive Producer · She/Her
Karrah Toatley is a third-year studying journalism, sociology and data science. She usually spends the little free time she has watching tv or trying to catch up on the latest music releases.
Campus and Local Editor · He/Him
Edward Simon Cruz is a second-year studying journalism and secondary teaching in education. When he’s not creating and editing Campus/Local stories or reporting for The Daily Northwestern, he likes watching movies, reading, and going on random walks.
Arts and Entertainment Editor · He/Him
Max Milo is a third year studying Radio/TV/Film, Data Science, and Human Computer Interaction. He can be found almost exclusively in the Arts & Entertainment section, whether he’s uploading packages or assembling them himself. In his free time, he loves playing soccer for fun, watching the Hulu original romcom Palm Springs, and roaming around campus or Chicago with friends.
Oddities Editor · She/Her
Georgia Kerrigan is a sophomore studying journalism and sociology. Her favorite activities include adding to her Ira Glass shrine, exclusively re-watching Wes Anderson movies and old PBS shows, and talking to the cashiers at Trader Joe’s.
Recruitment and Events Chair · She/Her
Gabby Shell is a second year studying journalism and gender studies (and maybe lit… or sociology… who knows?). A woman of many hats, Gabby is known for taking near-daily trips to Target, making mediocre lattes at Backlot, and scrambling to put together packages last minute.
Recruitment and Events Chair · He/Him
Paul O’Connor is a third-year from Baltimore studying RTVF. In his free time, he enjoys reading, playing around with grass, and watching Youtube compilations of celebrities yelling at paparazzi.
DEI Chair · He/Him
Alex Huerta is a second-year student from Texas studying Journalism and English. When not producing a package, he likes antique shopping, collecting cat paraphernalia and contemplating running a way to start a farm.
Mulitmedia Chair · He/Him
Gabe Shumway is a Sophomore studying Journalism and Environmental Policy and Culture. Aside from journalism, Gabe also enjoys card games and exploring obscure facts, from 1880s Baseball Reference pages to american elections from centuries ago
Website Editor · any
Sophia Casa is a second year studying journalism, computer science, and theatre. When not working on packages for WNUR News, they are either at build for a show, running, collecting useless wikipedia information, or their favorite place on earth, the Evanston AMC
Staff & SP of The B-List · He/Him
Bazil Frueh is a third-year studying journalism, art history, and IMC. When he’s not running the B-List like it’s the navy, he enjoys practicing for Survivor and listening to Katy Perry deep cuts.
Staff & SP of NU Sports Report · He/Him
Brendan Preisman is a fourth year studying journalism and US history. When he’s not watching sports, covering sports, or ignoring homework, he enjoys listening to music (shoutout Spotify’s “people pleaser cat” daylist) and exercising.
Staff & SP of Concert Countdown · She/Her
Justine Fisher is a third-year studying journalism. In her free time, she likes hiking, listening to music, and watching Netflix.
Staff & SP of Fairweather Friends
Juliet Allan is a third year studying journalism, linguistics and gender & sexuality studies. When she’s not meticulously monitoring the weather for the next segment of Fair Weather Friends, you can find them chatting with friends, collecting knick-knacks, or on a walk blasting music in their headphones.
Staff · She/Her
Ari Bernick is a fourth year studying journalism, history and legal studies. When she’s not recording Daily Cat packages, she likes running Northwestern’s Undergraduate Admissions TikTok, directing TEDxNorthwesternU, and hanging out with friends.
Staff · He/Him
Aidan Chung is a third year studying journalism and economics. Outside of WNUR News, he is a feature writer for Student Affairs Marketing, the PR & Marketing Chair of the Undertones A Cappella, and loves to go for runs, cook, and listen to music.
Staff · She/Her
Ashna Patel is a third year majoring in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Russian and Eastern European Studies. When not experimenting with new baking recipes at midnight, she loves crocheting, reading, and talking about the Eras tour.
Staff · She/Her
Anavi Prakash is a second year studying journalism. Beyond finding cool stories to report on, she enjoys sleeping, watching Disney movies and coming up with bad jokes.
Staff · She/Her
Darasimi Bankole is a first year studying journalism, with a minor in Spanish. She enjoys exploring new cultures which is where her love for languages comes from as she speaks four languages and is currently learning a fifth. She also has a podcast that has been running for three years where she discusses social issues. In her free time, she enjoys watching trashy reality tv shows such as 90 Day Fiancé!
Staff · She/Her
Ella Smith is a sophomore from New York City studying Data Science and French. When she’s not reporting or producing in the OACR, she’s creating new playlists, solving the NYT crossword, or staring longingly across Lake Michigan.
Staff · She/Her
Erica Schmitt is a fourth-year studying journalism and political science with a track in IMC. When she isn’t at WNUR, you can find her at Political Union or making podcasts at The Daily Northwestern. She loves Gilmore Girls and listening to Bon Iver or Harry Styles on vinyl!
Staff · She/Her
Ilse von Heimburg is a second year studying journalism and history. When she’s not making Daily Cats, anchoring, or co-bylining stories with Mary Amelia, you can probably find her on a run or reading. Likes include reality TV, mint chip ice cream and her friends. Dislikes olives, staying up late and the Kansas City Chiefs. Loves WNUR.
Staff · She/Her
Isabel Lockowitz is a first year studying Communications and Psychology. In her free time, she enjoys thrifting, trying new coffee shops, listening to music and binge watching Netflix shows.
Staff · He/Him
John Kowalski is a first year studying Journalism, Political Science and Philosophy. An avid adventurer, there’s a good chance that you’ll find John most anywhere around Chicagoland, doing anything from swimming in Lake Michigan to singing in jazz clubs throughout the city. Cheers to the beauty of life!
Staff · She/Her
Mary Amelia Weiss is a second year studying journalism and economics. In her free time, she enjoys yapping with friends, watching Fleabag, reading, taking walks, watching new movies, playing the NYT connections, and listening to music. She is from Atlanta GA, loves her dogs, and she’s an unapologetic Taylor Swift fan.
Staff · She/Her
Melody Xu is a second-year journalism student from the San Francisco Bay Area. When she’s not reporting around campus, she loves collecting postcards, making matcha lattes, and exploring Chicago.
Staff · She/Her
Moriah Pettway is a third-year studying journalism with a minor in music technology. When she is not making packages for WNUR she is playing her guitar, eating vegetables and working out.
Staff · She/Her
Naya Reyes is fourth year studying journalism and international studies. When she is not reporting, she is watching Real Housewives, scrolling on Facebook Marketplace and planning out arts and crafts but never actually doing them.
Staff · She/Her
Rachel Spears is a second-year from Pennsylvania and Massachusetts studying journalism and international studies. If she’s not working on a new story, you can probably find her spinning color guard with the marching band, drinking a special treat in downtown Evanston, or enjoying a long walk around campus.
Staff · She/Her
Sofi Pascua is a fourth year studying Theatre and Music. When she’s not exploring the worlds of audio journalism and podcast storytelling, Sofi can often be found performing in student theatre on campus.
Staff · She/Her
Sydney Gaw is a second year from Irvine, CA studying journalism, English and Asian American Studies. When she’s not reporting on arts and pop culture, she loves writing short stories, curating her bookstagram, playing lacrosse, and going on walks with her cat, Hermione.
Staff · She/Her
Tillie Freed is a first year studying journalism and Environmental Science. Outside of WNUR, Tillie enjoys playing for the Northwestern Club Soccer Team, listening to music or podcast while cleaning her room and getting outside whenever possible.