Student Reporter & Producer Bios

The Spring 2018 semester TV Journalism class:

Madison Humphrey
News Producer

A young woman with dreams, determination and passion for journalism, Madison is a senior majoring in Media Communication who envisions a life in front of the camera. She believes journalists have the ability to change the world through holding people in power accountable as well as giving a voice to those who wouldn't otherwise be heard. In her third semester with UT:10, she is excited to be our news producer and anchor! Outside the newsroom, Madison enjoys competing in scholarship pageants. She's also dedicated to running her organization, Girl in the Mirror, and volunteering with the National Eating Disorders Association and the River Centre Foundation. In the future, Madison is determined to continue her television journalism career by working her way to becoming an Emmy-Award winning journalist, National Correspondent for ABC News as well as an anchor for Good Morning America. To contact Madison, you can email her at
madison.humphrey@rockets.utoledo.edu or follow her on twitter
@_madisonhumphr3

Justin Dunlop
Sports Producer/Director

Justin is a junior at the University. Since coming to Toledo his biggest passion has been production and camera work. Justin started directing news projects in his TV 2 class and brings his experience to UT:10. Justin is also very passionate about sports and has worked with the ESPN truck crew on multiple productions. His biggest goal for this semester is to perfect his directing skills and help the other reporters find joy in covering and shooting sports, even if it's not their strength.
To contact Justin, you can email him at justin.dunlop@rockets.utoledo.edu.

Alexandria Altwies
Student Reporter

Alexandria is a senior majoring in Media Communication and minoring in Business Administration. Along with being a student reporter for UT:10, she is involved with many organizations on campus including Zeta Phi Eta, Pi Beta Phi, and Lambda Pi Eta. After graduating this May, Alexandria would like to pursue a career in the field of television news or digital media marketing. To contact Alexandra, you can email her at alexandria.altwies@rockets.utoledo.edu

Perry Bender
Student Reporter

Perry is a senior Media Communications. He has an artistic and creative mind, which has led him to the media side of Communication. He enjoys working with others to plan, create, and execute ideas in a hands-on environment. He enjoys reading, writing, sketching and working out in his spare time. Perry enjoys bringing energy and ideas to situations, in addition to taking initiative and leading others. Perry's goals include graduating from college, developing a career in the marketing and media fields, in addition to starting his own business. To contact Perry, you can email him at perry.bender@rockets.utoledo.edu.

Joushua Blount
Student Reporter

Zachary Gogol
Student Reporter

Joushua is a senior at the University of Toledo. He didn't originally plan on going to college, but will be graduating this May. This will be hus second semester as a student reporter for UT:10 News. He plans to use his experience as as a stepping stone to become better at reporting, writing, and learning as much as possible from his peers and professors. Joushua hopes UT:10 will guide him in the right direction and help him make a decision for his next steps in life. Along with UT:10 Joushua is also a manager at a local AutoZone. He enjoys working and bettering himself in every way possible. He likes buying the latest sneakers whenever its possible and watching sports. To contact Joushua, you can email him at Joushua.Blount@rockets.utoledo.edu.

Zach Gogol is a senior majoring in Communication and a minor in Business. Zach is a local kid, born and raised in Toledo. He has been well involved on and off campus, aiming to move to the West Coast after graduating to further his career in the broadcast/radio world. Zach likes to thank his mentor Dr. Deshaun Prephan (High School Teacher) for influencing him to never give up and always go for what you want in life. Dr. Prephan convinced him that the Journalism world is a great environment to be in. Zach is an extremely dedicated worker and always here to help others. He is someone who can be trusted and wants to educate others on the values of “true” reporting, not being a boring robot that reads a prompt. Listen to his radio show (GSN) every Friday at noon on Pod Bean or catch him on UT:10 News. Zach loves what he does and the passion for his career will never evaporate. To contact Zachary, you can email him at
zachary.gogol@rockets.utoledo.edu.

Taylor Haney
Student Reporter

Zachary Johnston
Student Reporter

Taylor Haney is a second semester junior majoring in Media Communications. She currently works as a board operator and radio personality for The Juice 107.3, an Urban AC independent station in the Toledo area. She is also going away to New York this upcoming summer to intern as an editor for VIBE Magazine. After graduation, Taylor plans to work in all areas related to Multimedia Journalism. Outside of UT:10 and class studies, she is a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. She also is an executive board member for the National Association of Black Journalists. Her hobbies include photography and writing poetry. To contact Taylor, you can email her at taylor.haney2@rockets.utoledo.edu.

Zachary Johnston is a junior transfer who got his start taking TV production classes at Dixie State University in St George, Utah. Zach hopes to obtain a Media Communication degree from the University of Toledo. Zach is originally from Huntington Beach, California, where he played football at Santa Ana College and obtained his associates degree. Currently, Zach Participates in the ESPN3 Live Sports Production class as a graphics trainee, as well as being involved with UT:10 News. Zach loves sports and hopes he will one day have a a career as a broadcast journalist for ESPN, NFL Network or Fox Sports. To contact Zachary, you can email him at Zachary.Johnson6@rockets.utoledo.edu.

Kenneth Kruse
Student Reporter

Christian Kunitz
Student Reporter

Born and raised in the small farm town of Woodville, OH, Kenny is a fifth-year senior majoring in Media Communication who will be graduating in May. He is a graduate of Owens Community College (Fall ‘15) and Woodmore High School (2013). Kenny enjoys being active in his quiet hometown with three part-time jobs, church, and in the Woodmore Athletic Dept. At UT, Kenny is a member of Zeta Phi Eta and is a sports reporter for the Independent Collegian. After graduation, his options are open to be an anchor/reporter for a local news station, a sports commentator for CBS, ESPN, or the Big Ten Network, as well as a Public-Address Announcer for a university/professional sports team or even at the Grand Ole Opry. To contact Kenneth, you can email him at
Kenneth.Kruse@rockets.utoledo.edu

A senior at the University of Toledo, Christian is a Media Communication student in his fourth and final year. Prepared to graduate at the end of this semester, he intends to expand on the knowledge of article writing and research, which he's accrued over the past few years. Christian is primarily a radio production student. He's hoping to do Station Imaging and move to Colorado after graduation. A veteran writer, Christian has spent nearly his entire life writing interestingly bizarre fictions for his own pleasure. Now he'll put his skills to the test to interpret the real world. To contact Christian, you can email him at
Christian.Kunitz@rockets.utoledo.edu.

Justin Lackey
Student Reporter

Nickolas Rogoff
Student Reporter

Justin "Jay" A. Lackey is a senior at the University of Toledo. Since enrolling at the University he has become proficient with cameras, producing, and creating scripts. He primarily worked on the ESPN 3 crew with John Eidemiller and Jonathan Mondelli during his freshman year. Jay is using this semester to work on his reporting skills. His favorite class at UT, so far, has been Television II. It helped him learn everything from creating scripts, to directing and much more. In fact, he says he'd retake it again if he could. Jay loves to direct and hopes it will turn into a career as his skills continue to grow. He believes directing builds leadership and the skills to create an idea that people will comprehend. Jay is looking forward to a great semester as a UT:10 News Student Reporter. To contact Jay, you can email him at Justin.Lackey@rockets.utoledo.edu.

Nick is a Communications major with a minor in Marketing. His focus is broadcasting. Being a reporter has not always been something he has wanted to do, but the opportunity could be a big one. He is in his senior year, and is looking to get his career going in the next year or two. He is hard working, focused, and determined to be successful. To contact Nickolas, you can email him at Nickolas.Rogoff@rockets.utoledo.edu.

Justice Sunderland
Student Reporter

Kameran Turner
Student Reporter

Justice Sunderland is a junior at the University of Toledo studying media communications. He plans of graduating in May of 2019 and working as a sports journalist. He is dedicated to his family, faith and career. To contact Justice, you can email him at Justice.Sunderland@rockets.utoledo.edu.

Kameran is a third year student, majoring in Media Communications. She went to Stivers School for the Arts in her hometown, Dayton, Ohio, where she focused on creative writing. Since a young age she has had a passion for writing & was awarded honorable mention for her poetry collection from Scholastics. Her career goal is to become a television producer & produce her own television show. Kameran is very artistic and has an interest in all aspects of communications. To contact Kameran, you can email her at Kameran.Turner@rockets.utoledo.edu.

Rosalyn Whickum
Student Reporter

Katie Zieber
Student Reporter

Toledo native, Rosalyn Whickum, is a senior majoring in media communication. She has co-hosted the Full Effect Radio show of WXUT, and served as a radio intern at a local Toledo radio station, The Juice, WJUC, 107.3 FM. Rosalyn works in the office of New Student Orientation Programs, where she coordinates the office’s social media campaigns. She hopes to one day be a professor of communication at a mid-size college or University. To contact Rosalyn, you can email her at rosalyn.whickum@rockets.utoledo.edu or follow her on twitter @Rosalyn_Whickum.

Katie has always considered herself a news-junkie. Her passion for helping others understand the local impact on national and international decisions is what drove her to journalism. She is a sophomore at the University of Toledo studying Media Communications and Political Science. Katie also works as the weekend evening producer at WTOL Channel 11. Through this experience she’s grown as a writer, become more discerning of newsworthy stories and most importantly fallen in love with Toledo. While Toledo has always been her hometown working in the downtown and watching it come back to life has reaffirmed for Katie that you will truly do better in Toledo. To contact Katherine, you can email her at Katherine.Zieber@rockets.utoledo.edu.

Production Monkey
UT:10 News Mascot

Little is known about Production Monkey. He magically appeared one day several years ago and has been part of the UT:10 News Team ever since. When asked about his upbringing he told UT:10 reporters, "We used to play pretend, give each other different names. We would build a rocket ship and then we'd fly it far away. Used to dream of outer space but now they're laughing at our face saying, "Wake up, you need to make money."" However we doubt this is true because it sounds suspiciously like the lyrics to TWENTY ØNE PILØTS' song, "Blurryface". Production Monkey lives somewhere in a magical cave in the Rocket Hall Studio and makes his appearance every Tuesday to bring smiles to the faces of the cast and crew. To contact Production Monkey, you can email him at Production.Monkey@rockets.utoledo.edu.

Click the links below for past semester UT:10 News reporter bios: