FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 23, 2011 Contact:
Suzanne Irwin, Studio One Director of Marketing, UND (701) 777-3818 Maddy Ackerman, Studio One Marketing Team, UND (701) 777-4346
MINOT NATIVE INTERNS AS A WEATHER TEAM MEMBER WITH AWARDWINNING TELEVSION SHOW Stephanie Waldref brings reporting, editing and writing skills to Studio One GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Minot N.D. native Stephanie Waldref is in her second semester at Studio One, an award-winning television show produced at the University of North Dakota. As a member of the weather team, she develops weather segments for the live telecast each week. This means she shoots video, writes scripts and edits story footage. “[I’ve] learn so much from watching and helping other people,” she says. Waldref adds the professionalism, communication and technological skills she has developed at Studio One will be an asset to her well beyond her years at UND. In addition to her internship and academics, Waldref is also involved in other campus activities. She is a member of the American Meteorological Society and Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Waldref is a 2010 Minot High School graduate and is the daughter of Randy and Julie Waldref. She will graduate from UND in May 2014 with a degree in atmospheric sciences. She says she plans for a career in front of the camera after graduation. “I would love to become a broadcast meteorologist,” she adds. Studio One is an award-winning news and information program produced at the University of North Dakota Television Center. The program airs live on UND Channel 3 on Thursdays at 5 p.m. The program can also be seen by viewers in Bismarck-Mandan, Dickinson, Fargo, Jamestown, Minot, Ray and Steele, N.D.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Denver and Colorado Springs, Colo.; Winnipeg and Brandon, Manitoba and online at www.studio1.und.edu. -30-