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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Some things in the universe we just can’t see through visible light, so instead, astronomers rely on radio waves and radio astronomy. Plus, from trips to the International Space Station to flybys around the moon, there’s a lot that goes into meal prepping for crews that leave the planet, including taste and dietary needs. -
The detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz is reported to shut down in June. Gov. Ron DeSantis said he has not officially heard anything from the federal government on the closure. -
From 10-day moon missions like Artemis II, to months-long stays on the International Space Station, there’s a lot that goes into thinking about what foods to pack for those astronauts. Plus, the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, founded by some of the original members of Mercury Seven astronauts, awards merit-based scholarships for STEM education. -
The City Beautiful is hosting a series of qualifying competitions known as the Olympic Q. Orlando is the final of four stops that serve as a pathway to the Olympic games held in Los Angeles. -
The proposal from the Florida Department of Education would require state colleges to check all students admitted into an institution are citizens or legally allowed to be in the country. It would affect 28 public state colleges. -
A new pilot program is introducing an active shooter response program to Deltona High School in Volusia County. Once active, the 39 drones will deploy within 15 seconds of being notified. -
The extension of the program aims to reduce drowning, which is the leading cause of accidental deaths in Florida kids between 1 and 4 years old. -
A new location of OCA, Opportunity, Community and Ability, is coming to Longwood that serves youth and adults with special needs. -
Teachers at Freedom Middle and Goldsboro Elementary bring their students along on the journey of Artemis II. -
The Artemis II crewmembers are now on their mission to the moon with 189 food items to choose from. NASA and the crew worked together to develop a menu for the mission that includes a wide variety of foods. -
In an announcement on CNBC, the NASA administrator said he wants NASA to send lunar landers to the moon on a monthly basis to support the agency’s long-term goals, including one day having a permanent lunar base. -
The Pulse nightclub, the LGBTQ venue where 49 people were killed and dozens were injured in a mass shooting, has been demolished. The site will be used for a memorial later this year.
