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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A critics favorite science fiction and horror films plus a look at UAPs. -
While the cyclospora outbreak has ended, local growers and markets say communities are turning to locally grown produce for produce. -
Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa was arrested on grand theft charges and scheming to defraud after misusing grant funds. -
The company Astroscale is working on a spacecraft that will grab a piece of rocket debris in obit and remove it. Then, for the third installment of Space on Tap, a special “Are We There Yet?’ live event series, we talked about the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. -
NASA astronaut Christina Koch, the first woman to fly to the moon, is moving away from spaceflight into a new role with NASA as acting Deputy Chief Engineer. -
A resupply mission is on its way to the International Space Station after launching Tuesday. What science is in store for the crew? Plus, a look at Margaret Hamilton’s career at NASA, a woman whose contributions helped land the first astronauts on the moon. -
Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell said misappropriated funds may have been spent in the Central Florida region, and her office is reviewing all information related to the Hope Florida scandal. -
Scientists will soon be using NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to study galaxies, and how the universe became the way it is. Plus, a new discovery could help NASA better understand how life could exist on other planets in extreme environments. -
Students at Deltona High School in Volusia County held a watch party for NASA astronaut and alumnus Luke Delaney as he launched to the International Space Station. -
The crew includes Florida’s Luke Delaney. The mission’s pilot grew up in DeBary. -
: SpaceX’s massive Starship vehicle went into orbit for the first time. Plus, scientists are on the search for habitable worlds. -
For the first time, the U.S. military has confirmed it has deployed a space weapon in Earth’s orbit. Plus, “When We Find Them” is a new podcast series with Central Florida Public media that explores people have searched for life in our universe.
