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Matt Baker

Matt Baker is from Florence, South Carolina and has lived there his whole life. He is currently a senior at Francis Marion University where he studies Theatre Arts and Mass Communications. Matt is the Vice President of Alpha Psi Omega (Theatre Honorary Fraternity). He is a Resident Assistant on campus, as well as an orientation leader.

His hobbies include: Professional Wrestling, the Chicago Cubs, the Green Bay Packers, Movies, Theatre, Bluegrass music and anything else that can keep him entertained. Matt credits his happiness in life to his parents and his friends. Matt is very laid back and wants to live everyday like it's his last.

Anna Howard

Anna V. Howard was born and raised in Columbia, SC. Anna is currently a senior at Francis Marion University in Florence, SC. She is majoring in Mass Communication with a concentration in Broadcast Journalism and her minor is French.

Anna plans to graduate from Francis Marion University in May 2009 and is looking forward to entering the "real world". Her desire is to work in television news, either in news reporting or production, after completing her internship at WIS-TV in Columbia, SC. She hopes to one day become a television news anchor and find a way to make the world a better place.

She is currently the president of the Francis Marion University Student Media Association and also for Wesley Foundation, and a member of the Residence Life. In addition to her activities on the campus of Francis Marion, Anna volunteers as a Eucharistic Minister in her church. When she is not in school or studying, she enjoys cooking, traveling, college football, shopping and curling up bed reading a good novel.

Matt McColl

Matt McColl is a senior at Francis Marion University, is majoring in mass communication with a specialty in public relations and is editor of the school newspaper, The Patriot. Matt enjoys playing the drums, reading, running, video games, Clemson and Green Bay Packer football, along with Atlanta Braves baseball. After graduation, he would like to work at a newspaper.

Heather Morgan

My name is Heather Morgan and I attend Francis Marion University. I am a Mass Communication major with a track in Broadcast and a minor in Political Science. I have also taken many years of French which I hope to utilize in my future career. I am excited to be a senior preparing for graduation this December.

I am very proud to be an Alpha Delta Pi Alumna and have enjoyed my four years in the Zeta Phi chapter here. I am a very personable, social, and creative individual who thrives from being around people. That is part of the reason I chose this particular major. I believe that I can make a hands- on difference and touch people's lives with this degree upon graduation. My comfortable presence in front of a large audience, as well as my comfort speaking on camera, can be attributed to my theatre and pageantry experience. I have always enjoyed performing.

I have a beautiful family, an incredible boyfriend, and truly great friends that I surround myself with during my spare time when I am not working. I am Roman Catholic and have a very strong faith in Christ, who I attribute my success to. Being a grounded and honest person is very important to me in all that I do.

John Sweeney

John Sweeney, a native of Poland, OH and a Senior Mass Communication major at Francis Marion University, is entering his second year of reporting for WBTW's "U News". In addition to his contributions here this past spring, John is the Political Correspondent for Francis Marion's student newspaper, The Patriot. He is also an active member of the FMU Theatre department, where he is working on a minor, and has held two leading roles in productions put on by the university. Currently, John is away from Francis Marion, participating in the University of South Carolina's Washington Semester, where he is interning on Capitol Hill. He also is set to participate in an upcoming National Model United Nation's conference, held in Xi'An, China this November.

Vivian Vlahos

My name is Vivian Vlahos and I am originally from Florence, South Carolina. I am 19 years old and attend Francis Marion University. I plan on transferring to Charlotte, North Carolina to finish school and find a job. My major is Mass Communication, with a focus in Public Relations.

In my free time I enjoy reading, working, going to the gym, dancing, traveling, and spending time with my friends and family. My parents were born and raised in Greece and I take pride in my heritage and culture. I have a "big fat Greek family!" just like the movie. My parents moved here to give my brother, sister, and me a better life and more opportunities than they had as children.

My goals in life are to love my job, have a big family one day just like my relatives, help as many people out as I can in life and learn as much as I can in the process. I believe that no matter how much you get paid, if you have passion and love for your job, then you're already rich. I am a very outgoing and a very friendly and easy person to get along with. Even though school and work take up much of my time, I like to get involved in my community when possible and I spend time with my grandparents every day. The quotation I live by is "I believe that everything you do that's bad comes back to you. So everything that I do that's bad, I'm going to suffer for it. But in my mind, I believe what I'm doing is right. So I feel like I'm going to heaven."-Tupac Shakur.

Jennifer Wilkes

Jennifer Wilkes is a native of Florence, SC, graduating from Wilson High School. She is a senior at Francis Marion University and is majoring in Mass Communications with a concentration in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Gender Studies. She is also a member of the Student Media Association at FMU.

Jennifer is currently an on-air personality at Quantum Communications' R&B station the FLO 102 9. She has been the mistress of ceremony at many local events including school talent shows, community expos, and church programs.

Aside from school and work, Jennifer enjoys spending time with her daughter, who some how manages to join Jennifer in some of her activities. She is also her church's pianist.

Jennifer's aspirations are to produce voiceovers for commercials and television programs and maybe even produce her own talk show.