Supernovas: Past Editors-In-Chief Reflect On The STAR and Beyond
I’ve reported stories and hosted our news show, Morning Edition, for our National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate in Binghamton, NY since the end of 2013. ​But getting here was no small feat. Recent-Houghton-Grad-Monica – young and naive, yet self-confident – was just crazy enough to apply for the job after an internship at the NPR station in Kansas City. What a time that was! Interviewing NRA members, mixing audio, investigative reporting. But it all started from the first, most beloved, stepping stone that is the Houghton Star. 2010-2011 was a year that turned girls into women (you remember, Kristen?), honing news judgment through whatever means accessible. The most grandest – and often the most depressing – night of the week was Wednesday night when the editorial staff worked magic laying out the paper until 3:00am in the Star office. And of course, took a break to cut the lights, get office chairs in position, and crank Lonely Island’s “I’m on a Boat.” Thank you, Houghton Star. All good things to the future of the newspaper that still means so much.
Monica Sandreczki
Editor 2010-2011
