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The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

2024-2025 Staff

Emily Sisk
Editor-in-Chief

Emily Sisk

Name: Emily Sisk Position: Editor-in-Chief Bio: Western Kentucky native Emily Sisk joined The Northerner in November 2021 as a contributor. Through the years she has served as news editor, managing editor and now editor-...

Hailey Roden
Managing Editor

Hailey Roden

Name: Hailey Roden Position: Photo Editor Bio: Hailey started with the Northerner in the fall of 2023. She has been pursing photography from a young age, covering everything from senior photo shoots to college sports. When...

Shae Meade served as news editor and a reporter for The Northerner.
News Editor

Shae Meade

Name: Shae Meade Position: News Editor Bio: Shae started with The Northerner as a contributor in the fall of 2023 and now works as the news editor. She also contributes for local news organization LINK NKY. She has a passion...

Bailey Landrum
Assistant News Editor

Bailey Landrum

Name: Bailey Landrum Position: Assistant News Editor Bio: Bailey joined The Northerner’s team in August of 2024, assuming the role of assistant news editor. She was born and raised in Southwest Ohio with a love for all ...

Henry Crawford
Assistant News Editor

Henry Crawford

Name: Henry Crawford Position: Assistant News Editor Bio: Henry was hired by The Northerner at the end of the spring 2024 semester. At NKU, he is a member of the Honors College, Norse Code Radio and has worked numerous job...

Jillian Kohls
Arts and Life Editor

Jillian Kohls

Name: Jillian Kohls Position: Arts and Life Editor Bio: Being from Northern Kentucky, Jillian is impassioned to begin her work reporting on the community. With her love of theater, creators and performers since fifth grade, ...

Assistant Arts and Life Editor

Savannah Belote

Name: Savannah Belote Position: Assistant Arts and Life Editor Bio: Savannah started with The Northerner in the fall of 2024. She’s loved writing since English class in high school, mainly creatively, but she looks for...

Matthew Supinger
Sports Co-Editor

Matthew Supinger

Name: Matthew Supinger Position: Sports Co-Editor Bio: What interests me most about journalism is the fact that you get to be the reason that somebody’s amazing story is sent out to so many, and they are seen for the phenom...

Alex Perez
Sports Co-Editor

Alex Perez

Name: Alex Perez Position: Sports Co-Editor Bio: Alex has been working with The Northerner since May 2024. He enjoys his role as reporter for ‘Friday Football LIve’ and the ESPN+ production team on campus, and co-host...

Jakob Staley
Assistant Sports Editor

Jakob Staley

Name: Jakob Staley Position: Assistant Sports Editor Bio: Jakob joined The Northerner in the fall of 2024 as an assistant sports editor. Jakob has always had a passion for sports. He played basketball growing up but rec...

Aya Aleily
Copy Editor

Aya Aleily

Name: Aya Aleily Position: Copy Editor Bio: Aya has been writing for The Northerner since October of 2023. Before coming to NKU, Aya was in Lebanon volunteering with Interact Club of Saida, a community service non-governmenta...

Adelyn McCollum
Photo Editor

Adelyn McCollum

Name: Adelyn McCollum Position: Photo Editor Bio: Adelyn joined The Northerner team in the fall of 2024, pursuing journalism through her camera lens from a young age. Because of the connection she experienced during her f...

Riley Weber-Horowitz
Assistant Photo Editor

Riley Weber-Horowitz

Name: Riley Weber-Horowitz Position: Assistant Photo Editor Pronouns: she/her Bio: Riley joined The Northerner in the Fall of 2024 as an Assistant Photo Editor. While she’s always enjoyed photography, her high school phot...

Jameson Howard
Video Co-Editor

Jameson Howard

Name: Jameson Howard Position: Video Co-Editor Bio: Jameson is a senior from Lexington, Ky studying electronic media broadcasting. He is one of the video editors for The Northerner. In his free time, he often enjoys watch...

Emma Senn
Video Co-Editor

Emma Senn

Name: Emma Senn Position: Video Co-Editor Bio: Emma joined The Northerner in the fall of 2024, looking to further her skill in video creation. She has an interest in telling stories and getting people's voices heard, wh...

Liam Barker
Social Media Editor

Liam Barker

Name: Liam Barker Position: Social Media Editor Bio: NKY local Liam Barker started creating video content with The Northerner in the spring of 2024 and made his debut as the social media editor that summer. Liam’s main g...

Jessie Crawford
Design Editor

Jessie Crawford

Name: Jessie Crawford Position: Design Editor Bio: Jessie joined The Northerner's design team this fall. At NKU she is also involved with Loch Norse and campus ministry. When she isn’t in the newsroom you will find he...

Annie Hammock
Student Media Adviser

Annie Hammock

Name: Annie Hammock Position: Student Media Adviser Bio: Annie Hammock’s journalism career has stretched four decades and covered every platform, including television, radio, print and digital. She spent 26 years at CNN, ...