Fall 2024

Anchors 

Mia Massaro is a first-year Communications major from Chicago, IL, with a strong background in broadcasting and theater. As a former officer of both the Broadcasters Club and Drama Club in high school, she had the privilege of performing in every theater production, while being actively involved in various other clubs and activities. Massaro also served as a Student Ambassador, where she took pride in helping incoming students adjust to the challenges of high school and find their place within the community. Now, as a member of the Honors Program at Bradley, she is excited to bring that experience to BUTV, where she is enjoying my role as an anchor and looking forward to a dynamic semester of reporting.

 

 

 

 

Mylie Sims is a freshman sports communication major and she has loved getting involved on campus so far. She has been involved with sports broadcasting and content creation for several years in her high school’s TommyTv class, and she is so excited to get to continue that journey at Bradley.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rachel Hobbs is a junior English Secondary Education major.  Hobbs is a member of Kappa Delta and the Vice President of Get Big Stay Big. Since childhood, she always loved watching Andy Avalos on NBC 5 Chicago, and in high school, Hobbs was a proud member of the weather club as their Vice President. Each morning, she helped start the school day by providing the weather announcements.  In her free time, she enjoys taking long walks, playing basketball, and listening to music.

 

 

 

 

 

Abdiel Ramirez is a Freshman with Sports Communications major and minors in Spanish and music industry. He is also a part of the Speech and Debate team here on campus and a member of Braves Vision. He looks to continue to refine his communication skills and be determined to bring his work ethic into BUTV. He has done esports freelance commentating for two years now and it has helped him immensely in communication.

 

 

 

 

Weather

Avishi Pant is a freshman majoring in Journalism. She is also an international student from Nepal. She loves adventures, including paragliding, bungee jumping, rafting and zip lining. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benji Spear is a freshman marketing major. A fun fact about his is he is a competitive chef and a duel citizen of Canada and America. 

 

 

 

 

Entertainment 

Cassie Maxwell is a sophomore English and Journalism major. Maxwell works at the Bradley Scout as the assistant news editor, and hopes to write for cartoons when they’re older.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jack Raeck is a freshmen Theater Performance major. He loves performing, pop culture, and everything exciting happening in the world. 

 

 

 

 

 

Sports

Harvey Newcomb is a freshman majoring in Sports Communication.  Newcomb is currently the Secretary and the Social Media chair of Theta Xi. He is also a sports play-by-play commentator for Clutch Sports Media as well as a multi-sport color commentator and camera operator for both Clutch and BravesVision.  In his free time, he enjoys building and painting model tanks as well as playing frisbee golf.

 

 

 

 

 

Delaney Giles is a Junior Sports Communication major with minors in Social Media Marketing and Public Relations & Advertising. She currently serves as the President and Founder of the Bradley Chapter of Girls Club, an organization focused on creating opportunities for women in the field of sports. Giles is the Vice President of Communications & Operations for her sorority, Sigma Kappa, & serves as the Social Media & Public Relations Director for Bradley University’s Hockey team. She also works as an intern for Bradley University’s Athletic Department. She is from Belleville, IL.

 

 

 

Field Reporter

Adalia Yeung is a junior majoring in political science and journalism with minors in Spanish and Marketing. Outside of BUTV, Yeung is either playing in the tennis club, ESA, writing for the Bradley magazine or giving tours on visit days. She also plays violin in the orchestra and serves as Student Body President. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Campus Convos

Julia Hunt is a junior Animation and Organizational Communication double major with a minor in international studies.  Outside of BUTV, Hunt is also Vice President of Bradley’s nationally (and internationally) successful speech team.