Katie Ranno

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Location
New York
School
Herkimer College, SUNY Oswego, St. John's University
Expertise
Star Trek, Disney, Book To Screen Adaptations
  • Katie helped to launch an entertainment news segment while producing morning news in Albany, NY.
  • She has been attending pop culture conventions since 2016 and enjoys attending panels about Star Trek, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and 1990s pop culture.
  • For seven years, Katie was a volunteer judge for the Broadcast Education Association's Festival of Media Arts, judging news features produced by college students.

Experience

Katie has been working in the media industry since 2012, gaining experience in radio, TV news, web, and print. She started her career while earning her associate's degree, working as a radio board operator and freelance writer. She spent nearly five years producing morning news, where she started to focus on her passion for entertainment journalism by writing entertainment news and producing celebrity interviews. Katie joined Static Media as a freelancer in 2022, and she is so excited to continue sharing her passion for pop culture with other fans. Some of her favorite pieces include a reexamination of "The Lion King" and breaking down details in new installments of the "Star Trek" universe.

Education

Katie has an associate's degree in digital filmmaking from Herkimer College, a bachelor's degree in broadcasting and mass communication from SUNY Oswego, and a master's degree in library and information science from St. John's University.

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