Maggie (Magdalena) Vanoni
Experience:
Hearst CT Media — UConn women’s basketball beat reporter / general assignment sports - Feb. 2021 - Present
I was a general assignment sports reporter for Hearst during my first eight months in Connecticut. Along with sports trending news, I covered local colleges, high schools, the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun, local amateur teams and professional athletes. I also led our remote coverage of the 2020 Olympics.
As the UConn women’s basketball beat reporter, I focus on highlighting unique and untold angles of the players and the team’s support staff outside in addition to my traditional beat responsibilities.
The Southern California News Group — UCLA beat reporter, November 2019 – June 2020
Covered all UCLA athletics including football, men’s and women’s basketball, and gymnastics for SCNG’s affiliate news outlets such as the Orange County Register and the Los Angeles Daily News.
The Seattle Times — Sports Intern, July 2019 – September 2019
Reported on and wrote articles ranging from gamers, features, sidebars and enterprise stories, while covering various Seattle-based sports including the Mariners, the Storm, Sounders, Seahawks and UW Athletics
The Daily Emerald — Sports Reporter, August 2017 to June 2019
Wrote and published one to three stories a week, including breaking news, gamers and features. Cover Oregon football, men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, softball, track and field and men’s tennis for the student-run, independent media platform based out of the University of Oregon campus.
The Register-Guard — Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism Intern, June to August 2018
Covered breaking news, such as fires and events, and wrote in-depth stories about community topics as a general assignment news reporter. Through covering local controversial issues within the Eugene community, I learned the value of the reader’s experience.
TrackTown USA — Communications Intern, January to June 2018
Wrote event coverage recaps, created monthly program brochures, pitched content ideas and helped to run major track and field events, both at Hayward Field and within the city of Eugene.
Freelance Experience:
The Oregonian/Oregon Live, September - October 2019
I freelanced for The Oregonian during the high school football season of 2019. I wrote bigger-picture features on historic programs and covered games on deadline.
The Washington Post, December 2018
I covered and took photos of the Loudoun Valley High School boy’s cross-country team at the 2018 Nike Cross National Championships.
The Register-Guard, September 2018 - May 2019
I covered high school football games and multiple stories for the paper’s arts and culture section.
The Knoxville News Sentinel, June 2017
I covered the University of Tennessee’s Christian Coleman at the 2017 Outdoor NCAA Track and Field Championships.
Leadership Experience:
Association for Women in Sports Media (AWSM) – Board member, VP of Student Programs (2022-23)
US Basketball Writers Association – Women’s basketball board member (2022-23)
Association for Women in Sports Media (AWSM), University of Oregon student chapter:
Chapter President (2018-2019)
Executive board member (2017-2018)
International Experience:
Cross-Cultural Interviewing and Story Development in Rosario, Argentina: Conducted interviews and told stories across cultural barriers, including language and tradition, by spending six weeks living in the city and traveling across the country.
Awards:
2023 Connecticut SPJ Awards:
Awarded first place in the Regional A Sports Feature category for UConn women’s basketball star Azzi Fudd has been uncomfortable in spotlight. That’s started to change published through CT Insider
Awarded first place in the Regional A Sports News category for How WNBA players manage unstable world of roster movement: ‘Emotional roller coaster’ published through CT Insider
Oregon Newspapers Publishers Association’s 2019 Collegiate Newspaper Contest
Awarded second place in the best sports story category for Mentally Tough: A group of Oregon athletes is trying to normalize mental health conversations in athletics through their campaign, “Duck The Stigma” published through the Daily Emerald
Jim Murray Memorial Foundation Scholar, 2018
Recognized as the University of Oregon’s first student to receive the scholarship.
SPJ Mark of Excellence Award Finalist, 2018
Awarded for The resilient cheerleader published through the Daily Emerald
Additional Skills:
Conversant in basic Spanish and Italian
Experience working with InDesign, Final Cut Pro and WordPress
Education:
The University of Oregon, School of Journalism and Communication: Graduated June 2019
Graduated with a BA degree and a journalism major, with a focus in sports reporting.
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