Published Work
Here are a few examples of my work that have been published in newspapers, websites and more. So far, my photography, writing and broadcast work has been featured in The News & Observer, Verge, Facebook pages, Media Hub and The Daily Tar Heel. Each image below will open to a hyperlink to view my pieces on their published websites.
Nurses of Note was a project through the PerfectServe. Each week, a different nurse was highlighted for their service during Covid-19 through nomination and selection. I was contracted as a freelance writer to write a column based on the nurses' nomination and their responses. This week was focused on Yojiana Patil.
Nurses of Note was a project through the PerfectServe. Each week, a different nurse was highlighted for their service during Covid-19 through nomination and selection. I was contracted as a freelance writer to write a column based on the nurses' nomination and their responses. This week was focused on Vera Hall.
Nurses of Note was a project through the PerfectServe. Each week, a different nurse was highlighted for their service during Covid-19 through nomination and selection. I was contracted as a freelance writer to write a column based on the nurses' nomination and their responses. This week was focused on Missam Merchant.
Nurses of Note was a project through the PerfectServe. Each week, a different nurse was highlighted for their service during Covid-19 through nomination and selection. I was contracted as a freelance writer to write a column based on the nurses' nomination and their responses. This week was focused on the Nursing Team at Hampton Roads Community Health Center.
Duke Graduates finding success with hip-hop Show
This story was published in The Triangle Tribune on March 9, 2021. The original story is live but may be limited to how long it is posted.
DURHAM – “Ya Dig?” focuses on all things hip-hop – from culture to people to the historical impacts the industry has made on the global community. “We’re profiling the key figures and entities that basically formed hip-hop,” Royster said. “The main thing about this show was to capsulate what hip-hop is through the figures, and you get that through every episode.”
'Mama Dip's' Grandaughter delivers Southern Favorites
This story was published in The Triangle Tribune on October 27, 2020. The original story is no longer live, but a pre-edited version can be found below, available for print and download.
"RALEIGH- Granddaughter of the legendary “Mama Dip” and a rising star herself, local entrepreneur and business owner Tonya Council has opened her newest business venture that delivers food to the community. Porch Drops, an extension of Council’s restaurant, Sweet Tea And Cornbread Grill & Eatery, delivers southern favorites to the Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill areas."