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Michigan State University Student Radio

Impact 89FM | WDBM-FM

Michigan State University Student Radio

Impact 89FM | WDBM-FM

Michigan State University Student Radio

Impact 89FM | WDBM-FM

2022-2023 Staff

Delaney Rogers

Delaney Rogers

Delaney Rogers (she/her) is a first-year graduate student studying Journalism, but has been at the Impact for over 4 years! Prior to her current role at the station, she was the News Director and Station Manager. Delaney spend...

Sam Kurtzman

Sam Kurtzman

Sam Kurtzman (he/him) is a senior at MSU studying Information Science. When he isn’t playing with power tools or perfecting his Paulie Gualtieri impression he serves as the Operations Manager for Impact. As The Impact’s resident...

Matthew Coury

Matthew Coury

Matthew is a junior from a small city of Saint Clair Shores, Michigan. He is studying sports journalism and sports business management. He currently works as a baseball beat reporter for The Impact. In the future, he aspires to...

Gabby Nelson

Gabby Nelson

Gabby (she/her/hers) is a senior studying journalism and the entertainment editorial assistant here at the Impact. Gabby enjoys reading, eating sushi and doing yoga. She loves jamming to E.L.O., Wallows, Pearl Jam, push baby and St...

Arden Vanover

Arden Vanover

Arden is a writer and volunteer for Impact. Additionally, she is also the copy-editing director of Michigan State’s fashion magazine, VIM. She found her love for music in Woodhaven, Michigan, because of her father who had r...

Daniel Schoenherr

Daniel Schoenherr

Daniel is a busy student who volunteers for the entertainment and airstaff teams at the Impact. He started writing for radio at his high school’s station in his hometown of Canton, Michigan, where he won six student awards from ...

Isabelle Robles

Isabelle Robles

Isabelle Robles (she/her), from San Jose, CA, is a junior studying Criminal Justice with a double minor in Security Management and Law, Justice, and Public Policy. When she's not at the station, you can probably find her on an i...

Kyle Raeside

Kyle Raeside

Kyle grew up in Clinton Township, Michigan and is a Computer Science major set to graduate in 2025. He is a volunteer on the entertainment team, street team and music review team. Discovering new music is one of his favorite pa...

Aaron Jonckheere

Aaron Jonckheere

Aaron Jonckheere is a volunteer for the entertainment and music review teams. He is a fourth year student majoring in Computer Engineering. When not writing about or reviewing music, he likes to go to concerts, bake, play video...

Maggie Heflin

Maggie Heflin

Maggie (she/her) is in her third year of Digital Storytelling and sixth year as a DJ. As Programming Assistant, she adds new music weekly to keep our airwaves sounding fresh. Tune into The Fuzz on Wednesdays from 10 pm-1 am to ge...

Shay Gale

Shay Gale

Shay Gale (he/him) is a senior at Michigan State University currently pursuing a bachelors in Human Resource & Labor Relations. He joined Impact in 2022 as a volunteer for multiple teams and eventually ending up as a Media L...

Bella Short

Bella Short

Bella is a writer and volunteer for Impact. She is from the small town of Barrington, Illinois. She is also a journalist for the Red Cedar Log, the official MSU yearbook. She is graduating in 2026, majoring in journalism with a m...

Jack Moreland

Jack Moreland

Jack (he/him) is a Journalism major focusing in sports reporting and media photography. Growing up in nearby Okemos, Michigan, he has been a lifelong Spartan and is proud to sport the green and white. Jack is a big Baby Keem fan...

A.J. Evans

A.J. Evans

A.J. Evans (He/Him/His) is the Sports Editor at Impact 89FM. He is from Southfield, Michigan and is majoring in journalism. He has covered football, women's and men's basketball for the Impact. “Stay far from timid, only make moves when your heart’s in it, a...

Josh Gutbrod

Josh Gutbrod

Josh is a sophomore games and interactive media major who currently covers the NBA on the Courtside Convo podcast for Impact. Josh previously attended the University of Akron where he graduated as a sports studies major and worked...

Sarah Smith

Sarah Smith

Sarah is a senior journalism major, with a minor in sports journalism and photojournalism. She is the Sports Photography Coordinator at the Impact and takes photos of every sport on Michigan State's campus.

Chris Rodriguez

Chris Rodriguez

Chris is a freshman at Michigan State and he's from Chicago, Illinois. Chris hopes to contribute to volleyball and baseball for Impact.

Mike Merucci

Mike Merucci

Mike Merucci (he/him) is a creative advertising major here at Michigan State, and with a Dr. Pepper always in hand, he leads the Impact's music journalism efforts. His musical loves are Death Grips, Tim Hecker and Carly Rae Jeps...

Kale Guenther

Kale Guenther

Kale Guenther is in his third year in the Broad College of Business as a supply chain management major, but that doesn’t define everything he likes to do. While not writing articles as a volunteer on Entertainment Team or jamming...

Madison Reinhold

Madison Reinhold

Madison is a writer and volunteer for Impact. Originally from the nearby small town of Fowlerville, Madison has made East Lansing her home. She’s graduating in 2024, majoring in journalism with minors in history and women’s...

Ryan Radosevich

Ryan Radosevich

Ryan is a senior at Michigan State University. He majors in journalism with a minor in sports journalism and a concentration in broadcast journalism. He’s going into his third year of covering MSU hockey and is the host of Im...

Luca Melloni

Luca Melloni

Luca is a senior journalism student and the sports editorial assistant at Impact 89FM. He is the men's and women's soccer beat reporter where he spent the last three seasons covering the two programs, as well as the men's basketball...

Norene Bassin

Norene Bassin

Norene edits the music & entertainment section as of May 2022. They grew up in Royal Oak, Michigan, but now reside in Lansing. They are majoring in journalism and expect to graduate in 2023. Some of their favorite genres include...

Ashe Burr

Ashe Burr

Ashe Burr (they/them) is a third year student majoring in both professional and public writing and Japanese. Their love for music has taken them across the world (digitally and physically) in pursuit for new sounds. When not looking...

Colby Schikora

Colby Schikora

Colby Schikora is a senior studying sports journalism. He is in his second year at Impact and is currently the men's and women's socer beat reporter. He is also involved with Spartan Sports Report as a producer.  ...

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