MEJO 560 projects featured on PBS

Working alongside Tom Linden, students in “MEJO 560: Environmental and Science Journalism” produced broadcast segments in collaboration with PBS North Carolina’s Sci NC.

Hosted by veteran reporter Frank Graff, Sci NC highlights the latest science stories from North Carolina and across the nation, interviews leading scientists, shares fascinating demonstrations and engages North Carolinians with all things science.

Craft Beer Has a Dirty Secret — And a Green Solution 

Producer: Kaya Johnson ’25

Associate producer/researcher: Ezra Ahmad ’25

Associate producer/researcher: Bettye Tish ’25

Associate producer/second camera: Natalie Peoples ’25

Scriptwriter/narrator: Ava Mayo ’26

Videographer: Bob Gunter

Executive producer: Tom Linden

Scientists Just Found a Dinosaur No One Knew Existed 

Producer: Ellen Benware

Associate producer/researcher: Minta Rice

Associate producer/researcher: Emma Eyssen ’26

Associate producer/researcher: Maya Johnson ’26

Scriptwriter/narrator: Jess Hoyt ’24

Videographer: Bob Gunter

Executive producer: Tom Linden

What a Green Burial Really Looks Like 

Producer: Michele Lynn

Associate producer/researcher: Rachel Kneubuehl ’26

Second camera/associate producer: Kai Brannan ’25

Narrator and associate producer: Liz Barteldt ’25

Scriptwriter: Emily Chambliss ’25

Executive producer: Tom Linden