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Testimonials

"I've known Mari for the last three years. She's an outstanding, creative reporter. Mari's work grabs the audience's attention and makes them care about the people in the work. She's also one of the nicest people you'll ever meet...a real team player who will pitch in to make the whole operation a success."

Lawrence Stuelpnagel, Undergraduate Broadcast Professor, Medill School of Journalism


“It's rare to find an intern with drive, ambition, dedication and ability. Mari Fagel, I'm happy to report, exhibits every one of those qualities. Mari took the lead role in a major investigation of mine involving the displacement of former Chicago public housing residents. It could have been a disaster had she not checked and double checked facts, facilitated interviews, kept in close contact with sources, and handled the project in a cool, calm, collected, professional, and most importantly, successful, way. She is determined to forge out a career in broadcast journalism and I have no doubt she will be a huge success.”

Mark Saxenmeyer, Special Projects Reporter, FOX News Chicago


“As Mari’s graduate video professor, I was constantly impressed with the stories she produced. She is an incredible enterprise reporter who finds stories no one else has. She has the resolve to keep digging to get to the bottom of a controversial issue and expose it. She also has a good eye while shooting and comes up with creative editing sequences. Mari is a one-woman-band who can shoot, edit, write and tell those untold stories through to the end.”

Beth Bennett, Graduate Broadcast Professor, Medill School of Journalism


“Mari was one of the most talented Northwestern interns we have had. She was a pleasure to work with and did a great job of contributing to our newscasts on a daily basis. She is very professional and takes her work seriously. She was very motivated during her time here as an intern and was not afraid to tackle challenging issues.”

Nate Hill, News Director, KSNT/KTMJ Topeka


"Mari was an intern for our broadcast during the summer of 2007. During that time, I frequently sought out Mari for assistance on my projects because I trusted her judgment and her resolve. She was ambitious, and she demonstrated enthusiasm for our mission, even when extended hours were required or when the intensity of the newsroom tested the temperament of her colleagues. I enjoyed working with Mari because she was accessible and competent. She conducted herself with professionalism."

Bita Nikravesh, Producer, NBC Nightly News