
Maria Pulcinella is a digital producer for WHYY News. A 2013 graduate of Emerson College, Maria has spent the last several years covering local news in Philadelphia. Her work has appeared in HuffPost and VICE Media, among other outlets. Before returning to her home city from Boston, Maria specialized in digital products and design. She now lives in an old textile factory near Fishtown with two street cats.
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