Maria Pulcinella is the lead digital producer for WHYY News, where she spearheads the newsroom’s Audience Insights efforts.
Her work on WHYY News’ digital election coverage in 2022 and 2023 helped earn the station regional and national Edward R. Murrow Awards for Excellence in Innovation. Other recent honors include a 2025 regional Murrow award for the newsroom’s voter guides and six consecutive Professional Keystone Media Awards for best digital presence.
Her work has appeared on NPR, HuffPost, and VICE Media, among other outlets.
Before returning to her home city from Boston, Maria specialized in digital products and design. She is an honors program graduate of Emerson College.
Maria is highly interested in impactful, community-centered journalism rooted in audience insights, analytics, and best practices across all platforms.
A Southwest Philly native, she now lives in Fishtown with her street cat.
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