Nichole Currie is a producer for WHYY’s “The Pulse.” She enjoys crafting compelling narrative-style audio and applying community journalism skills to her work. Before her current position, she served as a community reporter who focused on race, education, and social justice within a community journalism project named the Germantown Info Hub. She also served as an assistant producer for the Info Hub and other freelance audio projects.
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