Madi Smith
Emerging Voices Journalism FellowJournalist Madi Smith is Maine Public's Emerging Voices Journalism Fellow this year and is sponsored by support from the Abbagadassett Foundation.
Originally from Woodinville, Washington, Madi got her start in journalism working for her high school paper, The EC Insider. She graduated with a Business Management degree from The Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University where she minored in Journalism and Political Science.
Her senior year, Madi worked as a Sports Reporter for her college paper, The Santa Clara, but got a chance to write for every section in the paper by the end of her tenure there.
Madi is a huge sports fan, especially for all her Seattle teams. She is so excited to have the opportunity to work for Maine Public and explore reporting, and life, on the other coast.
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A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board released Tuesday provides more details on the fatal crash at the Bangor International Airport last month but not a specific cause. -
Lisbon is one of roughly a half dozen school districts in the state starting the year without a new budget in place. The schools there will have to operate under last year's budget, which provides nearly half a million dollars less than what the district is seeking and was twice rejected by voters. -
System officials say enrollment stands at more than 25,000 students across all campuses, the largest in four years. -
Nearly 16,000 students have enrolled across the community college system. -
Ryan Nichols, 37, was fatally shot in an altercation with police early on November 30th, 2024. Police responded after a 911 caller reported he was assaulting her family members, according to a letter from Attorney General Aaron Frey. -
The Maine Department of Transportation says July was the busiest month, with 2,500 riders. -
The event included the reading of names of fallen journalists and a peaceful march to press and media offices. -
Until a few months ago, there were only two members left at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village. Now a third has joined the celibate Christian sect. -
The $18 million is for infrastructure improvements at the International Jetport including replacing aging aircrafts, new bathrooms and snow removal equipment. -
The city of Portland is expecting to earn roughly $185,000 from hosting the Back Cove Music Festival earlier this month.
