My name is Tionna DeFreitas, I am a junior at Utica College studying broadcast journalism, in hopes of becoming an entertainment correspondent in the future. I was born and raised In Utica, New York located in the heart of central New York. I have a treasured love with my hometown and take pride in the city of Utica. There’s a lot of nooks and crannies to this city that not everyone notices. My dreams in becoming an entertainment correspondent started back my junior year of high school, I was good at writing, but did not like writing, so I said why not take it a bit further and involve writing with things I enjoy the most. Anything related to fashion, makeup or celebrity news are right up my alley. My dream job would have to be a correspondent on E! News. I enjoy writing, but enjoy talking just as much and what better way to pursue a career involving those two things other than working for E! in my spare time I enjoy cooking, crafting shopping, watching Grey’s Anatomy and hanging with my pups.

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