A color photo of Marie Louise "Marlo" Leone, a white woman with dark hair and glasses. She's wearing a dark suit jacket and standing with one hand on her hip, looking over her shoulder.

I'm a multimedia journalist, writer and audio producer. I was a part of the '23-'24 Journalism M.S. cohort at the University of Southern California, and I was an executive producer, director and reporter for Annenberg Radio News.I also participated in The Climate Newsroom for the summer 2026 session, learning about climate reporting; in 2026, I took an investigative journalism course at Laney College in Oakland, CA.I've been a freelancer in the San Francisco Bay Area and a contributor for Asahi Shimbun America SF. At Seton Hall University in New Jersey, I was a managing editor, reporter and photographer for The Setonian, SHU's award-winning student newspaper. At WSOU 89.5FM, I was part of the radio production team.In the last few years, I've written and voiced stories on a variety of topics such as protests on college campuses, the state electoral process, the bluegrass music scene and more. Currently, I'm a freelance multimedia journalist with a focus on print and audio news.