Summer intern Mary Stastny joins the Catholic Morning Show one last time before heading back to the University of Mary, reflecting on two summers spent producing, editing, and learning the craft of Catholic radio. Mary shares what she's studying as a general communications major, including a growing passion for storytelling heading into her sophomore year. She also opens up about growing in her Marian devotion, including a recent pilgrimage to a nationally recognized Marian shrine in Wisconsin.
Mary Stastny, Iowa Catholic Radio's summer intern for two years running, joins Bo Bonner before packing up for her sophomore year at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota. Mary walks through her daily work behind the scenes — recording and editing the station's podcasts, editing the daily Masses from Saint Theresa, Saint Pius, and Saint Francis, and serving as assistant producer to Ayden Pugh — and describes how a summer spent recognizing patterns in audio waveforms has sharpened her editing instincts.
A general communications major, Mary shares how her coursework (this year including photography, interpersonal communications, and Intro to Narrative) is shaping how she thinks about storytelling, truth, and communicating a good message well. She also reflects on how her time at the University of Mary has deepened her devotion to the Blessed Mother, including a recent pilgrimage — the university's "Charge of Champion" — to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help in Champion, Wisconsin, the only Church-approved Marian apparition site in the United States.
Mary will continue doing remote production work for Iowa Catholic Radio throughout the school year.
Heard on the Catholic Morning Show, weekdays at 7 a.m. Central on Iowa Catholic Radio. More at IowaCatholicRadio.com.
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