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Christina Erne is a meteorologist and a journalist at News 10, Albany's ABC/FOX affiliate.
The candidate should describe his or her experience investigating stories and the types of ways they work to find out information. The candidate may talk about how they find out information about locals, various contacts they use, and trust they have built up in the community to help them uncover more that people not from the area would not have known. The candidate should show that they are good investigators.

Christina Erne is a meteorologist and a journalist at News 10, Albany's ABC/FOX affiliate.
"I consider myself a great story digger online and in person. I always find myself eavesdropping on conversations in public and asking people many questions in town, which helps people trust me, and also helps me find out what the locals are most interested in. While other news stations may only follow the stories and events that are widely advertised, I dive deeper and find the lesser known ones."

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