Sofi LaLonde

Student

Hello! My name is Sofi LaLonde and I am a junior journalism student in the reporting track at UW Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication. I am also pursuing certificates in digital studies and gender & women’s studies. I am the president and executive curator of TEDxUWMadison and the scholarship director of Kappa Alpha Theta Women’s Fraternity. If I could describe myself in three words, I would use: coffee, Twitter and podcasts. Enjoying all three at once is my kind of nirvana. I also love discussing politics, pop culture, and women’s empowerment. Most importantly, I’m an avid Netflixer and a self-proclaimed bagel aficionado. I am constantly fascinated by new media and the evolution of journalism. I am studying journalism and digital studies with the hopes of becoming a radio journalist and producer. I discovered the power of creative storytelling after listening to the podcast Serial and becoming totally obsessed. Now I am a daily listener, with my favorites being This American Life, Another Round, On The Media, TED Radio Hour and Millennial. My friends can back me up on how podcast crazy I am. I am so excited to continue my studies at UW Madison and begin my own podcasting journey. Who knows, maybe I will make a podcast about what it takes to produce my own podcast… stay tuned!