Olivia Sandusky Biography
Olivia Sandusky is an American Journalist who joined the KETK news team in September 2018. She is from Southern California and is excited to call East Texas her new home. Olivia attended the University of San Diego for her undergraduate degree where she was a division one softball player.
Following that, Olivia went to the University of Southern California and received a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. While at USC, she traveled to the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang as a freelance journalist. At the Olympics, she was able to talk to several medalists. After graduation, Olivia worked as a freelance for the Associated Press covering the Dodgers. She also interned at NBC 7 in San Diego in both the news and sports departments.
Olivia Sandusky Age
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Olivia Sandusky Hobbies
When she’s not in the newsroom, Olivia can most likely be found watching sports, baking or going for a run. She loves to be active and enjoys spending time with animals. Olivia has a passion for storytelling and loves to hear from the local community.
Olivia Sandusky Now
Sandusky currently freelances for the Associated Press covering Dodgers games. Olivia also interns in three departments (news, sports and digital) for NBC 7 in San Diego.
She has experience as a beat writer for the San Diego Coastal Collegiate Baseball league.
Olivia Sandusky Career
In her first job, Sandusky wrote articles and produced short highlight segments for KUSI, one of San Diego’s local news stations. Olivia was also the sideline reporter for the soccer team Albion SC Pros where she conducted on-camera interviews with coaches and players.
Olivia traveled to the World Championships in Budapest and London as a reporter and wrote features for the FINA.org website.
Her article about Haiti’s first swimmer at the World Championships went viral with over 14,000 views.
Olivia Sandusky Pesky Pests
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Warm temperatures and high humidity mean flea and tick season is back in East Texas. “Our busiest months are May, June, and July,” Tony Santangelo with Innovative Pest Control in Tyler said.
During the busy season, the pests can latch on to humans and pets as they reproduce. Fleas are known to grow in tall grass and grab on to anything that walks by.
“Treat your animals and keep your grass cut short,” Santangelo suggests keeping the pests away. Pets are one of the main ways they can get brought into the home. Veterinarians in East Texas recommend a few different ways to keep your pets tick and flea free.
Chewable medication or topicals are a few types Dr. Gallardo at Starnes Animal Clinic in Tyler suggests, she says without them, the pests can transmit diseases.
“It can cause blood problems, clotting problems, up in the north we see a lot of Lyme disease, and that can cause problems with the kidney,” Dr. Gallardo at Starnes Animal Clinic said.
While ticks and fleas can be a problem year round, East Texans will experience a boom during the next few months, and regular home and pet treating can help prevent a serious problem.
Olivia Sandusky Longview TX
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When Emi Ballard was diagnosed with the rare disease DOCK8, doctors said only a bone marrow transplant would help get her health back.
Since that day, Emi has been searching for her match but was told there was no one in the registry who could help.
The 12-year-old girl was adopted by a family in Longview at a very young age, and after months of searching for a match, Emi’s adoptive mother Katie took matters into her own hands.
She flew to Belize to find Emi’s birth family to see if they were possible marrow matches. It took three trips and a lot of work, but they finally discovered that Emi’s birth mother was a match.
In a hospital room at the Children’s Medical Center in Dallas, the Ballards popped champagne and announced the news. “I’m just excited to know I won’t be as sick as often as I was,” Emi said. Her parents felt the same relief.
“It’s been a rollercoaster of emotion,” said Jason Ballard, “Sometimes you wonder why this is going on for your family.”
Now Emi will have a separate surgery to prepare for the transplant, before flying to Maryland for the big operation. But the Ballards say the journey isn’t fighting isn’t over.
“With this story and with the opportunity to show how important it is to get ethnic diversity in the registry we have a voice that’s huge and we can bridge those gaps,” said Katie Ballard. Emi’s first surgery is expected to happen on Thursday this week.
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