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Mon December 24, 2012

What Do Our Work Coffee Mugs Say About Us At WLRN?

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StateImpact Florida Reporter Sarah Gonzalez is a lot like her mug of fancy island mango and peach tea. Looks all sweet and innocent on the outside, but the inside is complex and serious.
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Senior Editor for Enterprise Alicia Zuckerman, a New Yorker and dedicated public transit user with the New York City Subway map on her coffee mug. The bag of tea in there has been soaking for hours, untouched. That's how busy she is.
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Reporter/Blogger Rick Stone, with his plain white coffee mug, channeling The Beatles "White Album." This mug is actually super "Rick Stone."
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Special Projects Editor Sammy Mack. She's the most awesome gal in the newsroom. Nerdy in the best way possible, spunky and in her 20s .... but secretly, she's a major, major grandma. And I think we've just exposed her.
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Morning Anchor/Reporter Phil Latzman, with a thermos full of coffee every morning. No coffee mug needed. The man is prepared. When you start your shift this early, you have to be efficient.
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Morning Producer/Anchor Marva Hinton. The woman doesn't drink coffee... not even on her 5:00 a.m. shift. She doesn't trust anyone who does. The rest of us? Well, we obviously have enough good sense not to trust a journalist who DOESN'T drink coffee.
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Social Media Editor Danny Rivero. The only one in the newsroom with WLRN swag. Whether it's a cap, a backpack or a coffee cup. It's 'cause he splits his time between WLRN & WLRN-Miami Herald. The down side? No time to wash his cup.
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Producer Elaine Chen. OK this is getting weird. Elaine borrowed this mug from Alicia a while back, just never gave it back. And it STILL tells us a lot about Elaine. Turns out she went to women's schools her whole life! You can't make this stuff up, guys.
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Reporter/Anchor/Producer/Studio-fixer Arianna Prothero. Her many cups for many roles. This lady represents. Proud IU grad and Masterpiece Theater enthusiast... apparently.
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Anchor Kelley Mitchell, she stole this cup from Arianna's desk. Sometimes she drinks coke zero out of it. She's kind of a honey badger. Right, Kell?
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Reporter Christine DiMattei, the actress of the group, the comic relief -- best impersonations and greatest story-teller (particularly Greek mythology). Her hijinks are worthy of a Wallace and Gromit sketch.
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Clearly a freelancer, Trina Sargalski. Her thermos and satchel tell us she's always on the go. Also, see how ergonomically pleasing that mug is? Don't you want to pick it up and drink from it? Yeah, Trina's got an eye for good design. And good stories.
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Reporter Kenny Malone. Those look like tree-killing disposable cups, but look closer. They're environmentally friendly reusable mugs. Kenny cares a lot more than he lets on. Also, he brings us Dunkin' Donuts all the time.
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Our News Director Dan Grech, ladies and gentlemen. With not one... but two WBUR Boston coffee mugs. Seriously? What's up what this, Dan?
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Editor Terence Shepherd. He used to have a real coffee mug... we think it was a WBUR mug...
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The most important person in the newsroom: Laura Coburn, Accounts Payable. "WHOOPEE."

Before we start the new year, we want you all to get to know us a little more intimately. Turns out our work coffee mugs say a lot about us!

We've psychoanalyzed each other's coffee mugs to bring you this audio postcard from us, your WLRN reporters, editors,  anchors, bloggers, producers and social media gurus.  I would say this is one of those posts you actually want to listen to.

Check out our slideshow and tell us which one of us is your work-coffee-mug-soul-mate. 

I have volunteered my cup to be psychoanalyzed by my co-workers first! Our News Director, Dan Grech,  is not exempt. 

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