2024 – 2025 Directors
General Manager: Anna Weidner
Hello! I’m from South Carolina. I’m a third year media production major with a certificate in screenwriting. I love spending my time watching movies and tv shows. My favorite show is Doctor Who. I love cows, I love journaling, and I love creating new things with fun and creative people. I hope to meet each and everyone of you and see the great work that you create both within Bearcast and outside.
Operations Manager: Drew Lambert
Hello! I am originally from Akron. I am a third-year Media Production student with a minor in Animation. I love all things audio and gaming, from making curated playlists to diving into Dungeons & Dragons with friends. I love watching Doctor Who and playing board games. I strive to bring a sense of adventure into every project with Bearcast. I can’t wait to connect with everybody and make some fabulous pieces of art!
Journalism: Peyton Reidmaier
Hi everyone! I am a third-year student from Columbus, Ohio. My major is Broadcast Journalism, with a certificate in Sports Media and Promotion, and a minor in Marketing. As you can probably assume, I have a passion for sports, especially football (If you couldn’t already guess, I was raised in an OSU household lol). I also played volleyball my whole life and started golfing in the last few years! I’ve always had a huge passion for all types of media, especially journalism, music, art, and photography. This is my first year as a director with Bearcast Media, and I am so excited to meet everyone and grow this amazing community!
Photography: Ashlyn Shea
Hi ! I’m a 2nd year from Louisville, Kentucky majoring in Media Production with a certificate in Critical Visions. I have a heavy interest in live event photography such as sports and concerts. I’m so excited to help members interested in photography discover all the amazing opportunities we have to offer!
Business: Chloe Owens
Hi! I’m a 5th year Marketing and Operations Management major from Indiana. I absolutely love immersing myself in all forms of media, whether it’s attending concerts, watching movies, reading poetry, appreciating various types of physical art, and more! I’m so excited to show others how great Bearcast Media is and can’t wait to connect the artists of Cincinnati together through this organization!
Design: Nikara Schehr
Hi! I’m a third year interior design major also working towards my certificate in historical preservation. When I’m not busy cramming for studio, I love reading, sketching, working out, and caring for my houseplants. I’ve got a couple co-ops under my belt and now I’m ready to put them to good use and work with everyone to bring new creative projects to life!
Sports: Aidan Riggs
Hi, I’m a 2nd year majoring in media production with a minor in communication. In my free time I love watching and playing sports, hanging out with friends, and exploring the city. My favorite part of Bearcast is getting the opportunity to be so involved with athletics and meeting different people in the athletics department. I’m excited for a fun year!
Sports: Chase Younts
I’m a fourth year student majoring in Media Production with a minor in Journalism. I enjoy hanging out with friends, working out, and playing pickleball. I played college basketball at Earlham College in Indiana my first two years before transferring to UC. I enjoy calling games and being in great environments, meeting new people and being enthusiastic about what I do!
Music: Noelle Badalotti
Hey, I’m from Cleveland and I’m a 4th year political science major getting my certificates in Italian language and legal studies. I’ll be your music director for Bearcast this year and I couldn’t be more excited. Listening to and attending live music is my biggest hobby and passion. There’s so much music on campus and in this city that I can’t wait to help bring it to the forefront, and I’m super excited to work with other Bearcast members to make that happen!
Radio: Maria Sanfillipo
Hi! I am a fourth year Communication and Media Production student! I spend my free time going to concerts, photographing shows and events, thrifting and finding new music. I am planning to graduate this spring and pursue a career in the world of media. This is my second year participating in Bearcast Media and I am hoping to help curate a personable and exciting atmosphere around Bearcast Radio! I can’t wait to see what we can create together this year! 🙂
Marketing: Santi Medellin
Hi, I’m a second year student majoring in Media Production! I’m really big into photography, videography, and graphic design. This year I really want to get Bearcast out there and do a lot more in-person events and I hope you all can help me accomplish that!
Communications: Nicolle Burris
Hi guys! I’m a second year Media Production major and Communications minor. I love making new friends, so I’m SUPER excited to meet you all. I’m a huge music fan, especially of live music & concerts, and my top Spotify artist in 2023 was SZA! In my free time, I enjoy being creative, watching YouTube, cooking and being around those that I love. Please reach out to me with any Bearcast related questions, or if you just want to be friends!
Video: Bryn Mosure
Hi! This is my second year at UC as well as in Bearcast and I’m super excited to see what this year brings. Through Bearcast, I make Cincy Sparks with my friends and I’ve also produced a band interview and worked on a few Queen City sessions.
BTV: Hayden Ducker
Hi, I’m a junior majoring in Media Production! I am going into my second year as the BTV director and want to make some big changes in the department, including creating some live shows! I have worked for UC Athletics and other live programming for just over 2 years. I hope to have a lot of fun this year, and I can’t wait to work with you all!
Social Media: Brookelynn Perkins
Hi!! I’m a second year in Media Production, and I’m minoring in Marketing. I obviously love watching movies and TV but I also like to paint and read and be outside. If I could travel all the time I would. I’m excited to make stuff all over campus this year, and to see and share what things everyone else creates!
Social Media: Ella Sander
Hi everyone! I’m a second year Media Production major and a Marketing minor. I am super excited for this year and all the content we create! Outside of media, I am also very passionate about music, traveling and being with my friends and family! I can’t wait to meet you all and see what we do with our socials this year!
Audio: Aiden Harbaum
Hi! I’m a second year Media Production Student here. I’m a big fan of making podcasts and doing stuff with music. Outside of audio, I love playing piano and guitar, hanging out with my friends, and writing and performing. If anyone has any questions or needs (audio or not), I’m happy to help!
Web Design: Simon Okun
Hi! I’m Simon, the Web Director for Bearcast Media. I’m a 4th year Media Production major with a minor in IT. I’m currently working towards my web development certificate as well as my animation certificate. I’m from Chicago & I like fashion and music.