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I wrote the script, shot the video (excluding attributed footage), edited the piece, conducted the interview, and voiced the story, while the anchor delivered the lead and tag.
About Me
Hello! I’m Melenny Gallardo, a Broadcast Journalism student at the University of Central Florida, set to graduate in Spring 2026. Along the way, I’m also diving into a minor in Cultural Anthropology and earning a Hispanic/Latino Media Certificate, because understanding people and culture is at the heart of every story I tell.
Outside the classroom, I work full-time as a Sales Support Specialist at Spanish Broadcasting System Inc., where I combine organization, creativity, and communication to help bring media projects to life.
I’m driven by a passion for multicultural storytelling—capturing the voices, traditions, and experiences that shape our communities. Whether behind the camera, in front of it, or in the edit suite, I’m all about telling stories that connect, inform, and inspire.
Featured Work
Selected broadcast and print news stories showcasing cross-platform journalism.
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I wrote the script, shot the video (excluding attributed footage), edited the piece, conducted the interview, and voiced the story, while the anchor delivered the lead and tag.
Cars, trucks and bears? The plan to keep wildlife off Interstate 4
Every day white-tailed deer and Florida black bears roam forests and swamps that are dangerously close to the whizzing traffic of Interstate 4 in Tenoroc Public Use Area just northeast of Lakeland. State officials are working to make sure fewer animals end up as roadkill.The Florida Department of Transportation is developing an $11.9 million wildlife overpass across a section of I-4 that’s designed to protect wildlife from the threats posed by the highway. The overpass will connect their habitat...
