Work History - Orion Boone

Central Florida Public Media
Show Production Intern | August 2025 - Present

Researching topics, booking and interviewing guests, coming up with show ideas, writing digital news stories, assisting with show production and creating social media posts for the radio show and podcast “Are We There Yet?”.
Writing digital news stories and voicing wraps and cuts for spot news.
Pitching live for on-air fund drives.

02/17/2026

Central Floridians remember civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson

02/10/2026

Moon science, a deeper look at one of Jupiter’s moons and our own

02/03/2026

Artemis II on the cover of TIME and Pandora on the hunt for other worlds

01/27/2026

Artemis II, lunar lessons and Canadian contributions

01/20/2026

Artemis II readies for flight and a look at tardigrades, a microscopic marvel

01/15/2026

What is the HWO?

01/13/2026

NASA’s next budget and the search for habitable worlds

01/08/2026

Saving the Swift Observatory

01/06/2026

Space 2026 and a plan to rescue a dying space telescope

12/30/2025

One astronaut's guide for greatness and the prospect of space pirates

12/23/2025

Celebrating holidays in space and a new telescope aims to bring a fresh perspective of our galaxy

12/16/2025

A fresh look at the Outer Space Treaty

12/11/2025

Lightning on Mars

12/09/2025

Starship in Florida, lightning on Mars

12/04/2025

Before Apollo, There Was Gemini

12/02/2025

Starliner’s next move and a deep dive into Gemini program

11/25/2025

“Rocket Dreams” chronicles trillion-dollar commercial space race

11/19/2025

How to Spot Jupiter and Saturn in the Night Sky

11/18/2025

The politics of space and the latest night sky observations

11/12/2025

A NASA nominee’s second shot and mimicking space environments here on Earth

11/06/2025

ESCAPADE Launch

11/04/2025

Launching a new mission to Mars

10/21/2025

Federal funding and the future of space science missions

10/14/2025

Keeping space clean and developing a green thumb off planet

09/30/2025

Bottle Rockets and Space Agriculture

09/23/2025

An exoplanet milestone and talking about space junk

09/16/2025

New cosmic observations and a look at space fandom

09/09/2025

Space Commands’ move and Artemis’ AI doctors

09/02/2025

Starship’s success and Neptune’s peculiar tagalong

08/26/2025

Finding signs of life on rocky planets and distant ocean worlds

08/19/2025

NASA policy, commercial space and nuclear power on the moon

05/07/2025

Families in Central Florida are sleeping soundly thanks to bed-building nonprofit

The Charge
Reporter | January 2024 - Present

Researching topics, interviewing subjects and writing articles that pertain to UCF students.
Creating VOs, VOSOTs and news packages to air on The Charge On Air.

02/16/2026

Massive insect research collection 'The Bug Closet' reopens after months of renovation

02/13/2026

Students and alumni rock out at new not-for-profit arts venue

02/13/2026

WATCH: Two UCF shuttle drivers’ love makes the wheels go ‘round

02/13/2026

Student-designed experiment to be sent to the International Space Station

02/12/2026

ICE looking to lease office in Research Park near UCF, documents show

10/29/2025

UCF students to lose free transportation after LYNX Route 434 closure

02/26/2024

Production behind Pipi: director speaks to up-and-coming student animators

Center For Autism and Related Disabilities at UCF
Social Media Manager | Feb 2024 - Present

Creating graphics and videos for both social media and grant applications.
Increasing interaction exponentially during time in the position.

WUCF
Digital Production Intern | May 2025 - August 2025

Created social media content for shows and station branding.
Edited video, created graphics, wrote scripts and researched.

10/08/2025

Did You Know About Fort Myers' Gladiolus Roots?

08/07/2025

The Battle for the Pinellas County Court Seat: Clearwater vs. St. Petersburg

07/09/2025

Bonnet Springs Park Turns Lakeland's History into a Park Full of Fun!

07/03/2025

Do You Know Andrew Jackson's History with Pensacola?

06/25/2025

The History of the Avon Park Depot Museum

06/11/2025

Did You Know Tarpon Springs is the Sponge Capital of the World?

06/05/2025

Next Stop: The Collection on Palmetto

PBS News Student Reporting Labs
Social Media Intern | Dec 2022 - March 2023

Filmed, scripted and edited social media content for Student Reporting Labs’ TikTok and Instagram.
Promoted On Our Minds, an Edward R. Murrow award-winning podcast about teen mental health.