Aniya Faulcon is The Spark Host/Producer for WITF. She has a passion for shining a light on unique people, experiences, and perspectives within the community.
Previously she worked as the People and Social Trends Reporter/Video Anchor for LancasterOnline | LNPNews. During her time there, she created video packages, provided Facebook Live coverage at community events, and wrote data-driven stories with census data and feature stories on local leaders, non-profit organizations, events, and people with unique talents and experiences within Lancaster County.
Aniya also worked at WMAR ABC 2 News as a Sales Assistant and at the AFRO American Newspapers as an Executive Assistant and Media correspondent. Aniya interned at WEAA Gospel Grace 88.9 and worked at her alma mater’s radio station, WWPJ at Point Park University, where she gained skills and a passion for radio.
Aniya grew up in Baltimore, Maryland and attended the Baltimore School for the arts for high school with a concentration in acting. She continued to hone her skills and passion for storytelling and later graduated from Point Park University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting and Broadcast Reporting. Aniya is eager to continue her journey with storytelling in her role with WITF, as she aims to shed a light on real people and real stories within Pennsylvania in a variety of mediums.
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Airdate: November 03, 2022
Listen to The Spark every weekday at 12 p.m. and 8 p.m. on WITF 89.5 & 93.3. You can also stream WITF radio live on our website or ask your smart speaker to “Play WITF Radio.”
Texas native singer, Laci Kaye Booth, is not a stranger to the limelight, as she was on Season 17 of American Idol and placed in the Top 5 and was named one of CMT’s “Next Women of Country.”
But through her journey of success, she faced challenges and overcame them to continue her passion of creating music, with tour appearances scheduled throughout the end of the year and a new single, “Damn Good In a Dive Bar”, slated for release soon.
Booth said, one of the challenges she faced on the journey to becoming a popular singer-songwriter was breaking out of her introverted and shy nature. Although, her experience on American Idol helped her to overcome those challenges, it presented other ones.
“I feel like starting out in country music as a female, there really was a big pressure especially being on American Idol; people love powerhouse singers,” Booth said.
She also said, she believes her ability to make a song her own and stay true to her voice made it possible for her to stay in the competition for so long and achieve success in the music industry.
Tonight at 7 p.m. Booth will open for the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour Presents: Blanco Brown event at the Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center.