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Abby Grimmett

Abby Grimmett is in her third semester at the State Capitol News Bureau. She is now a KMOX Fellow, managing the newsroom two days a week, and acting as an editor for the current Broadcast 1 students.

Abby spent the summer living and working in London, England. She interned for the London bureau of CBS News, while taking classes at Imperial College. She hopes someday to return to Europe as a foreign corespondent.

Abby also reports weekly for KOMU TV8, the local NBC Affiliate. Abby has also worked for a campus-run online newspaper, CAFNR CornerPost, for two semesters and was the public affairs intern with a major agricultural organization involving magazine writing, general public relations work, as well as presenting leadership sessions for young students in agriculture.

Abby grew up on a farm in northeast Missouri near Paris. She is now a Senior at the University of Missouri School of Journalism, completing her third semester in the broadcast sequence. Abby is also furthering her agriculture knowledge by pursuing a minor in Agricultural Economics.

Whenever she can spare the time, Abby enjoys reading, painting, watching "The Office," and cheering for the Missouri Tigers football team.

Abby also blogs weekly. To become a follower of her journalism reflection blog, click here.