MY STORY

Erin Yudt has spent her life inquiring about the world around her, using her personal and career experiences to write and produce news for newspapers and broadcast stations in order to provide communities with important news happening around them. While her specialty may be news, she also reports on stories in features, arts and entertainment, opinions and sports sections to educate wider audiences and give voices to underrepresented individuals across all areas.

Erin knows that the journalism field is constantly evolving, so she continues to educate herself on emerging editing platforms for print, social media, photography, and videography to provide the most skilled producing and editing for print and television. She has experience with Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Premiere Pro, as well as iMovie and the Google and Microsoft suites. She was editor-in-chief of The Globe and an apprentice with Point Park University's News Service. She also produced and reported for U-View's Point of View and NewsNight shows.

Erin graduated as salutatorian from Sharpsville Area High School and summa cum lade from Point Park University. Erin is a diverse journalist, and she has completed internships with 90.5 WESA, The Sharon Herald, The Tribune Review and PublicSource. She graduated from Point Park University with a B.A. in journalism and a minor in psychology in April 2024. She was a member of the honors student organization and Alpha Chi National Honor Society.

Erin is currently a reporter at the Pittsburgh Media Partnership Newsroom (formerly called Next Generation Newsroom) in Pittsburgh, Pa. She was previously a digital reporter and multimedia content producer at WKBN in Youngstown, Ohio. She also participated in the Fulbright Berlin Capital Program in September 2024 and will be attending University College Dublin in the fall of 2026 for graduate school through the CNN Academy.