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Journalist at @npr member station @wypr881fm covering health. He/him. Diehard UMD fan/grad. Hardcore/metal aficionado 🤘 smaucione at wypr dot org

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Scott Maucione’s Biography

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Scott Maucione is a graduate from the University of Maryland. He double majored in journalism and political science. He recently received his Master's in political science at American University.

Scott was an editorial intern at the Frederick News-Post and was chosen as one of 45 interns out of a field of 600 for Patch.com's first intern program. He is currently an assistant to Morton Kondracke and is a reporter for the Montgomery County Gazette.

Scott Maucione’s Journalist Portfolio

Montgomery farm gives a home to animals in need

Montgomery farm gives a home to animals in need

On Monday, Anne Shroeder could barely stand. She spent the weekend showing off her animal rescue farm for the…

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Silver Spring's Lloyd Dobler Effect masters the key of life

Silver Spring's Lloyd Dobler Effect masters the key of life

In the dry heat over Afghanistan, Phil Kominski and his band's military plane took enemy fire, forcing the pi…

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Battling General Tso at China Taste in Frederick, Maryland

Battling General Tso at China Taste in Frederick, Maryland

URBANA - Who was General Tso? Whoever he was he had to be an awful military tactician because every time his …

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VIDEO: 4-H Rabbit Club Hops to the County Fair

VIDEO: 4-H Rabbit Club Hops to the County Fair

Members of the the Montgomery County 4-H Rabbit Club are spending lots of time in the Rabbit Barn during the …

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Ghosts of Potomac River Serve as Sobering Reminders

Ghosts of Potomac River Serve as Sobering Reminders

When someone dies in the Potomac River, one of the easiest ways to find the body is to wait until it begins t…

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A Friday Night With the College Park Volunteer Fire Department

A Friday Night With the College Park Volunteer Fire Department

Red and white lights penetrate the darkness outside of the Stamp Student Union. An 18-year-old man's eyes sta…

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University of Maryland finds germs can survive on the moon

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By Scott Maucione Verified
| Baltimore Fishbowl Verified
The moon is a hard place to stay alive without a space suit. It has radiation, extreme temperatures and a lack of water. However, researchers at the University of Maryland found in a recent study that microbes like bacteria and fungi from earth can still survive on the austere satellite orbiting our planet. The study sheds new light on how NASA and other organizations studying the moon need to be careful when collecting samples and sending humans or equipment to the moon.
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Baltimore’s chances of recouping money from Key Bridge collapse are slim after ruling

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By Scott Maucione Verified
| WYPR-FM (Baltimore, MD) Verified
Baltimore City and County’s chances of recouping economic losses from the company that owns the ship that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge two and a half years ago are slim after a Wednesday ruling from U.S. District Court for Maryland Judge James Bredar. The city and county, along with a handful of companies, were suing Grace Ocean Private and Synergy Marine Group, the owner and manager of the Dali, for indirect economic losses from the Key Bridge disaster.
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University of Maryland finds germs can survive on the moon

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By Scott Maucione Verified
| WYPR-FM (Baltimore, MD) Verified
The moon is a hard place to stay alive without a space suit. It has radiation, extreme temperatures and a lack of water. However, researchers at the University of Maryland found in a recent study that microbes like bacteria and fungi from earth can still survive on the austere satellite orbiting our planet. The study sheds new light on how NASA and other organizations studying the moon need to be careful when collecting samples and sending humans or equipment to the moon.
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When I was in second grade I tried to start my own magazine. I used my Dad's typewriter and wrote an article to pass to everyone in my class

What does it mean to be a journalist?

A journalist is responsible to truth, justice and his readers. Reporting objectively to better the world is our job.

Who do you wish followed you?

Ira Glass, Dan Balz, "The Fix, Terry Gross.