Adrian Martinez

Adrian is currently serving as an editor-in-chief at The Chronicle/ncclinked.com and as the News Director and Station Manager at WONC, and was previously the station’s Social Media Director. During his time in both student media organizations, he established a strong partnership between them, which has allowed for greater collaboration. He has worked tirelessly to recruit students to join The Chronicle/ncclinked.com, which has helped the organization recover post-COVID. While at WONC, he’s trained fellow students to execute newscasts and traffic reports, and as on-air talents.

While working as the Social Media Director, he focused on branding WONC’s Instagram to target college-age followers, which increased the following by 20% in a three-month period. He also assisted in the station’s full rebrand in 2022, helping to develop a new logo and website.

Adrian is also a skilled audio producer, having been nominated for an IBA Silver Dome Award. He’s also been featured in numerous station promos, PSAs, and student projects.