Ashton Marra

Ashton Marra is a co-founder and co-director at Reporting on Addiction since September 2021, while also serving as a teaching assistant professor at West Virginia University and as executive editor at 100 Days in Appalachia. Previous experience includes the role of stateImpact Ohio education reporter/producer at ideastream from September 2017 to July 2018, and as assistant news director and statehouse reporter at West Virginia Public Broadcasting from October 2012 to August 2017. Ashton has also contributed to ABC News as a production associate for Good Morning America and interned at WDTV 5 News as a reporter, focusing on diverse news topics across North Central West Virginia. Ashton holds a Master’s degree in Integrated Marketing Communications and a Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism from West Virginia University, with initial studies in Broadcast Journalism at Marshall University.