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20 years ago, I was just 12-years old. I can remember the news reports though the day of after Christmas in 1996. It seemed to blow up in the media almost immediately, which given the lack of Hollywood stardom seemed a little peculiar but given the age of little JonBenet, maybe it wasn't so strange.

No one seems to believe how clumsy and accident prone I am when they first meet me. But, trust me...give it a couple of months and you'll start to see what my friends and family have grown to understand is just "Marissa."

This weekend commemorates an anniversary that still sends chills through my spine. It's a day that I think changed a lot of us, especially here in the Capital Region. So close to home, it was inevitable to feel the impact all around us.

I've had a couple of days to myself. So, of course, what does any self respecting adult do with a couple of days off? They watch an entire season of a television show they would usually have scanned right passed of course.

I watch these Olympic sports and I get jealous. My asthma doesn't allow a lot of cardio in my life. Don't get me wrong, I've played softball forever at this point, even when it wasn't easy to breathe. But alas, I'm not Olympian worthy. It did get me thinking though.

I've been playing softball since I was the tiny age of just 6 years old. Mom tried to get me to do ballet, it lasted about as long as a 6 inch sub on a lunch break. Sorry, Mom.

This job is cool. No, for real. It can been frustrating at times, with long hours that seem never ending, always having to be 'on' with perkiness when all you want to do is crawl into bed. Then there are moments like the Interstates and Tailgates tour when all you want to do is find a solo cup and let loose!

I've never been someone who "needed" a name brand. You won't find me dolled out in Gucci or Louis Vuitton - in fact, I just had to double check the spelling on both of those because I shop, like the normal, average person where my bank account allows: Target.

By working at GNA, I'm experiencing a lot of firsts for myself. Growing up, Country music wasn't what I was surrounded by. In fact, I was surrounded by almost everything else - with the occasional Garth Brooks "Friends in Low Places" or Shania "Man, I Feel Like a Woman" blasting over my parents speakers. Then fast forward to 2016 and here I am diving head first into a pool of c

We are each making decisions every second that we are awake and moving throughout the Capital Region and we’re allowed to make mistakes, we are human after all. But, when you’re behind the wheel of anything you need to take it seriously.

Bates Motel is incredibly captivating. It's also incredibly creepy. Based on the character of Norman Bates from Psycho, it was originally planned a 5 season television adaptation of watching Norman come into his own in his teen years. Last night was the Season 4 finale and it was intense.

I don't have a consistent softball schedule during the week because of how crazy some weeks are here in the radio world but it is honestly one of my most favorite things to do since as long as I can remember.