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MARY KAY MAKANJUOLA

Mary Kay (née Gisel) joined the Upfront team back in 2007 reporting for both Upfront Magazine and Official Heat.

In 2008, she took a leap and moved to New York City, where she has spent the past ten years working behind the scenes at MSNBC in Rockefeller Center. Throughout her time there, her experience has included covering three presidential elections, Olympics programming as well as many high profile breaking news stories. In the last five years, she has been exclusively working on prime time shows including All In With Chris Hayes, The Beat with Ari Melber, Hardball with Chris Matthews, Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell and The Rachel Maddow Show.
In 2014, as a creative outlet, Mary Kay launched her own blog / website called MAKA STYLE which focuses on fashion and beauty. With a goal in mind to help women find their inner strength and confidence through style tips and inspiration, she is currently working on transitioning into the career of personal styling.

With a knack for style, she both hosted and co-produced a web series last year entitled Lights, Camera, Fashion in which she both predicted and highlighted award show red carpet fashion.

While she frequents WNY to visit family and enjoy snacking on her favorite chicken wings, she still cheers on her hometown teams from afar. After 10+ years in the city, she has also discovered a new-found interest in baseball, rooting for the NY Yankees. On her down time, as an ardent fan of music who has been singing and writing songs since the age of 15, she enjoys discovering new music through the diverse local music scene that the city has to showcase. She currently resides in NYC with her husband, Timi and their dog, Buji.
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