GLASS HALF FIL by Naiia Lajoie   Imagine an outlet whose news correspondent encourages the opinions of everyday people - their tearful memories, their pregnant pauses, their pain - unfiltered and unbiased, unlike the conventional televised sources. Then imagine an anchor with boots on the ground - that has had interactions with the victims and their families as well as the law enforcement agencies who handle their cases. Now imagine topics that are current, coverage that is relevant, and a medium that is accessible. This is what Angeline Hartmann’s “Inside Crime” podcast promises to offer, and delivers. Angeline Hartmann is an Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist. She has covered nearly every type of news story, from famous court cases to natural disasters but her heart led her to crime reporting. While a rookie reporter at WAGATV in Atlanta, she worked solo to launch the station’s Georgia’s Most Wanted - a successful endeavor that would ultimately carry her into the role of correspondent and producer at the iconic television show, America’s Most Wanted. This professional transition happened when her husband, a special agent for the Department of Justice, was transferred to Washington, D.C. They met at a crime scene - though it’s not your conventional introduction, it’s part of their unique love story. The couple moved from an Atlanta crime rate 110% higher than that of the national average, to D.C. where it is measured at 102% by the algorithm-based analytical website www.areavibes.com. They still reside in Washington, D.C. and now have a son. An avid Jo Koy fan, Angeline identifies with the half-Filipino comedian in that she is a first generation American, born to Filipino immigrant parents herself. While Jo Koy famously jokes about all Filipina women being nurses, Angeline proudly boasts that her mother was...... Read more on Full Issue!