Meet Our Kid Reporters

This year’s TFK Kid Reporters were chosen from more than 200 applicants. The crew will report on local and national news for TIME for Kids. Here are some fun facts about our new reporters. Check out timeforkids.com to read about their hometown heroes. Be sure to check our site in March, to learn how to be a Kid Reporter next year.

Name Abby Rogers

Age 10

Home Lahaina, Hawaii

Abby likes to free-dive in the ocean. Her pet peeve is single-use plastic.

Name Afton Campbell

Age 12

Home Surprise, Arizona

Afton loves playing the piano and cooking. She enjoys reading, too, and aspires to be an author.

Name Donnell Meekins

Age 10

Home Carson, California

Donnell likes board games and playing the drums. He hopes he will get to interview Beyoncé.

Name Jeremy Liew

Age 12

Home Riverdale, Connecticut

Jeremy enjoys making movies and performing magic tricks. He knows how to code.

Name Kyle Romain

Age 11

Home New Orleans, Louisiana

Kyle spends his free time playing video games and basketball. He wants to be a scientist.

Name Miguel Madero

Age 10

Home San Antonio, Texas

Miguel likes to build things with Legos and all kinds of materials. He looks up to Albert Einstein.

Name Pranav Mukhi

Age 10

Home South Setauket, New York

Pranav’s prized possession is his 3D printer. In his free time, he enjoys swimming.

Name Rory Hu

Age 10

Home Cupertino, California

Rory collects sticks and rocks. She loves the musical Hamilton, and is currently writing a novel.

Name Sophia Hou

Age 11

Home Short Hills, New Jersey

Sophia likes to grow vegetables in her garden and swim. She hopes to interview Jane Goodall.

Name Victoria Hanson

Age 10

Home Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania

Gymnastics is Victoria’s favorite thing. She couldn’t live without a trampoline.

Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly noted Jeremy Liew's hometown as Riverdale, rather than Riverside, Connecticut.