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Hi, I'm Carol Burnett. I'm Wmar's newest reporter. So I am from Long Island, New York, born and raised. That's where my family and friends are. And then I moved up to upstate New York and Albany and the state's capital to work there for two years before moving to Baltimore. I've always just been attracted to storytelling, listening to other people's stories, telling my own story and just keeping up with current events, what's happening in the world, and really just being able to connect with people on an everyday basis. Every city's different, but their stories across people, they're kind of all the same. So when I talk about stories, I've done a lot of stories with maternal mortality and how that specifically affects black women. I mean, that's the story that could affect someone in Baltimore, but also impacts someone maybe in California, New York, like all over. Wow. I like to eat. So everything about the food is really exciting. All the new restaurants, but just getting to know people from Baltimore, they're very proud of where they're from. It's a big city, but it's also has that small city aspect and vibe to it that I think is really exciting. Oh boy, I love a good plate of Mac and cheese, some oxtails, some rice and beans. I love crab cakes, of course, and I'm not just saying that because now I'm in Maryland. Well, I make a really, really good apple crumble. My Mac and cheese. I think it's the best around. I'm scared to say I like to make crab cakes because that was one of my favorite things to make before moving to Maryland. But now that I got here, I'm like, OK, well my crab cakes really can't compare, but I try my best. Yes, I like to say that Rihanna is my cousin, even though I have no proof. But my grandpa was born and raised in Barbados, Cyan, Beijing. I am a little Jamaican. So yeah, very proud of my roots. There's a lot of foods that I like. I pretty much eat everything. But the two things is I don't eat yogurt and I don't like chocolate. I am very much a Christmas holiday girl, so if I could watch Elf for the first time, that would be it. That in Cheetah Girls, if you know, you know I'm at Disney, Disney Channel, kid love The Cheetah Girls. So Elf and Cheetah Girls. So I don't like coffee. I like tea. So I always I drink like at least two to three cups of tea a day. Green tea and black tea. I am so excited to be in Maryland, to share your stories. So if you run into me on the street, let's grab coffee something, say hi and tell me what's on your mind. Tell me what's are some of your concerns, What makes you happy? What brings joy to your day? And I would just love to chat.