Theresa King

Assignment Desk Intern - CNBC

United States of America

Hi there! I'm an Assignment Desk Intern at CNBC and loving every minute of it! I'm finishing up my communications major with a journalism concentration at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, NJ. I am also minoring in digital tools for social media, so I can not only write and broadcast, but design and write for web as well. I am also the current editor-in-chief of my university's newspaper, The Equinox, and former intern for the Asbury Park Press. I'm looking always looking for opportunities to further my career, so do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected].

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CNBC

Asbury Park Press

Asbury Park Press
05/20/2017
Ocean County charity helps kids with purple dragon

CLOSE It started with a tiny purple dragon won on the boardwalk. It became a charity that raises thousands of dollars for area causes. Known to the community as Juicy Fruit Party Dragon, JF Party Dragon Charity Inc. became an official charity in April.

Asbury Park Press
Fidget spinners craze nerve-racking for toy sellers

CLOSE Those hot new toys called fidget spinners, gadgets originally touted as a calming distractions for kids, are triggering high anxiety for toy executives. The toy craze, which is expected to drive sales of upwards of $500 million worth of the small plastic devices, has toy manufacturers and retailers fretting about ball bearing shortages, air-shipping costs and the biggest worry of all - will this fad be dead before all the merchandise they're ordering arrives?

Asbury Park Press
Blended serves up rolled ice cream - and oxygen

CLOSE Frank Gullace Jr. is no novice to the restaurant business, owning The Shore House in Point Pleasant, as well as the Brielle, Asbury and Toms River Ale Houses. But his newest eatery, Blended in Point Pleasant Beach, opened with longtime friend John Carrozza intends to shake up the Shore's food scene with its healthy and innovative options.

Asbury Park Press
JJ's Organic Grill to open in Red Bank

CLOSE Four men are using personal loss as inspiration to develop JJ's Organic Grill, a fresh, local and healthy fast-food restaurant at 128 Broad St. in Red Bank, with a targeted opening within the next month. JJ's will serve "affordable, organic fast food," with every ingredient certified organic and non-GMO.

The Equinox

Radio

The Odyssey

Odyssey
04/26/2016
Why Declawing Is Not The Cat's Meow

Many cat owners have faced the issue of walking into their house and seeing their furniture scratched apart. Naturally, the solution seems to be to declaw the feline, an accepted procedure many pet owners enforce on their animals.