Katie Ranno
School
Herkimer College, SUNY Oswego, St. John's University
Expertise
Marvel Cinematic Universe, "Stranger Things", "Night Court"
- Katie helped to launch an entertainment news segment while producing morning news in Albany, NY.
- She has been attending pop culture conventions since 2016, and enjoys attending panels about the Marvel Cinematic Universe and 1980s pop culture.
- For seven years, Katie was a volunteer judge for the Broadcast Education Association's Festival of Media Arts, judging news features produced by college students.
Experience
Katie has been working in the media industry since 2012, gaining experience in radio, TV news, web, and print. She started her career while earning her associate's degree, working as a radio board operator and freelance writer. She spent nearly five years producing morning news, where she started to focus on her passion for entertainment journalism by writing entertainment news and producing celebrity interviews. Katie joined Static Media as a freelancer in 2022 and is so excited to continue sharing her passion for pop culture with other fans.
Education
Katie has an associate's degree in digital filmmaking from Herkimer College, a bachelor's degree in broadcasting and mass communication from SUNY Oswego, and a master's degree in library and information science from St. John's University.
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Stories By Katie Ranno
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Joining the cast in Season 4, Gordon Ford has remained a recurring character in the fifth season of the show. Here's the actor hat plays him.
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There are a number of fan-favorite actresses known for starring in Hallmark movies, but devotees on Reddit have named the one they think is the most underrated.
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Season 5 of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" sees the introduction of a host of new characters, including writer Mel -- here's why you might recognize him.
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Rose Weissman's friend Corrine represents an important development in "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" -- here's where you might recognize Corrine from.
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As some fans had expected for quite a while, "Picard" finally dropped a big Borg bombshell. Here's what happened in Season 3, Episode 9 and its significance.
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Howard Wolowitz actor Simon Helberg has said that his experience on "The Big Bang Theory" was "the greatest course in acting that you could ever have."
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Daniel Davis, who reprises his "Star Trek: The Next Generation" role, Moriarty, in "Star Trek: Picard," says he didn't take convincing when asked to return.
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After "Chapter 22: Guns for Hire" in "The Mandalorian," fans are losing their minds over the trio of cameos appearing in the episode. Here's why.
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Some "Seinfeld" fans find Jerry somewhat overrated and say that it was actually Larry David who was the series' real genius. Here's what they're saying.
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Here's what Lacey Chabert believes is the reason why more and more people are into Hallmark movies.
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Michelle Forbes returned as Ro Laren in "Picard" Season 3, Episode 5. Showrunner Terry Matalas felt Ro's story was "like a loose end that needed to be tied."
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An iconic comedian plays Colonel Tuttle in "The Mandalorian," but it isn't the first time he's worked on a project with a secure place in pop culture history.
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Here's why fans of Young Sheldon believe the show could do more if not for the fact it's a prequel to The Big Bang Theory.
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The "Pop Goes the Weasel" Easter egg in Season 3, Episode 6 of "Star Trek: Picard" is utter perfection. But did you catch all three of the clues?
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Tribbles, which first appeared on "Star Trek: The Original Series," have now made an appearance in Season 3, Episode 6 of "Star Trek: Picard."
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American painter Norman Rockwell helped shape "Blue Bloods" into the massive hit it is, as a 1943 painting of his inspired executive producer Leonard Goldberg.
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Age is just a number. And that seems to ring true on "Grey's Anatomy," which contains a number of age-related continuity issues.
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Working on Ghostbusters: Afterlife with the franchise's veteran stars felt "like you're in a room with a bunch of apostles," Finn Wolfhard said.
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"Stranger Things" is a love letter to the 1980s, and its creators are making sure that their young stars are all caught up on the pop culture of the decade.
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Some shows last for years, and some shows go the way of the dodo, but James Pickens Jr. calls "Grey's Anatomy's" longevity lightning in a bottle.
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Not every fan of The Office is a fan of Jim and Pam's relationship, but former co-star Angela Kinsey still ships the two characters together.
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Of all the people in Stars Hollow, Michel is among the most interesting. However, "Gilmore Girls'" Yanic Truesdale sounds completely different in real life.
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Adam West and Ralph Garman were able to act together many times in "Family Guy," but were the two actors really friends in real life?
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Here's where you may have previously seen veteran actor Gerald McRaney, who plays Hollace Kilbride on NCIS: LA.
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"Grey's Anatomy" characters don't just frequent the hospital at which they work; they also spend a lot of time at this bar. Read on to see if it's real or fake.
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Actors must learn skills when taking on certain characters. However, Sadie Sink lied about her roller-blading experience auditioning for "Stranger Things."
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Remember the Wolves on "The Walking Dead"? Their appearance in Season 5, Episode 16, "Conquer," subtly tells the story of "Little Red Riding Hood."