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Happy New Year!

UA student killed in New Orleans attack

One of the 15-victims killed in the mass terrorist attack in New Orleans early Wednesday morning, was a University of Alabama student.

That word from the father of Kareem Badawi, who confirmed in a Facebook post yesterday, that his son was killed by a man who rammed his pickup truck into a crowd of New Years Eve revelers on Bourbon Street. Badawi's death was also confirmed by University of Alabama president Stewart Bell, who issued a statement saying "I grieve alongside family and friends of Kareem in their heartbreaking loss."

Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award- winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for talk show producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.