Erika Celeste is an American journalist who has worked in radio, print, and television since 1992. Among other things she has collected 2 Emmys, a Telly, and several AP Awards. She has worked for every major news network affiliate including ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN and PBS. She has also freelanced for many national and international organizations including Voice of America, Public Radio International and National Public Radio. Celeste worked as executive editor of COMAR, Inc. a West Virginia publishing company, directly editing West Virginia Executive magazine. In addition she has written several documentaries including Red Salt and Reynolds, Just Like Anyone, and the forthcoming Secrets of the Valley (fall 2010) narrated by Morgan Spurlock of Super Size Me fame. She is the founder and owner of New Moon Media Group began out of a love for journalism and entertainment. Despite working in the field as a 'day job' Celeste enjoyed the adventure of traveling to new places, meeting new people, and learning new things, that she often found herself working as a hobby at night and on the weekends. Along the way Celeste made contacts with many interesting people from movie producers and directors, to writers and editors, graphic artists and printers. Today she works with many of them through New Moon Media Group. Early years Celeste spent most of her childhood in Minnesota. She is the oldest of eight children. Her father Wayne Brass is a retired UCC pastor, her mother Renee Brass, is a retired BSN. Later she attended Western Michigan University, then transferred to University of Indianapolis, and graduated from Indiana State University with a focus in Theater and Communications and Anthropology. She married Michael Hobbs, a high school sweetheart and they had Kaleb Hunter before divorcing (1999). Personal life Erika Celeste is married to Michael Marturello the editor of the Herald Republican. The couple spent several years as foster parents. During that time Celeste was stalked by someone related to one of her foster children. Unable to do anything about her own ordeal, Celeste worked with Indiana Representative Dennis Zent (R) Steuben to change the law. In a single season of lobbying, the law was passed (2016) making it a felony to stalk foster parents in the line of duty. Celeste and her husband later adopted 2 children: Christopher Rollin in 2017 and Chloe in 2020. Work Several of Celeste's stories can be found through a