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🎥 KIFI/KIDK Reporter & Fill-In Anchor📍@kifi.news3 | Connecting with audiences through broadcast, theatre, music & more!
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I’ve spent a lot of my life trying to figure out which version of myself I am supposed to become.

The performer.
The journalist.
The writer.
The advocate.
The girl with a million ideas and a million more dreams ensuite.
The woman trying to build a life big enough for all of them to shine & sit comfortably in her sometimes pocketed dress.

Lately, I’m less interested in choosing.

Maybe The Art of Becoming isn’t about narrowing yourself down.

Maybe it’s about giving every part of yourself room to grow. Watering the possibilities of your abundance, and shining a light in all areas so that nothing blooms in the dark.

I’m learning to trust that in-between, & what an adventure that’s already begun 💡🪅🪩

A photograph captures a moment. And, typically, the ones we see online are pulled from a pile of close contenders.

As glamorous as these are (@uncreatively & the artists behind these being absolute pros at their craft), they don’t quite capture the 2:30 AM daily alarm.

The emails piling up in multiple inboxes.

The hours of rehearsals and research.

The tight deadlines.

The auditions & interviews.

The fear or uncertainty or looming ‘what-if’s’.

They also don’t share tiny victories nobody else sees. Nor the unexpected connections and community shared… or the spontaneity of a large life spread across miles and miles of travel, impulse, and industries.

I think that’s what I’ve come to appreciate most about photographs like these. Individually they don’t show the whole story.

Instead, they summarize the reminder that there is always room for a richer story: one that is deeply layered, ever-evolving, & promptly filled with unexpected surprises. I’ll hope you continue to enjoy following along with this multi-hyphenate one. 🤍

Photographer - @uncreatively
Mua & beauty- @samanthakae.beauty & @goldenglow_co
Studio - @third.placestudio
Styling - @asos @astrthelabel @favorite.daughter by @daniellemullenixtv

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16 days ago

As a newcomer to the area and a fresh face on Idaho and Wyoming screens, I want to take this opportunity to introduce myself more to our Local News 8 viewers. Here’s a brief overview of who I am beyond what you see on camera! :) by @daniellemullenixtv

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10 months ago

when your day includes high notes & a high-pressure system… 🌀

For any viewers who might have been confused why I had a wig and stage makeup on during the @kifi.news3 weekend forecast… here’s why! I’m thankful to continue double duty as a professional actor and news reporter, and sometimes that can blend in interesting ways ☀️🎤
Here for all of the storytelling !!

#newsreporter #broadway #musicaltheatre #actor #news taken in KIFI Local News 8 by @daniellemullenixtv

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7 months ago

Sometimes the life you planned isn’t the one that ends up fitting you best.

Danielle was sure her future included Broadway and an apartment in New York City. Then, after college, an unexpected question from a theater patron led her to a reporting job in Idaho, nearly 2,000 miles from home and nowhere near the life she had pictured.

She assumed Idaho would be temporary. But as her days began to fill with early-morning news reports and evenings performing at The Playmill Theatre, she realized she didn’t have to choose between journalism and acting. Both gave her a way to tell stories, and each made her better at the other.

How many of us have a five-year plan we’re convinced is THE plan? Bonus points if there’s already a Pinterest board devoted to it.

Idaho definitely wasn’t on Danielle’s. As it turns out, that didn’t make it the wrong place.

Comment below if you can’t wait to read Danielle’s story in our upcoming issue!

Written by @danielle_mullenix
Photographed by @uncreatively

#avelinemagazine #autumnissue #womeninstories #creativecareers #storytelling by @daniellemullenixtv

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1 year at @kifi.news3 💛
Time really does fly!

A year of early mornings, breaking news, live shots, long days, new faces, unforgettable stories—and so, so much growth.

I came here to tell stories. I didn’t expect how many stories would end up changing me, too.

So grateful for the people who have trusted me with their communities, challenged me to grow, and made the 2:30 a.m. alarms worth it. ✨

Here’s to year one and whatever story comes next 🎥📰

#LocalNews8 #KIFI #Idaho #journalist #newsreporter taken in KIFI Local News 8 by @daniellemullenixtv

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11 days ago

Thank you all for the wonderful birthday wishes! 🎂 So honored my team @kifi.news3 put together a brief reel of some of the highlights of my tomfoolery on air (don’t worry, a lot of it didn’t make the cut here) Let’s keep it going! #localnews #idaho #morningnews #reporter #newsblooper taken in KIFI Local News 8 by @daniellemullenixtv

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19 days ago

Boise police continue to investigate reported threats involving Timberline High School students as of October 14. Officials in Eastern Idaho now emphasize that parents and students should never dismiss threatening or harmful online statements as jokes or simple peer interactions.
Have you ever seen a concerning message online and wondered who to tell? 🛡️📲

To read the full story, click the link in bio 🔗
#cornell7 #timberline #boise #idahonews idaho taken in KIFI Local News 8 by @daniellemullenixtv

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44 years. One mystery. And now, a name. 🫆

In 1982, a man was found dead inside a Boise church with no identification and an alias on his suicide note. For decades, investigators knew him only as the “Unknown Wanderer.”

Now, investigators say they’ve identified him as Dr. Matthew Francis Betkowski, a chemist whose background and personal belongings are raising new questions — including possible connections to the 1982 Chicago Tylenol poisonings.

Investigators stress Betkowski has not been identified as a suspect in those deaths.

So after 44 years, one mystery may finally be solved… but another may just be beginning.

🎥 I’m breaking down the history and what investigators revealed today. To see the full depth of the newly released information and connections to the 1982 Chicago Tylenol Poisonings, visit this story at localnews8.com or in bio🔗

#Idaho #tylenolmurders #UnknownWanderer #TrueCrime #ColdCase taken in KIFI Local News 8 by @daniellemullenixtv

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24 days ago

WEEKEND WEATHER: a change in the weather might stir your weekend plans, as Hurricane Rachel prepares to make landfall in California this afternoon. While Eastern Idaho & Western Wyoming remain far from hurricane-like conditions, we will certainly begin to feel heavy rain and wintry mixed blowing in from the Southwest over the next few days ⛈️🌊🌨️

I hardly post about my weather coverage, but it is certainly one of my favorite ways to wake up with @kifi.news3 ☀️ don’t worry, @jeffroper will be returning to our regularly scheduled programming this Monday, but here’s what you need to know between now and then ⬆️
#idaho #localnews #weather #idahoweather #forecaster taken in KIFI Local News 8 by @daniellemullenixtv

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8 days ago

This week, the @flyfishingteamusa and 20 other countries have filled Eastern Idaho waters for the 45th FIPS Mouche-World Fly Fishing Championship 🎣
I got to take an adventure (literally) around the 5 Idaho waters where these anglers have been competing, and learned about what it takes for these skilled fishermen to win 🏆 Find the full story on Local News 8.com & check out sports reporter @willsystv final recap of the competition this Friday night! taken in Mesa Falls by @daniellemullenixtv

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Happy Labor Day Weekend! 💙 We’re still popping in bright and early with your latest rundown, wake up with 8 🌅

#idaho #localnews #wyoming #idahonews #reporter taken in KIFI Local News 8 by @daniellemullenixtv

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For generations, The Playmill Theatre has been a beloved place for families to find sanctuary in the summertime. Now, as the curtain rises on its new theater in Island Park, the most important traditions are coming with it. Danielle Mullenix takes us inside the history, the heart, and the hard decision behind what may be the theatre's most important act yet. Watch the full feature and read the article on LocalNews8.com
🎞️💙 taken in The Playmill Theatre by @daniellemullenixtv

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