This week on The Pulse, we bring you the latest on Montgomery County’s Democratic primary election results featuring comments from County Executive frontrunner Councilmember Will Jawando and his fellow councilmembers and competitors in the county executive race Andrew Friedson and Evan Glass with reflections from sitting County Executive Marc Elrich, who is leading in the at-large council race.
In this episode, MCM’s reporters Maryam Shazad and Fran Murphy break down the early results as thousands of mail-in and provisional ballots continue to be counted, leaving some local races too close to call.
Then, meet Andrew Frykman, 18, the youngest candidate on this year’s ballot, who shared ahead of the election why he believes his age is an advantage in his bid for the Montgomery County Board of Education.
We also explore how the FIFA World Cup is bringing communities together, hear what Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and U.S. Rep April McClain Delaney have to say about the impact of the global tournament on these divisive times, and examine the growing debate over natural grass versus artificial turf for local athletes in a report from Sports Reporter Frank Hanrahan.
Meet the Team Behind The Pulse:
News
- Markette Sheppard – Host and Executive Producer
- Fran Murphy – Chief Public Affairs Correspondent & Producer
- Cristina Caicedo Smit – General Assignment Reporter
- Maryam Shahzad – General Assignment Reporter
- Frank Hanrahan – Sports Reporter
Production
- Bryan Washington – Production Manager
- Andrew Nguyen – Director and Lead Photographer
- Bob Kanner – Lead Editor
- Joseph Bozzonetti – Lighting, Photography & Teleprompter Operator
- Jacob Ehlers – Story Editor
- Jaclyn Shin – Story Editor
- Halhan Kringer – Production tech
- Jimmy Albert – Set Supervisor
Interns
- Rachel Di Resta – Social Media Correspondent
- Adanna Mbanu – Digital Reporter
The Pulse is part of MCM’s ongoing mission to elevate local journalism, amplify community voices, and keep residents connected through the power of local media.
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