![]() ![]() Samantha also loves to cover the heartwarming stories. ![]() “At the end of the day, I’m still a human,” she says. She got to know the family of Joyce McLain, and she says that learning the details of the case was an emotionally intense experience. Samantha explains that courtroom cases are challenging for her because everything happens in the blink of an eye. Recently, she covered the Joyce McLain murder trial, a 38 year cold case that was finally been brought into the courtroom. There are stories that Samantha enjoys covering, but there are also challenging ones. “Anytime you can create change, that is my favorite,” Samantha explains. She explains that story in particular was impactful, and hopes that it will affect the people that read the story. Samantha met a woman victim that made her realize that anyone can gain the courage to overcome adversity. One of her favorite stories was a feature about raising awareness of domestic abuse. Samantha makes many connections with the people she works with and those she interviews for her stories, Another aspect of being a reporter that Samantha likes includes the people she gets to see every day. She explains that it is really nice to always have something new to look forward to. One of Samantha’s favorite aspects about being a general assignment reporter for Channel 6 News is the fact that every day is different. Samantha’s love of theater, freshman through senior year, and journalism inspired her to join WJZF, Bonny Eagle High School’s radio station, as a sophomore. During her senior year, she was Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady and Ado Annie in Oklahoma. Samantha was cast as Cinderella in a community theater play as a freshman. Students in the class of 2010 assumed her career would involve acting, since she had gotten the senior superlative for “Most Likely to Become an Actor.” She was involved with the school theater and also performed community plays throughout her high school career. She also started "BE in the Spotlight," a radio show that talked about what was going on at BEHS. To gain experience, Samantha took over the school’s morning announcements for the athletic director and narrated school and library introduction videos, which helped her learn the functions of a camera. Dan Murphy, pushed her to pursue a career in journalism. Samantha says she always loved writing in school. Samantha joined News Center Maine during the summer of 2014 soon after graduating from the University of Southern Maine with a major in Media Studies and Communications. Green, who covered the outdoors for News Center Maine for 47 years, retired in October 2019.Have you watched Channel 6 News lately? If so, you might have seen reporter and 2010 Bonny Eagle graduate Samantha York on your television screen. In addition to Nelson, News Center Maine lost Bill Green, another notable on-air personality, to retirement in recent years. ![]() She has won several awards from the Associated Press and the Maine Association of Broadcasters for her anchoring and reporting. She worked at TV stations in Mississippi and New Hampshire before moving to WCSH in 1989. ![]() She graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1985 with a degree in radio, television and film, according to her News Center Maine biography. Williams co-anchors the noon, 5:30 and 6 p.m. "There's more to say, and that will come, but more than anything, I just want to thank you for allowing me into your homes for all these years," she said. And for 32 years, I've had the privilege of your trust which has meant more than I can possibly say. "I work with some of the most amazing, passionate, driven, caring people I have ever known," Williams wrote. Williams' husband, former News Center Maine news anchor Lee Nelson, retired about a year ago. She said it is gratifying and fun to help people buy and sell homes. Williams described herself as a "real estate fanatic" who has been a licensed real estate agent for five years. ![]()
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