Cheryl White

Cheryl White is one of the three protagonists of the podcast The Shadow Dispatch, as well as one of the hosts of the in-universe radio show of the same name. She is a vampire currently living in Salem, Massachusettes where she works as an investigative journalist for several projects at WTCH Radio. She has also worked as a radio host for over a decade, and is currently working alongside her newer friends David Lewis and Ewan Taylor.

History
Not much in known about Cheryl's background, other than that she is "68 and proud" as of 2019, putting her birth as a human around 1961. It is not confirmed how old she was when she was turned, or how it happened.

According to her cast bio, she graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a B.A. in Journalism. She moved to New York City afterwards to work for WIZY Otherworld Radio serving on the board for Safer Blood Banks of New York. She worked at the station long enough to receive tenure, and went on to work as a correspondent for the shows Witchcraft Tonight and Blood Watch, and was a producer for a show called The Haunt.

Eventually Cheryl decided to move to the city of Salem and work at WTCH Radio and work again as a correspondent and Journalist. There, she became friends with historical researcher Ewan Taylor and a young freelance reporter named David Lewis. The three eventually became close enough that they would go on to produce a radio show together.

Personality
Cheryl is a professional, well-spoken and often poetic woman who is strongly interested in current events.

According to her bio, Cheryl has been a longtime advocate for stronger Human/Nonhuman relations and can often be found overseeing the soup kitchen at Salem’s City Mission, or the synthetic blood kitchen at Salem’s City Coven.

Enhanced Strength
In A Christmas Miracle, Cheryl casually stated that she could deadlift a car if she wanted to, implying that she has access to strength far greater than that of a human.

Magic Block
Cheryl has mentioned a couple of times that she is unable to use magical tools like Ouija Boards and charms. The reason for this is unclear.

Synth-Flu
In Magic and Medicine, Cheryl mentioned that she sometimes gets flu-like symptoms due to synthetic blood being made out of diluted chemicals during the early winter. It appears that this is a common occurrence for vampires on a Synthetic-Blood diet.

Trivia

 * She still uses a Walkman