Kathleen McCoy
Hometown, Alaska Host
Education:
Concurrent bachelor degrees in Journalism and Rhetoric, UC Berkeley
Professional background:
In Alaska, Kathleen worked 10 months at the Nome Nugget and 26 years at the Anchorage Daily News. In Nome, she lived right in the Nugget office on Front Street and enjoyed the opportunity to visit surrounding communities. In Anchorage, she worked exclusively at Anchorage Daily News in features as an entertainment and feature writer, We Alaskans writer and editor, Features editor and AME Features and Interactivity.
Awards:
John S. Knight Mid-career Fellowship, Stanford University
UC Berkeley Multimedia Boot Camp
Women’s Sports Foundation, national print award
Participating writer, Pulitzer Prize for Public Service (awarded to ADN staff)
Dart Award for Excellence in Reporting on Victims of Violence (story editor)
Association of Food Journalists, Best Section (editor)
University of Missouri General Excellence section awards three times (editor)
McClatchy President’s Award, Special Olympics coverage (editor)
Alaska Press Club honors
Regional SPJ honors
Why I became a journalist:
A high school English teacher told me I should do something with my writing skills.
Why I got into public broadcasting:
While covering the Iditarod one year, I watched a radio reporter at work, recording the snores of exhausted mushers. Using sound to tell stories seemed intoxicating. I love listening to Terry Gross and Marketplace, among others.
How I ended up at APTI:
The creation of Hometown Alaska created an opportunity for me.
Contact:
kmccoy (at) alaskapublic (dot) org
