Kelsey Coffey gets up at 2:30 a.m. every day to deliver the morning news as a broadcast reporter at WRAL in Raleigh, North Carolina. She graduated from the University of Georgia in 2020 into uncertainty from the pandemic and protests for racial justice across the country. But today, she knows what drives her to wake up early each morning — connecting with her audience and serving them through her reporting.
In this episode, Kelsey talks about the projects she’s worked on with Charlayne Hunter-Gault, a phenomenal journalist and one of two students who desegregated UGA in 1961, and about why it’s important to know your “why.”
Guest: Kelsey Coffey, reporter at WRAL.
Host: Jacqueline GaNun.
GPB’s Stephen Fowler on political reporting and the power of radio
NPR’s Pallavi Gogoi on making business stories that matter to people
Alyssa Pointer on people-focused photojournalism
ProPublica’s Rui Kaneya on supporting local investigative news
Melissa Lyttle on believing in your work
BONUS: Introducing Jacqueline GaNun as host
Daniella Zalcman on reimagining documentary photography
Sean Keenan on why housing reporting is essential
Ken Foskett on why the public needs open records requests
Max Blau on practicing radical transparency in interviews
Alex Sujong Laughlin on investing in your passions
UGA’s Karin Assmann on interviewing hesitant sources
GPB News’ Wayne Drash on tragedy reporting and following a family’s unique medical journey
Jewel Wicker on the future of culture journalism and on interviewing different sources
CNN’s Grace Walker on finding her storytelling voice
The AJC‘s Tyler Estep on covering communities and maintaining the human connection
UGA’s Kyser Lough on trends in photojournalism and studying the visual communications field
WSB-TV‘s Maureen Sheeran on the investigative reporting process
Season 11 Trailer: Welcome Back!
BONUS: Introducing Kyra Posey as host
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