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Kerry M. King (’85)

Senior Editor Kerry M. King (’85) retired in June 2025. He got his start writing about Wake Forest as sports editor and editor of the Old Gold & Black. After returning to Wake Forest in 1989, he wrote stories on hundreds of alumni. He received Wake Forest’s Employee of the Year Award in 2004 when he worked in the Public Affairs office. His wife, Heather Barnes King (MA ’97), received the Marcellus E. Waddill Excellence in Teaching Award for Wake Forest alumni in 2011. They have two furry children, Shetland sheepdogs Brady and Dexter.

Stories by Kerry M. King ('85)

Kitchin memories

Tyler Van Zandt ('08) comes back 'home' to renovate his old dorm.
Kitchin memories

Believe in yourself

Basketball legend 'Muggsy' Bogues inspires youth to follow their dreams.
Believe in yourself

Opening doors to Cuba

Ben Barron's ('07) front-row seat to the historic changes taking place
Opening doors to Cuba

Box of memories

Old post office box doors reveal a simpler time when getting a letter from back home would lift your spirits.
Box of memories

Summer's hottest books

Five alumni writers offer their top picks, from spy novels to fantasy tales to a sports saga.
Summer's hottest books

Meet Malika

The University's first director of wellbeing wants to create opportunities for students to make changes.
Meet Malika

What I've Learned About Well*be*ing

From “happiness” to “wisdom,” to finding a balanced outlook on life, to using one’s talents to live life fully and to enhance the lives of others.
What I've Learned About Well*be*ing

Remember When: Graylyn Dormitory

Before it was a conference center, the giant stone mansion was an unlikely home for students.
Remember When: Graylyn Dormitory

Kenyan wanderings

David ('12) and Amy Long ('06, MD '10) Rule embrace disabilities to serve others
Kenyan wanderings

2015 Distinguished Alumni Award

Killian Noe ('80) reaches out to those trapped by mental illness and drugs.
2015 Distinguished Alumni Award

"Love's Labor's Lost" meets "The Groundling"

Playwright and director Marc Palmieri ('94) brings his newest play to campus
"Love's Labor's Lost" meets "The Groundling"

The Season of Pro Humanitate

What can I do because I love humanity? Carter Via ('83) builds bridges of hope in Kenya.
The Season of Pro Humanitate