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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)


The father of Wake Forest ROTC

The father of Wake Forest ROTC

Two Ed Wilsons for Homecoming

Class of 1964 presents bronze sculpture to Mr. Wake Forest.
Two Ed Wilsons for Homecoming

The hitchhiker's 76th reunion

Fred Williams ('38, JD '40) took the long road to Wake Forest.
The hitchhiker's 76th reunion

The Thing He Carried

Fifty-year-old Memories of People and Two Places — Wake Forest and Vietnam — Come Flooding Back
The Thing He Carried

From cable to classroom: Melissa Harris-Perry ('94) returns to her alma mater

From cable to classroom: Melissa Harris-Perry ('94) returns to her alma mater

Harold Hayes: 'Smiling through the apocalypse'

Harold Hayes: 'Smiling through the apocalypse'

On the ground in Ferguson

On the ground in Ferguson

An off-the-court reunion in Vietnam

In 1966, teammates Al Koehler ('63) and Butch Hassell ('64) crossed paths in South Vietnam.
An off-the-court reunion in Vietnam

Move-in 2014: A magical day

1,200 new students begin their Wake Forest journey
Move-in 2014: A magical day

What's in a name

What's in a name

The legacy of Watergate

Alumni played key roles in Senate hearings.
The legacy of Watergate

Saving the orangutans

Saving the orangutans