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Kerry M. King (’85)

Senior Editor Kerry M. King (’85) got his start writing about Wake Forest as sports editor and editor of the Old Gold & Black. Since returning to Wake Forest in 1989, he’s written 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), is a high school math teacher. She 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)


Tommy Norman ('66): Honoring our veterans

Tommy Norman ('66): Honoring our veterans

Libby Bell ('93) unmasks the great pumpkin

Libby Bell ('93) unmasks the great pumpkin

‘A dangerous nest of subversives’

‘A dangerous nest of subversives’

'Lummox' returns for Homecoming

'Lummox' returns for Homecoming

Peggy Smith: The golden age of ski resorts

Peggy Smith: The golden age of ski resorts

Rise of Pro Humanitate in Students' Lives

Rise of Pro Humanitate in Students' Lives

A call to serve

'My heart has always been in mission,' says Beth Braxton ('66).
A call to serve

Nikolai Vitti ('00): Race to the top

Nikolai Vitti ('00): Race to the top

The familiar and the unfamiliar

The familiar and the unfamiliar

Audrey Bridger ('52): Sweet memories

Audrey Bridger ('52): Sweet memories

Hale/Orser Fund honors associate deans' commitment to students

Hale/Orser Fund honors associate deans' commitment to students

Ifill to graduates: 'Care about something'

Ifill to graduates: 'Care about something'