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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)


Susan Brinkley ('62) preserves memories of the Old Campus

Susan Brinkley ('62) preserves memories of the Old Campus

Remembering the 1970 march for peace

Students march to President's house to protest the Vietnam War.
Remembering the 1970 march for peace

Bill Gordon bids a second farewell to his alma mater

Bill Gordon bids a second farewell to his alma mater

Secrets of the past reveal famous alumnus' past

Secrets of the past reveal famous alumnus' past

Author encourages children to consider college

Author encourages children to consider college

A Prank for the Ages

Mouseketeer comes clean on the 1970's Mickey Mouse caper.
A Prank for the Ages

Judge Frank Whitney ('82) delivers justice in a war zone

Judge Frank Whitney ('82) delivers justice in a war zone

Deacons connect in the Far East

Deacons connect in the Far East

Jim Coggin ('52): The 'yearn to learn'

Jim Coggin ('52): The 'yearn to learn'

Jenny Puckett ('71): Telling the Wake Forest story

Jenny Puckett ('71): Telling the Wake Forest story

Hannah Masimore ('09) wins big at the Oscars

Hannah Masimore ('09) wins big at the Oscars

Ed Wilson ('43): ‘Of goodness and intelligence’

Ed Wilson ('43): ‘Of goodness and intelligence’