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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)


Teaching teachers

Teaching teachers

Hitting a winning idea

Hitting a winning idea

Remembering a legend: Beulah Raynor

Remembering a legend: Beulah Raynor

Nashville Deacs welcome fellow alumni

Nashville Deacs welcome fellow alumni

Bill Friday's sentimental journey

Bill Friday's sentimental journey

Alumna finds her calling in Nicaragua

Alumna finds her calling in Nicaragua

Giving Thanks for Deacon Friendships

Giving Thanks for Deacon Friendships

A Washington experience

A Washington experience

Kiley Smith ('04) exports her business skills to aid entrepreneurs in Chile

Kiley Smith ('04) exports her business skills to aid entrepreneurs in Chile

Celebrating the Wilson Wing's 20th Anniversary

Celebrating the Wilson Wing's 20th Anniversary

'The Man Who Ate New Orleans' shares his favorite cafés, taverns and dives

'The Man Who Ate New Orleans' shares his favorite cafés, taverns and dives

Coming soon: Fall 2011 issue

Coming soon: Fall 2011 issue