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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)

Philanthropy

Prost! Danke! He's 100 years old with a lesson about giving.
Philanthropy

After Steve: How Apple Lost Its Soul

Author Tripp Mickle (’03) reveals the inside story of how the iconic company lost its creative edge.
After Steve: How Apple Lost Its Soul

A Crash Course in Combat

Army veteran Matt Gallagher (’05) answered his friend’s call to help Ukrainians.
A Crash Course in Combat

Preserving History

Historian Dan Morrill ('60) brings a business-savvy approach to saving historic properties.
Preserving History

Amid Pandemics

Virologist and Teaching Professor of Biology Pat Lord (Ph.D. ’86) pursues a quest for students to become 'biology literate.'
Amid Pandemics

Philanthropy

The show must go on! Alumni share in the applause.
Philanthropy

The Great American Road Trip

Retired Army Col. Jay Waters ('87) bikes from coast-to-coast to honor veterans.
The Great American Road Trip

Philanthropy

These alumni never forgot professors who took them under their wings.
Philanthropy

The Comic Scientist

Journalist Kasha Patel (‘12) finds the serious and the humorous in science.
The Comic Scientist

The 1960 Winston-Salem Sit-in

Wayland Johnson ('61) remembers the day Wake Forest and Winston-Salem State students changed history.
The 1960 Winston-Salem Sit-in

Summer's Hottest Books 2021

Six alumni writers share their picks for top books of the COVID era.
Summer's Hottest Books 2021

Remember When: WFDD Turns 75

Two guys string some wire, and a rockin’ radio station is born.
Remember When: WFDD Turns 75