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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)

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

Philanthropy: A summer anthropology course inspires a historic gift

Philanthropy: A summer anthropology course inspires a historic gift

'Fight Songs'

Author Ed Southern ('94) explores why sports mean so much to us.
'Fight Songs'

Path to Hospitality

Brothers Tim ('93) and Marcus ('98) Lam build a new kind of school in Las Vegas for careers in hotel management, event planning and more.
Path to Hospitality

Treasures of the Archives

Artifacts offer a fascinating look at Wake Forest’s history.
Treasures of the Archives

'Compassion is Our Currency'

Holly Welch Stubbing (’93) leads a nonprofit that guides companies in supporting employees through disasters, pandemic and more.
'Compassion is Our Currency'

Lessons From a Time of Upheaval

Six alumni reflect on life in the 1960s and early ’70s and how 2020 echoes those times.
Lessons From a Time of Upheaval

Philanthropy: Creating a Hub for Leadership and Character

Philanthropy: Creating a Hub for Leadership and Character

'Songs of Wake Forest'

Ed Wilson ('43) celebrates those we've lost who made Wake Forest 'Mother so Dear.'
'Songs of Wake Forest'

Still Working From Home?

Perri Helms Kersh (’92, MAEd ’94) can bring order into the messiest WFH spaces.
Still Working From Home?