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)

The Greatest Gift

Sara Johe Busse (’81) has never met a volunteer opportunity that she didn’t love.

The Greatest Gift

Wake Forest's Moon Shot

J.D. Wilson ('69, P '01) remembers when Apollo 11's Michael Collins landed on campus.

Wake Forest's Moon Shot

Paradise Found

Woody Faircloth (’90) didn’t feel right about sending only thoughts and prayers to victims of the Camp Fire in California. Instead, he started with one RV, and with the help of ‘angels,’ he found a way to keep on giving.

Paradise Found