Kerry M. King ('85), Author at Wake Forest Magazine

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 rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air’

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Provost Emeritus Edwin G. Wilson (’43) can still recall the fear he felt as a young ensign aboard a destroyer escort off Iwo Jima.

One, two, three … Dream!

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Former baseball star Danny Borrell (’09) and a family foundation make children’s sports wishes come true.

A model education

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Cecilia Silva (’74) builds a thriving school in her native Argentina based on what she learned at her alma mater.

Finding a piece of history

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Archivists discover a long-lost piece of Wake Forest history.

The scourge of poverty

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Rev. Mel Williams (’65) fights to end poverty.

Pete Daniel (’61) shapes Southern history

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Author Pete Daniel (’61, MA ’62) chronicles the South’s transformation.

How to survive a nuclear war

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Wake Forest prepares for doomsday in the 1960s.

‘Cool Runnings,’ part 2

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Deacon fans help Jamaican bobsled team return to the Olympics.

The Professor Is In

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Faculty expertise opens doors to our enlightenment.

From Gutenberg to Kindle

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Lost in the brave new world of e-books, Kindles and Nooks? The ZSR Library wants to help.

No blue Christmas for the Rev. Elvis

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Ray Cannata (’90), “The Man Who Ate New Orleans,” trades his culinary list for blue suede shoes.

Gretchen Hollifield (’96): It’s a dog’s life

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Gretchen Hollifield (’96) uses her communication major every day to work with two- and four-legged clients.

Tommy Norman (’66): Honoring our veterans

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Veteran Tommy Norman (’66) helps ‘America’s heroes’ transition to civilian life.

Libby Bell (’93) unmasks the great pumpkin

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Project Pumpkin founder returns to campus to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the annual Halloween tradition.

‘A dangerous nest of subversives’

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Five students come face to face with the racial and social changes sweeping the country in the turbulent 1960s.

‘Lummox’ returns for Homecoming

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Cartoonist William Warren (’08) brings back Lummox and Goodrich just in time for his (their?) fifth reunion.

Peggy Smith: The golden age of ski resorts

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Retired art history professor explores the architectural evolution of ski resorts in a compelling new book.

Rise of Pro Humanitate in Students’ Lives

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Six years ago, when they made their first foray into downtown Winston-Salem to hand out sandwiches to the homeless, Wake Forest students Jordan Jones (’08), Eric Lange (’08) and Richard Roberts (’08) had trouble breaking out of their comfort zone. “I’ll never forget how nervous we were the first time we went out,” Jones said […]