Amy Jeffries on Muck Rack

Amy Jeffries

Verified
Seattle
As seen in: KNKX-FM (Tacoma, WA), NPR, WNYC (New York, NY), KCUR-FM (Kansas City, MO), KLCC-FM (Eugene, OR), KWMU-FM (St. Louis, MO), WUNC-FM (Chapel Hill, NC), KUNC-FM (Greeley, CO), WGLT-FM (Normal, IL), WWNO-FM (New Orleans, LA), KBIA-FM (Columbia, MO) and
Covers:  culture, education, politics, arts, environment
@KNKXFM #EmeraldCity via #RaleighDurham #Hartbeat #Oaktown #RedStick #Oz. #PubRadio is my jam. I root for the home team. Sometimes I grow potatoes. 🏳️‍🌈

Get in touch with Amy

Contact Amy, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Amy Jeffries’s Biography

Read Full Bio →

Amy Jeffries is the News Director at WRKF, the public radio station in Baton Rouge, La.

Amy started her career in public radio at WNPR in Hartford, CT more than a decade ago. NPR flew her in to Baton Rouge to help WRKF cover the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina while she was still based in the North. Here she found her journalistic calling.

After getting a Master of Journalism degree from the University of California, Berkeley and taking a detour through online media as a local editor for Patch,…

Amy Jeffries’s Journalist Portfolio

'New Schools' Picks Charter Operators for Baton Rouge

'New Schools' Picks Charter Operators for Baton Rouge

New Schools for Baton Rouge is endeavoring to start 20 schools in the capitol city by 2017. The non-profit's …

View article →

Articles

WA flooding among the 'most devastating' natural disasters in state history

|
By Freddy Monares , Emil Moffatt , Kirsten Kendrick , Amy Jeffries 
| KNKX-FM (Tacoma, WA)
Ongoing flooding continues to threaten infrastructure in Washington state. Gov. Bob Ferguson said Tuesday that recovery will take a long time. In an update on those efforts, Ferguson said the flooding was "undoubtedly one of the most devastating in our state's history." Ferguson said the recovery will take months. "All Washingtonians, even those not directly impacted by this disaster, need to brace themselves," he said. "We are in for the long haul with this natural disaster.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Flooding impacts tens of thousands as Washington requests federal assistance

|
By Amy Jeffries , Jennifer Wing
| KLCC-FM (Eugene, OR)
Updated December 12, 2025 at 7:49 AM PST Tens of thousands of people across Western Washington are being evacuated due to historic flooding. Gov. Bob Ferguson said at a press conference on Thursday that no fatalities have been reported yet. Flooding of the Skagit and Snohomish rivers are driving many of the evacuations. Both have surged past record levels, and the Skagit crested Friday morning.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Flooding impacts tens of thousands as Washington requests federal assistance

|
By Mitch Borden , Amy Jeffries , Jennifer Wing, Adia White
| KNKX-FM (Tacoma, WA)
Tens of thousands of people across Western Washington are being evacuated due to historic flooding. Gov. Bob Ferguson said at a press conference on Thursday that no fatalities have been reported yet. Flooding of the Skagit and Snohomish rivers are driving many of the evacuations. Snohomish is expected to crest first, at 10 p.m. Thursday. The Skagit River is expected to crest near Mount Vernon at around 10 a.m. Friday morning.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?
See all 123 articles

Actions

Share this page

Get in touch with Amy

Contact Amy, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack
 •  Privacy  •  Terms  •  Security and Legal  •   •   •   • 

© 2026 Muck Rack

SOC 2® Certified