Holly Edgell
Verified
(She/Her)
- Managing Editor, Midwest Newsroom, KCUR-FM (Kansas City, MO)
- Managing Editor, Midwest Newsroom, NPR
St. Louis
As seen in:
KCUR-FM (Kansas City, MO),
NPR,
CANTO TALK RADIO SHOW (Podcast),
LinkedIn,
slideshare.net,
New York Daily News,
Substack,
Flipboard,
Patch,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
WBUR-FM (Boston, MA),
WCPO-TV (Cincinnati, OH)
and
Covers:
Investigative and in-depth: Climate, criminal justice, education, housing immigration and public health
Journalist. Managing Editor @NPRMidwestNews @KCUR
Writer. Daughter of Zee & Al. Sister of Randy. Cool aunt. Third culture kid. #STL #Belize.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
College newspaper. We actually got paid! Michigan State University.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes! Learned the ropes in a required college course.
How is social media changing news?
We have unprecedented ways of connecting with the audience, for engagement, story ideas, finding sources. You name it.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Murphy Brown
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Expand your notion of what a journalism job looks like. Have a multi-media state or mind with skills to match, so that it's about the story.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Canva, Descript, Zoom, Slack
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Colson Whitehead and Kate Atkinson
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I could write. I didn't consider another career!
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Expand your notion of what a journalism job looks like.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Anything that shows the person pitching does not know anything about my work
What's your favorite drink?
Club soda with lime
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In my easy chair or taking a walk
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The New York Times
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.