Jon King
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Michigan Advance,
Yahoo News,
Yahoo Finance,
Yahoo,
RawStory,
AlterNet,
EIN News,
Scranton Times-Tribune,
NewsBreak,
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal,
Detroit Metro Times
and
Covers:
Education, Elections, LGBTQ+
Editor-in-Chief - Michigan Advance
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Jon King’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Jon King has been a journalist for more than 35 years, having worked at WXYT & WWJ in Detroit before becoming News Director at WHMI, where he helmed an award-winning department from 2002 to 2022, while also co-hosting Mike & Jon in the Morning. After freelancing for two years, he became the Senior Reporter for the Michigan Advance in November 2023. He was then promoted in March 2025 to Editor-in-Chief.
Jon King’s Journalist Portfolio
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Under criminal investigation, DePerno seeks to be the state's chief law enforcement officer ⋆ Mic...
Karamo makes abortion and religion the centerpieces of her secretary of state campaign ⋆ Michigan...
As the GOP ramps up anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, advocates worry about the toll on kids ⋆ Michigan Advan...
Racist taunt in Fowlerville is another in a series involving Michigan high school athletics ⋆ Mic...
Interview
See all 14 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
Reporter for The South End at Wayne State University
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, but I had to share it with a Stegosaurus
How is social media changing news?
Coarsening it
Awards
See all 4 awards →Michigan Association of Broadcasters
2020 - Best Investigative Story
Coverage of the BLM-related protest that occurred in downtown Howell in June of 2020.