Kalea Hall
Award-winning-journalist. Experienced Reporter. Storyteller.
721 Dressler Lane Rochester Hills, Michigan 48307
330-507-5751. hall.kalea@gmail.com. kaleahall.blogspot.com
Battle Creek Enquirer, enterprise reporter, Battle Creek, Michigan: April 2018-July 2019: Covered business, education and government news in Calhoun Calhoun with a focus on the city of Battle Creek, the county’s largest municipality; wrote monthly enterprise stories for the Sunday paper
The Vindicator, business reporter,Youngstown, Ohio: June 2014-April 2018: Managed the business desk, wrote 10-12 stories a week on economic development, new business, the auto industry, energy, national trends and covered breaking news as it happened for the daily newspaper; additional responsibilities: mentored new reporters, engaged with readers through social media, shot video and pictures for vindy.com
The Vindicator, community reporter,Youngstown, Ohio: June 2013-June 2014: Covered six communities of Youngstown, wrote breaking news every day along with covering the local government in each community, school districts and the communities themselves
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, multimedia intern, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: January 2013-April 2013: Shot and edited videos for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s website
Experienced Reporter
The Detroit News, automotive reporter, Detroit, Michigan: July 2019-present: Cover the automotive industry and specifically General Motors Co.; write daily and enterprise stories on GM product, future technologies and labor issuesBattle Creek Enquirer, enterprise reporter, Battle Creek, Michigan: April 2018-July 2019: Covered business, education and government news in Calhoun Calhoun with a focus on the city of Battle Creek, the county’s largest municipality; wrote monthly enterprise stories for the Sunday paper
The Vindicator, business reporter,Youngstown, Ohio: June 2014-April 2018: Managed the business desk, wrote 10-12 stories a week on economic development, new business, the auto industry, energy, national trends and covered breaking news as it happened for the daily newspaper; additional responsibilities: mentored new reporters, engaged with readers through social media, shot video and pictures for vindy.com
The Vindicator, community reporter,Youngstown, Ohio: June 2013-June 2014: Covered six communities of Youngstown, wrote breaking news every day along with covering the local government in each community, school districts and the communities themselves
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, multimedia intern, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: January 2013-April 2013: Shot and edited videos for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s website
Cox Media Group, intern, Dayton, Ohio: June 2012-Aug. 2012: Worked as one of the first breaking news interns for the award-winning breaking news team; during my internship the team won the Associated Press Media Editors award for Innovation of the Year; worked to produce breaking news stories and researched possible breaking news stories for print, radio and TV
Skills
- Experienced in news reporting, feature writing, Final-Cut Pro, iMovie, Microsoft Office, InCopy, Newsedit, AP style, reading legal documents, reading company earnings
- Proficient with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and iNews
Achievements
- Society of Professional Journalists Detroit Best Automotive Reporting third place: May 2023
- Society of Professional Journalists Detroit Best Explanatory Reporting fourth place for a project on EV battery fires: May 2023
- Michigan Press Association: Best Business News Writing first place for chip supply struggle coverage: March 2022
- Society of Professional Journalists Detroit Best Automotive Reporting third place: May 2022
- Society of Professional Journalists Detroit Best Automotive Reporting third place: June 2021
- Society of Professional Journalists Detroit Best Explanatory Reporting second place for pandemic workplace issues coverage with team: June 2021
- Michigan Associated Press Media Editors Best Business Reporter second place: April 2021
- Society of Professional Journalists Detroit Best Explanatory Reporting first place for UAW corruption coverage with team: April 2020
- Ohio Associated Press Media Editors Best Business Reporter second place: May 2019
- Ohio Associated Press Media Editors Best Spot News Coverage second place for coverage of a closing General Motors plant: May 2019
- Ohio Associated Press Media Editors Best Public Service Reporting second place for coverage of the closing General Motors plant: May 2019
Education
- Michigan State University, Master of Arts in Journalism Received: August 2020
- Point Park University, Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Multimedia Received: May 2013
