Mike K.
Phoenix, AZ, USA2 reviews
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About Mike
I am a writer with 33 years of published work, primarily at large daily newspapers. I have won numerous national awards for my work, covering the environment, immigration, sports and politics with an emphasis on human interest and cultural pieces. I have also written numerous essays, taken photographs and produced videos.
Top Projects
In Iowa, Couple Reaches Out to Fellow African Refugees, Voice of America
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- Reporter / Journalist
Feature on a couple helping other refugees in Des Moines, Iowa, by helping their children adjust with programs every evening.
With hundreds of millions to their names, Iowa Powerball winners leap into demanding jobs-Des Moines Register
- Reporter / Journalist
I took at look at the changing afterlife of big lottery winners, entering politics or launching foundations for a cause, after an Iowa single mother won the big prize and started to give away her money.
Des Moines Register - Mollie Tibbetts gets more coverage. Is media bias to blame?
- Reporter / Journalist
After being the first reporter to talk to the family of missing college student Mollie Tibbetts, I examined the resulting national media frenzy over the case and found answers.
USA Today - A roit, a phone call and the start of Iowa caucus mania
- Reporter / Journalist
A deep dive into the political tumult of 1968 and how it launched the modern Iowa caucus.
Mike Kilen - Sandhill Crane Migration
- Reporter / Journalist
Produced for Voice of America - English on Storyhunter
March 2019
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