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Kelly Krabill
Multiple Media JournalistExpertise: Plain culture including Amish and conservative Mennonites, intellectual disabilities, audio and print journalism, video storytelling, photography
Education: Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Associate of Science, photography
Youngstown State University - Bachelor of Fine Arts, photography
Kent State University - Bachelor of Science, journalism
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Rocky River Nature Center
Experience:
As a multiple media journalist, Kelly Krabill tells stories on multiple platforms including audio, print, video and photography. She covers various topics across Northeast Ohio including the Plain community, intellectual disabilities, entrepreneurship and affordable housing. Kelly worked in the health insurance field for almost 12 years before she went back to school to earn a journalism degree from Kent State University.
Highlights:
- 2021 Mark of Excellence award, Society of Professional Journalists, Broadcast/Online Feature Videography, “Urban farming” - WKSU/Collaborative News Lab at Kent State
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The Akron Zoo plans to build a new animal hospital by 2026, providing continued care to the more than 2,000 animals.
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Akron-Canton Airport will receive funding through the state's capital budget to expand.
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Carolyn Kinkoph began raising awareness of human trafficking while her daughter was a victim of sex trafficking. Now, after her daughter's death, Kinkoph continues to educate others with the hope of ending human trafficking.
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With help from community organizations and faith leaders, more than 70 blighted homes have been removed, and new homes have been built.
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The university announced it was adding Tressel, a former Youngstown State University president, former Ohio State University football coach and BW alum to its board.
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The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad is celebrating the halfway mark of its $3 million capital campaign, The Leading the Way Locomotive Fleet, by announcing the purchase two American Locomotive Company locomotives.
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The Buckeye-Woodhill neighborhood of Cleveland battles the challenges of decline with the help of street club presidents who oversee clean up, safety and community-building.
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Cleveland City Council will consider an emergency ordinance Monday for the Cleveland Charge of the NBA's G League to move to the Public Auditorium. Plans are in the works for demolition and replacement of their current home at the Wolstein Center.
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A fire broke out Tuesday at a historic church in the Tremont neighborhood. The 1978 film "The Deer Hunter" depicted a wedding scene in the cathedral.
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A fire broke out Tuesday at a historic church in the Tremont neighborhood. The 1978 film "The Deer Hunter" depicted a wedding scene in the cathedral.