Kevin Diaz Email & Phone Number

Salisbury, MD, US

Salisbury, Maryland, United States

Cambridge MD

Twin Cities, Where it's Cool Enough For me.

Led coverage of Minnesota politics and the state's congressional delegation.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Covered wild and wooly Texas politics and the Lone Star State's colorful congressional delegation, and loved every minute of it.

Coordinated Washington coverage for 10th largest (Sunday) metropolitan daily newspaper and web site. Reported, wrote, and edited news enterprise features on deadline. Coverage area entailed broad knowledge of Congress, White House, Supreme Court, state and local politics, as well as federal agencies. Commanded high degree of knowledge in all aspects of.

Covered a broad mix of national and regional stories for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Anchorage Daily News and Idaho Statesman. Accomplishments included coverage of the Iraq War, filing lead-all dispatches from the U.S. Central Command in Qatar. Enterprise reporting included multi-part pieces reported from Cuba, Brazil and Mexico. Mexico City Bureau Chief.

Narrative cover stories included an exclusive insider account of an aborted FBI sting against former Washington Mayor Marion Barry. Covered downtown development, city politics, and neighborhoods.

Specialized in hard-hitting coverage of crime, courts, and city hall. Reported investigative pieces on nepotism in the Civil Rights Department (led to staff dismissals); improper conduct by a chief prosecutor (led to his departure); and the bugging of a City Council office (led to an FBI probe).

Designed and taught upper-class public affairs reporting courses, with emphasis on understanding politics and the workings of public institutions, particularly law enforcement and the courts.

Led newsroom operations, wrote articles and editorials, and managed production of the University of Minnesota's award-winning daily.

Ba, Philosophy

GPA: 3.7 out of 4.0

Ma, Journalism And Mass Communication

Activities and Societies: Managing Editor, Minnesota DailyGPA: 3.8 out of 4.0