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Kevin Merida is an American author, journalist, and newspaper editor. Currently, he serves as executive editor at the Los Angeles Times. His major role is to oversee and coordinate all news-gathering operations such as Sports & Features departments, city & national desks, Times Community News, and Los Angeles Times en Español. Before joining the Times, Kevin served as an ESPN Senior VP and editor-in-chief.
In May 2016, he supervised the creation and launch of a multimedia platform called Andscape that explores the intersections of race, sports, and culture. During his tenure as editor-in-chief, Kevin expanded The Undefeated brand across Walt Disney Co./ESPN, with a content portfolio encompassing award-winning journalism, albums, music videos, documentaries & television specials, live events, and digital talk shows, as well as two bestselling children’s books. While working for ESPN, Kevin oversaw the investigative/news enterprise unit, “Outside the Lines” and the television shows “E:60.” He also chaired ESPN’s editorial board.
Kevin Merida Age
He was born on January 17, 1957, in Wichita, Kansas, United States of America. Kevin is 65 years old.
Kevin Merida Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Kevin stands at a height of 5 ft 10 in ( Approx 1.78 m).
Kevin Merida Family
He was born to his parents in Wichita, Kansas. Kevin grew up in the Washington, D.C. area. His parents are the late Jesse Merida and Doris, (née Ewell). Jesse served as a geologist/paleontologist employed with the Geological Survey and the Smithsonian Institution while Doris was a communications specialist and Freedom of Information Officer for the National Science Foundation. Kelvin has a younger sibling. He holds American nationality but belongs to the black ethnic group.
Kevin Merida Wife
He married Donna Britt, a journalist, author, and former Washington Post columnist in 1992. The Huffington Post named the couple one of the “Black Voices Power Couples” of the year in 2012. The couple has three sons namely Darrell Britt-Gibson ( actor), Justin Britt-Gibson (screenwriter/producer), and Skye Merida (podcast host and producer ). Kevin and Donna live in Los Angeles.
Kevin Merida Education
He earned his high school diploma from Crossland High School. Kevin was among the first group of children in the US to be used under a 1971 Supreme Court ruling. After high school, he enrolled at Boston University. Kevin then attended the University of California, Berkeley’s “Summer Program for Minority Journalists” after graduating from Boston University.
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He started his journalism career at the Milwaukee Journal. As described by the Houston Institute for Race & Justice, Kevin’s journalistic and research focus generally involves biographies about “difficult subjects.” The journalist has covered biographical subjects such as George W. Bush, Strom Thurmond, Newt Gingrich, and Bob Dole. From 1979 to 1983, Kevin served as a general assignments reporter and rotating city desk editor. He was recruited by the “Dallas Morning News” in 1983 where he initially worked as a special projects reporter as well as a local political writer.
Later, he was promoted to Washington-based national correspondent and then-White House correspondent. Kevin was assigned the role of covering the George H.W. Bush presidency. By the time he was living the paper, Kevin was serving as the assistant managing editor in charge of foreign and national news coverage. He wrote about crime and society in those newspapers. The Washington Post hired him in 1993. During his 22-year career at the paper. Kevin served in various positions. He started as a congressional correspondent and then became a national political reporter.
Shortly after, he was promoted to long-form feature writer, magazine columnist, and finally senior editor in several roles. Kevin served as the coordinating editor of the Post’s year-long 2006 series titled “Being a Black Man.” This series was featured in the newspaper. It earned a Peabody Award for increasing “our ability to understand the old issues in new ways.” Also, the same award was meant for its “melding of old and new forms of journalism and pointing to the future of electronic communication.”
Kevin’s Other colleagues At La Tines Include:
Tom Bray – editor
Jackie Calmes – columnist
Patt Morrison – writer
Andrea Chang – reporter
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Kevin became Assistant Managing Editor at The Washington Post for the paper’s United States national news department in 2008. His major achievement was leading the national staff for four years during the Obama presidency. In the same year, Kevin teamed with Deborah Willis to co-author the bestselling hardcover photo book titled Obama, the Historic Campaign in Photographs. He as well co-authored a book titled ‘Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas, about Clarence Thomas, with Michael A. Fletcher.
On February 4, 2013, Kevin was named managing editor, “responsible for news and features coverage as well as the Universal News Desk.” He helped lead the newspaper to four Pulitzer Prizes during his tenure in that position. Also, Kevin was instrumental in revamping the Post’s digital presence, transforming the paper’s website into one of the world’s top-ranked online news journals. On Monday, May 3, 2021, The Los Angeles Times announced that it had selected the seasoned journalist to be Executive Editor of the publication after a six-month search.
Currently, Kevin serves on the boards of the Pulitzer Prizes and also the Boston University Board of Trustees. Apart from that, he sits on the boards of the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, and the Wallace House at the University of Michigan. Kevin became Dean’s Advisory Council at the Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts, and Humanities, Simmons University in 2020.
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Kevin Merida Salary
He serves as executive editor at the Los Angeles Times. Kevin earns an average salary of $99,673 per year.
Kevin Merida Net Worth
He is an American author, journalist, and newspaper editor. Kevin has accumulated an estimated net worth of $2,683,671.
How Old Is Kevin Merida
Kevin is 65 years old. He was born on January 17, 1957, in Wichita, Kansas, United States of America.
Who Is Kevin Merida
Kevin is an American author, journalist, and newspaper editor. He serves as executive editor at the Los Angeles Times. Also, he serves on the boards of the Pulitzer Prizes and also the Boston University Board of Trustees
Is Kevin Merida Married
He married Donna Britt, a journalist, author, and former Washington Post columnist. The couple wedded in 1992. The two share three sons namely Darrell Britt-Gibson ( actor), Justin Britt-Gibson ( screenwriter/producer), and Skye Merida ( podcast host and producer ). The family lives in Los Angeles.