Katie Myers
Fellow, Future of Work Reporting
Katie Myers reports on climate change in Appalachia through a partnership between Grist and Blue Ridge Public Radio in western North Carolina. She previously served as a climate solutions fellow at Grist, and as an economic transition reporter in eastern Kentucky with the Ohio Valley ReSource and WMMT 88.7 FM. Her freelance work has appeared in the BBC, NPR, Belt Magazine, and the New Republic, among others, and has been supported by the USC-Annenberg Center for Health Journalism, the Society for Environmental Journalists, the Heinrich Boell Foundation, America Amplified, and the Solutions Journalism Network. She contributed to breaking news reporting during Hurricane Helene that won Blue Ridge Public Radio multiple awards, including a national Edward Murrow award and the Online News Association Breaking News Award. She was named one of three 2026 Emerging Journalists of the Year by Covering Climate Now.
This bio reflects the fellow’s work and affiliations as of their fellowship year.