Kathryn Marchocki

Mont Vernon, NH USA
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Professional Experience

Award-winning New England-based journalist with more than 20 years of experience as a reporter, freelance writer, copy editor. Specialize in court, crime, religious issues, feature profiles and health reporting. I covered wide range of topics, including Pope John Paul II in Rome, death penalty trial, Catholic clergy sex abuse scandal and scored exclusive interviews with top newsmakers.

Expertise

Reporter
25 Years
Writer
25 Years
Social Media
5 Years

Specialty

Religion
20 Years
Law
25 Years
Crime
25 Years

Industries


Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
3 Years
Academia Other
2 Years
Newspaper - Local/Regional
25 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

26 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

New Hampshire Union Leader (10+), Worcester Telegram (3-5), New York Daily News (1-2)

Other Work History

The Associated Press, Boston (freelancer); The Boston Herald, Boston (staff reporter).

Technical Skills

Routinely post stories to web and social media from newsroom and scene.

Foreign Language Skills

Proficiency in French, 2005

Unions

The Newspaper Guild/Communication Workers of America Local 31167

Computer Skills

Microsoft Word, OpenOffice, Conversant with Excel; Twitter, Facebook.

Equipment

Laptop, digital camera, digital audio recorder, portable scanner.

References

Provided on request

Awards

New England News and Press Association, 1st place for Crime and Court Reporting, 2013; 2nd place for Religious Issues Coverage, 2013. New England Associated Press News Executives Association: Deadline news writing, 2010, for coverage of deadly crime spree; General News, 2001, for staff coverage of impeachment of New Hampshire Supreme Court Chief Justice; Spot News award for reporting on Back Bay, Boston train crash (Boston Herald Staff Award); 1st place Spot News award for reporting on kidnapping of infant from Rhode Island hospital (Boston Herald.) New Hampshire Press Association, 2nd place, Writer of the Year. Somali Development Center of New Hampshire; Outstanding Coverage of the Somali Refugee Community, 2005.

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