Kathryn Merck, Reporter

Kathryn Merck joined the CBS 58 news team as a reporter in July 2024.

She previously worked at WISC-TV in Madison, Wisconsin as a Multi-Media Journalist/Reporter for two years. She credits the city as the place where she found her passion for covering the unique stories of America’s Dairyland. In 2024, earned a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for an investigation into an apartment complex plagued with violence and mismanagement.

Her career in journalism began at KOMU-TV in Columbia, where she spent four years as an Anchor, Producer, and Reporter. In 2022, she placed second in the Hearst Journalism Awards’ TV Features competition. The award-winning package entry consisted of a special report looking back on the Jefferson City tornado two years after the EF-3 rampaged through the city, as well as her story about the first boy to win Homecoming Queen at Columbia’s Rock Bridge High School.

Kathryn is a proud graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, where she earned a Bachelor of Journalism and received a Minor in Theatre. She has immense gratitude for her mentors who continue to guide her while teaching the next generation of journalists through the Missouri Method. M-I-Z!

As a born and raised Chicagoan, Kathryn makes frequent trips on I-94 to visit her beloved friends and family. She’s a fan of Chicago’s famous food, sports teams and museums.

You can find Kathryn enjoying all the things that make Milwaukee special. She loves eating food at new restaurants, taking classes at OrangeTheory in the Historic Third Ward and continues her love of theatrical performance by watching local shows. If you see her, tell her what she needs to see and do!

If you have a story idea for Kathryn, please email [email protected] or reach out through Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

Kathryn Merck, Reporter

Articles by Kathryn Merck

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