Prior to joining KRBD Community Radio in Southeast Alaska, Morrison reported on arts, fishing and the environment for KDLL Public Radio on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. His journalism career began in the Florida Panhandle, where he interned for an independently-run magazine covering business and culture. He later freelanced for a number of small town newspapers before making the transition to public radio at his college radio station, WUWF, in Pensacola, Florida. After graduating, Morrison left his life in Florida behind to embark on an Alaska adventure, where he spends his summers hiking and his winters skiing. Morrison holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of West Florida, where he was editor-in-chief of The Voyager, the student-run newspaper.
Beat: Regional reporting in Southern Southeast Alaska
The communities of southern Southeast Alaska carry a proud and layered heritage, rooted in the Indigenous cultures who have called this land home since time immemorial and shaped by generations of logging and fishing industries. Today, these traditions meet a new era of increasing tourism, technology, and entrepreneurship. With a vibrant arts community and deeply connected to the environment, these communities rely on local news to understand how current events affect their livelihoods, schools, cultures, and well-being. This position reports on the ongoing story of a unique region balancing respect for its past with the resilience and creativity needed for its future.