WKRG News 5

WKRG is the CBS affiliate serving Mobile and Pensacola and rural areas beyond—it covers two counties in Mississippi, south Alabama and northwest Florida.

Current Position

Location: Mobile, Alabama

Beat: George and Greene counties in eastern Mississippi

Position:

This multimedia reporter delivers strong enterprise reporting in two counties. George County residents have a per capita income of just $14,337. One fifth of people under the age of 18 and over the age of 65 live below the poverty line, and almost 90 percent of the county is white. In Greene County to the north, more than 80 percent of the population is Black. The per capita income is $13,686, and more than 34 percent of the population lives below the poverty line. This beat tells their stories.

Reporter: Cory Johnson