Kyle N.

About

Kyle Norris is from Michigan and spent ten years as a host and reporter with Michigan Radio, the state’s largest NPR-affiliate. He lives in Seattle and works as a producer, reporter and educator. His stories are intimate and character-driven. He explores issues surrounding identity, health, religion, poverty, and arts & culture narratives. Norris is known for his sound-rich style of storytelling and conversational, expressive tone. His stories have appeared nationally on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Marketplace, Here and Now, The Splendid Table, The Environment Report, and World Vision Report. He won First Place for “Soft Feature, Division A” in June 2018 from PRNDI. The organization consists of upper management from public radio stations around the country (Public Radio News Directors Incorporated). He was selected as a 2016 New Voice Scholar from the Association for Independents in Radio and has won a Clarion Award in 2016 for his work on a radio documentary about life for military veterans in Michigan. His previous awards include First Place for enterprise/investigative reporting from PRNDI and a "best of" award for individual reporting from the Michigan Associated Press. Norris also teaches classes and workshops about audio production, storytelling, podcasting, and working with the media. His clients include The City of Seattle, Seattle Public Library, Jack Straw Cultural Center, The Seattle World School, and Southwest Youth & Family Services. He currently works as a youth mentor and instructor for KUOW’s RadioActive program and as a producer with their podcast department. He’s created an independent podcast with reporter Anna Boiko-Weyrauch called “Finding Fixes” that looks at solutions to the opioid epidemic in Snohomish County. The series was released in September 2018 and is supported with help from Solutions Journalism and InvestigateWest. Former NPR Senior Editor Sara Sarasohn describes Norris this way: “Kyle Norris is the real deal. I've heard a lot of voices in my 25 years in public radio. None is warmer, more expressive or more natural than Kyle's. He has this innate intimacy that invites the listener into a story in a totally welcoming way. That carries over into his interviewing. Kyle has such an ability to get the perfect quote that goes beyond the superficial. From government officials to kids in an art class, Kyle connects with the people he talks to, and that's a gateway for the audience to connect as well.”

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