Mike Kernels joined the Carolina Public Press news team this week as Managing Editor.
Kernels will oversee the nonprofit online news organization’s statewide investigative and in-depth reporting efforts, including supervising staff reporters and contract contributors.
A native of Virginia Beach and alumnus of Old Dominion University, Kernels comes to CPP with more than 30 years of experience in the news industry, including award-winning editing and reporting work.
He most recently worked for with the Greensboro News & Record. Earlier in his career he also worked for the Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Virginia.
Kernels, who resides in Greensboro, fills the vacancy created when former CPP Editor-in-chief Frank Taylor became CPP’s executive director in November 2024.
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