Kate Howard

Kate Howard is an editorial director at The Center for Investigative Reporting, where she works for the Reveal radio show and podcast and Mother Jones. Previously, she spent four years as managing editor at the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit newsroom by Louisville Public Media. There, Howard oversaw a team of five reporters and edited the investigative podcast Dig, which won an IRE Award and was nominated for a Peabody Award. Previously, Kate spent nearly 14 years as a newspaper reporter, including stints at The Tennessean, The Florida Times-Union and the Omaha World-Herald. She has served on the IRE board since 2022, and is also on the board of directors at Louisville Public Media. Howard is based in Louisville, Kentucky.