Kirstin Garriss is an award-winning investigative journalist with experience covering national politics at both the local and national levels.

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Currently, Kirstin is the creator and host of Here’s the Deal with KG, a Substack and TikTok series where she breaks down major national headlines into smart, engaging explainers that resonate with audiences across various platforms. She's also a freelance writer with bylines in The Guardian.

 

Most recently, Kirstin served as a Washington Correspondent for Cox Media Group, covering the White House, Congress, the Supreme Court, and national politics for over a dozen local TV and radio stations nationwide. Her reporting expertise included election security, transportation, healthcare and consumer trends. Kirstin was also a 2023 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellow. 

 

She has also received regional and national awards for her coverage of race relations and redlining in Memphis. Kirstin has reported in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Hagerstown, Maryland.

 

She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, the Online News Association (ONA), and the Washington Association of Black Journalists (WABJ).