Kay Henderson

O. Kay Henderson, News Director — Covering politicians was apparently Kay’s destiny from day one. She was born on election day. During her years at Iowa State University, Kay served as a statehouse correspondent for WOI-AM, the NPR affiliate in Ames. Between her freshman and sophomore years, she did a three-month, summertime “tour of duty” as the managing editor of the weekly newspaper in her hometown. In 1987, Kay became one of the three founding members of the Radio Iowa network newsroom. In 1994, she became the network’s news director. She is a featured reporter and commentator on Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press.”