O. Kay Henderson
O. Kay Henderson | |
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Born | Onette Kay Henderson |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Kay Henderson |
Occupation(s) | Political news director and reporter |
Years active | 1987 – present |
O. Kay Henderson (born November 3, 1964)[1] is an American political news director and reporter. She has worked with Radio Iowa since 1987 and has won the 2002 Jack Shelley Award. She became the first female host of Iowa Press on September 17, 2021.
Career
Henderson was a director of national political news in Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. She spent two terms as the National Association of State Radio Networks' news directors' group president. Her career with Radio Iowa began in 1987 as a reporter. In 2002, Henderson won the Jack Shelley Award from the Iowa Broadcast News Association. She has also been on PBS NewsHour, Meet the Press on NBC, This Week on ABC, CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC.[2]
Henderson has been the news director of Radio Iowa for over 20 years and has reported on the
Personal life
Henderson was born on November 3, 1964, the day of the 1964 United States presidential election in which Lyndon B. Johnson won the presidency in a landslide;[1] her father had spent the day counting ballots as an election judge and her mother voted from her hospital room.[1] Her parents allowed her siblings to name her, and "Onette Kay," or "Okay," was chosen. Her father, Guy Henderson, worked for the Farm Bureau. Henderson attended Iowa State University.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Parsons, Christi (January 1, 2008). "Those with eyes on presidency seek her ear". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ a b Hanson, Ric (August 31, 2021). "Kay Henderson, dean of the Iowa Capitol press corps, takes over September 17". KJAN. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ Gruber-Miller, Stephen (August 31, 2021). "Veteran political journalist Kay Henderson named host of Iowa Press". Des Moines Register. Retrieved September 30, 2021.