Taya White is a journalist who currently works as a reporter and anchor for KMZU, a radio station in her hometown. She graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism in 2020 with a Bachelor’s in Journalism - Magazine Writing.

Carter Media/KMZU

2020 – Current

Serving rural communities by covering daily and breaking news for a 64-county broadcast market.

Vox Magazine

201 8 – 2020

Pitched and wrote stories that covered the lively entertainment scene in Columbia for the arts and culture beat. Other duties included creating analytic reports, crafting posts for Instagram, Twitter and Facebook and conducting an interview for the Vox Voice podcast. 


Columbia Missourian

2018

Pitched and wrote stories about court, crime and healthcare and lifestyle for the Columbia Missourian, as well as general news coverage. Wrote two stories that served as the centerpiece for the print version of the newspaper.

Awards & Recognitions

  • Certificate of Merit 2023

    Feature Reportng

    New Series

    Breaking News

Notable Stories