Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza has been a professional news reporter for more than a decade. She has a deep understanding of business in many different industries and particularly privately held companies.

STRENGTHS: Willingness to ensure accuracy under pressure above all. Ability to meet tight deadlines with deep thoughtful sourcing which encompasses diverse perspectives. Strong news judgement. Marketing deeply reported stories in a fair and transparent way which resonates with readers. Listens to sources and readers to dig up the most accurate and inclusive narrative possible. People tell me secrets.

SKILLS: Unafraid to use shoe leather reporting online and in real life. Attention to details and ability to obtain contact information through digital channels. Strong understanding of business and corporate relationships behind closed doors. Ability to obtain local, state and federal public records quickly and purposefully. Interviews where sources never feel taken advantage of but are eager to do it again. Python computer programming using Jupyter notebook for data analysis. Infogram for data visualization. Facebook Live and Facebook group administrator to cultivate community sources. LinkedIn for Journalists. Final Cut Pro and Audacity. Photography not just with professional cameras but an iPhone trimmed and curated for real-time reporting. Cultivated partnerships across news organizations, featured on public radio and public television stations. Fostered collaborative newsrooms, encourages colleagues, helps everyone reach their potential. 

EDUCATION: Temple University, B.S. Double major in Broadcast Journalism and Sociology with Honors 3.7 GPA 

EXPERIENCES:

Multimedia News Reporter, Rio Grande Valley Business Journal, Texas-Mexico border news coverage on business without borders. A binational, bilingual, bicultural life.

August 2025-present

Business Reporter and Producer, WHYY News, the NPR member station and PBS dual licensee in Philadelphia. Coverage area includes Southeastern Pa, New Jersey, and Delaware.

April 2023 to August 2025

Digital News Editor and Producer, WYPR, the independent NPR member station in Baltimore, Maryland.

June 2022 to April 2023

Work with a team of radio news reporters to bring audio stories to life online through data visualization and digital storytelling methods.

News Editor, Phoenix New Times, independent weekly newspaper in Arizona. Part of Voice Media Group

November 2021 to March 2022

Oversaw a small but scrappy newsroom for an independent alternative news organization with a weekly print edition.

Staff News Reporter, The Advocate Newspaper, the largest news organization in Louisiana

May 2019 to November 2021

Business reporter who focuses on economic development efforts, unemployment and the economy, the petrochemical industry which includes oil and gas but also refineries and LNG export terminals, corporate research, insurance, finance and health care. Emphasis on stories that matter to both workers and business executives. Board member of executive diversity and inclusion committee to improve workforce culture and employees’ experiences.

Staff News Reporter, San Antonio Business Journal, part of nationwide American City Business Journals

October 2015 to May 2019

Gathered and reported valuable information for the business world inside the technology sector, finance industry and U.S. Military operations based in San Antonio, Texas. Dove deep into people, data and money. Journalism that matters to business professionals. Many stories appeared in sister publications across 44 markets, worked on nationwide coverage of Amazon.com economic incentives.

Staff News Reporter, The McAllen Monitor Newspaper, part of AIM Media the largest newspaper chain covering the Rio Grande Valley in deep South Texas

June 2014 to October 2015 

It was a small but scrappy local newsroom where we collaborated to produce not just high quality daily news stories but enterprise journalism relevant to readers in South Texas in print and online. Won a statewide award for business news reporting about the plans of a manufacturing plant six years behind schedule which was forced to repay economic incentives in Texas. 

Freelance Multimedia Reporter, WHYY’s hyperlocal news startup NewsWorks.org, an NPR affiliate in Philadelphia 

September 2010 to January 2013 

I pitched and independently produced upwards of six multimedia stories each week for several years. Crafted stories that accomplished high quality photojournalism audio slideshows with radio quality sound and occasionally videos. Stories ranged from features to profiles, neighborhood disputes, turf wars, urban planning, community development, land use, events, city government, spot news and long-form investigative news series. Produced short radio pieces aired on NewsWorks Tonight (Monday – Friday 30 minute Radio News Show)

Freelance Multimedia Reporter

September 2010 to Present

Pitch and produce multimedia-rich stories for traditional and start-up news outlets. Once traveled to Viña del Mar, Chile to hone skills as a foreign correspondent at VmasV newspaper and lived there for a month. Hablo Español, pero no soy perfecta.  

VOLUNTEER:

Elected secretary and executive board member for three years at the Life Center Association, a non-profit housing land trust in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

AWARDS:

2014 Third Place for Business Reporting from the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors

INTERESTS:

Kayak enthusiast, avid hiker, bicyclist and motorcyclist.