Award-winning newsroom leader with a strong editorial eye, a background in digital innovation and a commitment to public service journalism. Passionate about storytelling that centers people, challenges power and drives change.
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Adrienne DeMoss is the assistant news director at KBTX in Bryan–College Station, where she leads editorial strategy and digital innovation for a 40+ person newsroom. A digital-first newsroom leader, she oversees daily coverage, enterprise reporting and cross-platform publishing, helping drive significant audience growth across web, streaming and social platforms.
Adrienne joined KBTX in 2020 as director of digital content, where she led the newsroom's transition to a digital-first operation. She developed workflows that integrate analytics into editorial decision-making, launched new streaming initiatives and helped scale the station's digital reach to tens of millions of annual views. In 2023, she was promoted to assistant news director, where she now focuses on long-term coverage planning, newsroom leadership and mentoring journalists in audience-focused storytelling.
She began her career as a digital content producer at KAGS, where her work earned an Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Social Media.
Adrienne's work has been recognized with multiple regional and national Edward R. Murrow Awards, including a National Murrow Award for Digital in 2023 and honors for innovation, breaking news and overall excellence. She is also a 2023 RIAS Berlin Commission Fellow.
She graduated cum laude from Texas A&M University with a bachelor's degree in anthropology and a minor in journalism.
A deep-dive investigative series examining the failures that allowed a convicted killer to escape TDCJ custody — and the deadly consequences for a Centerville family. Multi-platform execution across broadcast, digital, and social.
Investigative / Public SafetyAn investigative franchise exposing child exploitation in the Brazos Valley — combining original reporting, law enforcement partnerships, and community resources into a sustained, multi-part digital and broadcast series.
Special Report / CommunityA landmark special project commemorating the Texas A&M Bonfire tragedy — weaving survivor testimony, archival research, and community memory into a richly produced multimedia experience across broadcast, web, and social.
Civic Journalism / HubA comprehensive civic journalism hub delivering real-time results, candidate coverage, and voter resources across the nine-county coverage area — coordinating live broadcast, social, and digital publishing under deadline pressure.
Data Journalism / Public HealthA real-time data visualization hub tracking COVID-19 trends across the Brazos Valley — translating complex public health data into accessible, audience-focused digital storytelling during the height of the pandemic.
Accountability InvestigationA multi-part accountability investigation revealing what Blinn College leadership knew about a senior administrator's criminal history — and when. Document-driven reporting with significant institutional impact.
Breaking News / Crime
Fast-turn breaking news coverage of a high-profile missing persons investigation, balancing law enforcement sourcing with community impact.
Accountability / Higher Education
Accountability reporting on institutional failures in Title IX compliance — a story requiring careful sourcing and sensitivity to survivors.
Legal / Free Speech
Breaking legal news involving academic freedom and First Amendment issues at one of the nation's largest university systems.
Investigative / Higher Education
Institutional accountability reporting revealing what college leadership knew — and when — about a senior administrator's past.
Investigative / Documents
Document-driven accountability journalism exposing internal contradictions in how Blinn College handled a leadership crisis.
Policy / Immigration
Data-driven explainer mapping local law enforcement's relationships with federal immigration authorities — high public interest, nuanced sourcing.
Civil Rights / Free Speech
Coverage of a federal lawsuit challenging a university system policy — intersecting free speech, LGBTQ+ rights, and public higher education governance.
RIAS Berlin Commission Fellowship
RIAS Berlin Commission — Berlin, Germany
Among fewer than 1,000 American journalists selected for this internationally recognized, RTDNA-administered exchange. Embedded across Germany and Brussels with senior government officials, multinational media organizations, and leaders at NATO and EU headquarters — building cross-cultural fluency directly applicable to global portfolio management.
⭐ FellowshipAdvanced Leadership Cohort Alumnus
Gray Television
⭐ Leadership CohortNational Edward R. Murrow Award
Radio Television Digital News Association · Digital
🏆 NationalRegional Murrow Award — Overall Excellence
Radio Television Digital News Association
🏆 RegionalRegional Murrow Award — Innovation
Radio Television Digital News Association
🏆 Regional · 3× WinnerRegional Murrow Award — Continuing Coverage
Radio Television Digital News Association
🏆 RegionalRegional Murrow Award — Breaking News
Radio Television Digital News Association
🏆 RegionalRegional Murrow Award — Excellence in Social Media
Radio Television Digital News Association
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