Adrienne
DeMoss

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.

Adrienne DeMoss at NATO headquarters
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Programming Growth

200%+

Audience Growth

50+

Staff Under Supervision

7

Regional Murrow Awards

About

Guiding journalism
with purpose
and impact.

  • Houston, TX Based
  • Assistant News Director KBTX News 3

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.

Selected Work

Projects & campaigns

Investigative Series

Reckless: The Gonzalo Lopez Investigation

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 Safety

In Depth: Fighting Child Exploitation

An 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 / Community

Honoring the Spirit: The Legacy of Bonfire

A 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 / Hub

Election Headquarters

A 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 Health

COVID-19 Infographic Dashboard

A 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 Investigation

'The School Did Know': Blinn College Vice Chancellor Investigation

A 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.

Social Media

Platforms & presence

Adrienne DeMoss with National Edward R. Murrow Award
Writing Samples

Words & range

Tools & Platforms

The toolkit

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CanvaDesign
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Adobe Creative SuiteDesign
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MetricoolAnalytics
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Google AnalyticsWeb
Arc XPPublishing
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SocialNewsDeskSocial Mgmt
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CrowdTangleAnalytics
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TaboolaDistribution
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InstagramSocial
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LinkedInSocial
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TikTokSocial
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YouTubeVideo
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MailchimpNewsletter
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Reuters / WireImages
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AI ToolsEfficiency
Recognition

Honors & fellowships

Adrienne DeMoss with RIAS Berlin Commission Fellowship cohort
2023

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.

⭐ Fellowship
2024

Advanced Leadership Cohort Alumnus

Gray Television

⭐ Leadership Cohort
2023

National Edward R. Murrow Award

Radio Television Digital News Association · Digital

🏆 National
2023

Regional Murrow Award — Overall Excellence

Radio Television Digital News Association

🏆 Regional
2022, 2023, 2025

Regional Murrow Award — Innovation

Radio Television Digital News Association

🏆 Regional · 3× Winner
2025

Regional Murrow Award — Continuing Coverage

Radio Television Digital News Association

🏆 Regional
2022

Regional Murrow Award — Breaking News

Radio Television Digital News Association

🏆 Regional
2020

Regional Murrow Award — Excellence in Social Media

Radio Television Digital News Association

🏆 Regional
Recent Writing

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Adrienne DeMoss in Berlin during RIAS Fellowship

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