RSJ Faculty and Staff

Kelly Scott

LOA

• Office:  RSJ 209
• Phone:  775-784-4155
• Email:  kellys@unr.edu or kellyscott.reno@gmail.com

Biography

Kelly Scott has been an editor at the Reno Gazette-Journal since 2005. She works on the city desk, handling the paper's public affairs and political coverage.Before moving to Reno, she was a reporter for newspapers and wire services in the Midwest, winning several state, regional and national awards from the Associated Press, Society of Professional Journalists, Gannett and state newspaper associations. She covered Gov. Jesse Ventura, the death of U.S. Sen. Paul Wellstone and other national stories. She also covered the Nebraska unicameral, cops and courts, city government and investigations.Scott graduated with a degree in journalism and history from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb., and completed her master's degree in criminal justice at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minn. She previously taught graduate and senior-level courses in media and criminal justice at St. Cloud State University. She's also taught the basics of dealing with media at several local, state and federal law enforcement seminars.