Kerry Kavanaugh
Kerry Kavanaugh uses investigative reporting to show how systems, policies, and everyday environments affect people’s safety, health, and access to basic services, working as an anchor and investigative reporter at Boston 25 News. Her coverage often runs under the 25 Investigates banner and combines accountability reporting with clear, human examples, from dangerous roads to chemical exposure and the strength of community institutions.
Wrong-way drivers and road safety technology
On transportation, she focuses on what happens when infrastructure and safety systems fail drivers. In her investigation into a Massachusetts pilot program that detected 294 wrong-way drivers, she zeroes in on how new roadway technology surfaces the true scale of a problem that might otherwise go unnoticed and how expansion plans could change risk on highways and ramps. She treats automobiles less as consumer products and more as the point of contact between people and the decisions made by transportation agencies, emphasizing what numbers and state-level projects mean for anyone who gets behind the wheel.
“Forever chemicals” and invisible risks
Kavanaugh’s reporting on environmental health looks at how hard-to-see hazards show up in ordinary lives. In a 25 Investigates piece on so‑called “forever chemicals,” she has her own blood tested for PFAS to demonstrate how pervasive these substances are, even for someone who treats the issue as a story subject rather than a science experiment. The segment frames PFAS not as an abstract regulatory debate but as a concrete exposure problem tied to products and environments people assume are safe, using her personal test results to anchor viewers in the reality of cumulative chemical load.
That approach reflects a broader pattern in her work: using individual examples, including herself when necessary, to reveal systemic risk and to press for clarity on what regulators and companies are doing in response.
Families, schools, and community institutions
Alongside high-impact investigations, she covers institutions that quietly shape daily life for children and families. In a piece on the Worcester Public Library, she reports on efforts to encourage young people to read, tying National Reading Month promotions to broader questions of access, literacy, and how public spaces support learning outside the classroom. Her coverage of interviews on Boston 25 News Now brings in advocates and nonprofit leaders, including conversations with disability and government-affairs organizations, translating policy-heavy issues into practical implications for people who rely on public services.
Across these stories, she treats libraries, schools, and advocacy groups as part of the same ecosystem as courts, agencies, and legislatures, showing how decisions at the top filter down to parents and caregivers.
Investigative focus, recognition, and professional ties
Kavanaugh holds a dual role as an anchor and investigative reporter at Boston 25 News, anchoring newscasts while leading or fronting long‑form accountability pieces. She is described as a regional Murrow and Emmy award‑winning investigative journalist and has shared a New England Emmy with colleagues for months of reporting that aimed to give voice to people affected by systemic problems. Her work is grounded in the investigative community: she serves on the board of Resolve New England and is a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors and NICAR, aligning her with peers who specialize in data‑driven and accountability reporting.
Across beats, she returns to a consistent set of concerns - drivers facing preventable dangers on the road, families living with hidden environmental exposures, and communities depending on public institutions to function as promised - using television investigations to surface those issues and keep pressure on decision‑makers.
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Aarian Marshall
Aarian Marshall is a staff writer at WIRED who stands out for covering how cars, software, and policy collide. She writes on transportation systems and cities, from the auto industry to broader mobility systems. Before WIRED, she reported on cities and urban policy for The Atlantic’s CityLab. Her beat runs from electric vehicles, fuel prices, tariffs, and car-buying decisions to autonomous vehicles, robotaxis, and software-defined cars. She reports with a systems view, linking policy shifts, technical failures, and urban life to what happens on streets, in repair shops, and at the pump.
Abby Smith
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Adele Peters
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Adrian Leung
Adrian Leung writes engineering-led coverage of Chinese electric vehicles and performance cars for CarNewsChina. He focuses on new energy vehicles, battery systems, powertrains, electric platforms, high-end domestic brands, and track-ready models, and he explains technical details in plain language for non-specialist readers. His reporting treats new models as hardware and systems stories, with precise figures on range, battery capacity, chassis layout, motor outputs, weight, and acceleration. He also covers the Chinese auto industry’s finances and technology roadmap, including sector profits, vehicle volumes, and solid-state battery timelines. His background in Electrical and Computer Engineering shows in the way he writes about vehicle electronics and battery management.