Florangela Davila has been named the next News Director for the Takoma, Washington based station KNKX Public Radio. She will take the helm from Erin Hennessey, the 23-year News Director for KNKX. Davila comes to the station from her position as the managing editor of Cascade Public Media’s Crosscut/KCTS9 in Seattle. Her new position with KNKX brings Davila back after more than 10 years, initially having joined the station as a freelance reporter in 2008. Since then she has worked for The Alameda Times-Star, University of Washington, and Cascade Public Media.
Davila is set to start September 9, 2019.