Debbie Cockrell

Debbie Cockrell is an experienced content producer and reporter at The News Tribune, where work has focused on covering the South Sound area from a consumer and lifestyle perspective since April 2009. Prior roles include serving as Business Team Leader, responsible for editing and selecting stories for the Business section while managing the business team and maintaining the Facebook TNT Biz Buzz page. Other positions held include Assistant Slot Editor at The Olympian and various editorial roles at The Kansas City Star, Lexington Herald-Leader, and Springfield News-Leader. Debbie Cockrell earned a Bachelor's degree in Journalism with a magazine sequence from the University of Missouri-Columbia.