KING 5 Media Group
Elizabeth Wiley has a diverse range of work experience in the field of digital media. Elizabeth is currently the Director of Digital Media at KING 5 Media Group since August 2021. Prior to that, they worked as the Director of Digital Content at WFAA from June 2019 to July 2021. Elizabeth also held roles at 12 News, Seattle University, Flip the Media, Western Washington University, USA Wrestling, and Washington State University, where they gained experience in digital content management, editing, teaching, and event planning.
Elizabeth Wiley's education history begins in 2003 when they attended Whatcom Community College. Elizabeth pursued an Associate of Arts degree and completed their studies in 2005. Afterward, they enrolled in Washington State University and obtained a Bachelor's degree in Sport Management from 2005 to 2008. Following their undergraduate studies, Elizabeth pursued a Master's of Communication at the University of Washington from 2011 to 2012, specializing in Digital Media. Lastly, they completed a Diversity and Inclusion Certificate at Cornell University, which concluded in 2021.
KING 5 Media Group
KING 5 is a broadcast media company that covers a wide programming range for local audiences.It all began when then Channel 5 aired a historic high school football game, becoming the first television station in the Pacific Northwest. Eight months later, Dorothy Bullitt, a local business woman, bought the station and began its tradition oflocal programming. KING was the first station in the Northwest to telecast color, and to air the first live, two-continent, three-nation debate via Early Bird Satellite. KING 5 also aired an ambitious analysis and discussion of the Northwest’s energy resources and management called The Electrical Storm. This earned the station an Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia Award, one of broadcastings highest honors. In recent years, KING 5 again won the DuPont-Columbia Award for excellence in Broadcast Journalism for the “Waste on the Water” an investigation into Washington State Ferry system in 2011. In 2014, the George Foster Peabody Award was awarded to KING 5 for its investigation of “Hanford’s Dirty Secrets.” In addition to local news, programs such as New Day Northwest hosted by Margaret Larson and Evening Magazine help KING 5 share local information about people, places, and events that make the Northwest special. It currently has a combined 30 million monthly page views for their online and digital platforms.KING 5’s community partners are non-profit organizations doing incredible work in medical research, social services, education, disease prevention, civic engagement, and more. With a combined 30 million monthly page views of their online and digital platforms, KING 5 has a clear vision for leading the broadcast local news industry into the future.KING 5 was founded in 1948 and based in Seattle, Washington, United States.