MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Daily News and Alabama Public Television are partnering to expand coverage of state education issues with the hiring of Trisha Powell Crain, the state’s premiere education reporter.
Crain, whose education statistics reporting made her a household name throughout Alabama’s education community, will start full time as Senior Education Reporter at ADN in mid-October. She will also be on contract with APT to bring her valuable reporting to the broader television audience through the Capitol Journal and Spotlight on Education programs.
“Trish’s education reporting has been invaluable to this state during a time of significant change and uncertainty,” said Todd Stacy, ADN publisher and host of Capitol Journal on APT. “As we look to expand our coverage of education issues, there’s simply no one better to turn to than Trish…