Get to know Ty
A native of Kansas City, Kansas, Ty Rushing has been making a name for himself as a reporter in the Hawkeye State since 2013.
He broke barriers as the first Black reporter and/or editor at eight Iowa print publications across the state.
Throughout this journey, Ty has done everything from writing about his experiences as a Black transplant adjusting to living in Iowa to penning heart-warming features to profiling prominent community leaders and politicians from the central part of the state all the way to its northwest corner.
Ty has been featured as a guest and subject on MSNBC, Iowa Public Television, Iowa Public Radio, and other media outlets.
Ty wrote, produced, and directed his first documentary film "Telling Our Own Story: Ending Racism" in conjunction with Iowa PBS. The film would later be nominated for an Emmy.
He resides in the Des Moines area. He is the co-founder and president of the Iowa Association of Black Journalists and serves as the Chief Political Correspondent of Iowa Starting Line.
The 30-something writer, social media expert and public speaker is always up for a challenge.
His writing can be found at: www.newtondailynews.com, siouxcityjournal.com, www.nwestiowa.com, www.vice.com, and iowastartingline.com.
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