Reporter/Traffic
Mark Hodges is a freshman broadcast journalism major at the University of Missouri, where he reports news and traffic for KCOU. In addition to his work at KCOU, he earned high honors as a Walter Williams scholar.
Mark is from Carmel, Ind, where he was a photo contributor for a local newspaper. His previous broadcast experience includes producing and hosting a monthly show for his high school’s TV station, which included interviewing the mayor of Carmel.
In winter 2009, Mark captured the struggle of America’s homeless in a documentary that gained national attention from C-SPAN and Brighthouse Networks.
Drawn to broadcast journalism by an intense interest in local, national, and world news, and the impact stories can have in communities around the world, Mark aspires to gain the public trust through insightful and relevant reporting.
