Esther Yoon-Ji Kang

Reporter, Race, Class and Communities
Esther Yoon-Ji Kang is a reporter on the Race, Class and Communities desk.

Prior to arriving at WBEZ, she was a breaking news producer at the Tribune Company and an editor at Chicago magazine. Esther has also covered education and juvenile court, and did a stint in communications at the Institute of Politics at the University of Chicago before returning to journalism.

Esther graduated from Northwestern University and has taught undergraduate and graduate courses at the journalism school. She has won numerous national and local awards, including a Sigma Delta Chi award from the Society of Professional Journalists and an Edward R. Murrow Award. Her work has also been recognized by the Asian American Journalists Association and the National Association of Black Journalists.

Born in South Korea, Esther grew up in Paraguay and the Washington, D.C., area. She lives in Chicago with her family.

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