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Eric King

Pronouns: he/him

Digital Communications Strategist

Communications

Bio

Eric King joined the ACLU of Kentucky as the Digital Communications Strategist in June 2025, bringing more than two decades of experience as a classically trained broadcast journalist. Over the years, he’s covered some of the country’s biggest news events, always with a focus on telling stories that matter. Now, he’s using that same storytelling power to modernize and digitize the ACLU’s communications across all platforms.

A proud University of Louisville graduate with a degree in sociology and a certification from the Diversity Executive Leadership Academy, Eric is passionate about building strategies that amplify every voice. His work has earned him four Emmy Awards and an Edward R. Murrow Award for documentary writing—but he’s most proud of working daily to ensure equity isn’t just an ideal, but a reality.

Featured Work

News & Commentary
letter from an incarcerated mother- as written in the text of the article

Word of the Week: Incarceration

Every week, children across the state receive letters from Kentucky prisons. Some are written on lined notebook paper. Some are typed. Some are messy with corrections and crossed-out words. But almost all of them contain the same things: Regret and fear about what is happening to their children while they are gone.
News & Commentary
Clean slate initiative coalition

KYGA26 Word of the Week: Conviction

This week’s word from the Kentucky legislature is “conviction.”  Most people hear that word and think about a courtroom. A judge. A sentence. A permanent mark that follows someone long after they have paid their debt. In Kentucky, a conviction can become a kind of shadow. It shows up on job applications, housing forms, and background checks. It can close doors before someone even gets a chance to knock.