Kate Payne

Kate Payne is an Iowa City-based reporter for Iowa Public Radio. Before she came to the Hawkeye State she was a reporter and fill-in host for WFSU, the NPR member station in Tallahassee, Florida. Kate has won awards for her political and feature reporting and her sound editing.

Kate is a proud Florida native, an avid reader and loves experimenting in the kitchen.

You can send her story tips and road trip ideas at kpayne@iowapublicradio.org.

Kate's favorite public radio program is Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!