Courtney Collins
Senior Editor, Project NewsCourtney Collins has been working as a broadcast journalist since graduating from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in 2004. Before coming to KERA in 2011, Courtney worked as a reporter for NPR member station WAMU in Washington D.C. While there she covered daily news and reported for the station’s weekly news magazine, Metro Connection.
At KERA, Courtney is lead reporter for the series “One Crisis Away,” about life on the financial edge. Courtney has won awards from the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors, Texas Medical Association, Houston Press Club and last year received the inaugural consumer financial reporting award presented by the Public Radio News Directors Inc. and the National Endowment for Financial Education. “One Crisis Away” was also recognized by the Radio Television Digital News Association and National Endowment for Financial Education for excellence in personal finance reporting.
When she’s not at work, Courtney loves to read and play outdoors with her husband and wild toddler.
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Homeless counts across Texas and the rest of the country are happening this week. Thursday night, volunteers in Denton, Dallas, Collin and Tarrant…
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Texas Health and Human Services is getting a financial boost from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline aimed to help more Texans get the mental health…
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For decades the U.S. Postal Service has asked people and organizations to adopt letters addressed to Santa from children in need. This year Austin will be…
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A center for homeless men and women in Dallas is hosting a Thanksgiving event that emphasizes dignity. Instead of volunteers serving the homeless on a…
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Class might be out this week, but students in the Dallas Independent School District can eat breakfast and lunch at school. This year, 24 campuses across…
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When a family struggles with money, it can actually affect a city's finances.New research from the Urban Institute reveals that financially insecure…
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The strongest of last month's tornados hit North Dallas -- and destroyed every single building at North Haven Gardens, a 5-acre family-owned nursery. The…
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Two decades in prison is a long time to go without a paycheck. For parents, that's also 20 years of missed childhood moments. Edward Ates feels the full…
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After serving two years in prison for possession of meth, Toby Savitz found herself in a series of low-paying jobs with no real path forward. She finally…
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Prison makes it nearly impossible to hold onto savings and earn money. But it's a great place to take on debt.Creditors don't push pause while someone's…
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When people go to prison, income dries up and earning potential rockets backward.And when you mix incarceration with America's legacy of systemic racism,…
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Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot on Friday addressed the controversial television interview where he discussed Amber Guyger's murder charge,…