By: Kevin Baskins
An email from an Iowa vendor to wedding planning website The Knot is both succinct and expressive.
Kevin Baskins is a Metro Jobs Reporter. With a background as a former reporter at the Mason City Globe-Gazette and extensive experience as the Communications Bureau Chief for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, he covers a diverse range of topics including consumer health, corporate finance, and real estate development, with a strong focus on medicine and healthcare. Kevin's work has been featured in notable publications such as USA TODAY, The Charlotte Observer, and Yahoo News.
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Des Moines, United States (Local)


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Kevin Baskins predominantly covers local news in Iowa, with a focus on government and politics, human resources & employment, and business & industry. Given his coverage of school shootings as well as unemployment rates and workforce training initiatives in Iowa, he is likely to be most responsive to pitches related to local economic developments, legislative changes affecting businesses or workers, or insights into community responses to tragic events.
When reaching out to Kevin Baskins with story ideas, consider providing perspectives from key local figures such as politicians, community leaders or experts in fields related to the topics he covers. Additionally, offering unique data-driven insights about Iowa's economy or specific industries within the state could capture his attention.
Since Kevin’s work primarily centers around Des Moines and the surrounding areas in Iowa but also occasionally includes national stories relevant at a local level for Iowans (e.g., basketball destination project), it would be beneficial for sources pitching him to have relevance specifically tied to these locations.
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