Kevin Armstrong

About

Kevin Armstrong is a reporter, photographer, producer and documentarian. His docuseries -- "Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez" -- is streaming as a Netflix Original. His assignments have ranged from reporting on the opioid epidemic and coronavirus pandemic to domestic terror bombings and an international kidnapping. He has filed stories on a plane crash in the Ouachita Forest, the London Olympics, a 40-mile hike across the Appalachian Trail, the balancing act of 300-pound linemen, a Ghanaian goal scorer, anti-Semitic attacks, child endangerment at Student Athlete Academy, a technophobe's last days, Haiti's top triple jumper, a loanshark's usury, Monmouth Park's racehorse deaths, St. Peter's Elite 8 run, a heroin kingpin in Brooklyn, a 100-year-old bocce player's competitive streak, Caitlin Clark's 41-point salute, The Courtside Pub, UConn coach Dan Hurley's attempt to defend the national championship, the NFL's expansion into Brazil, the NFL Academy in Europe and The Great Sandstorm, an Egyptian sumo wrestler. His stories have been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Sports Illustrated and The Boston Globe.In 2024, the National Association of Black Journalists honored "Ghanaian Grace," a profile of 17-year-old goal scorer Ransford Gyan, with a Salute to Excellence Award, and the National Press Club recognized his piece on 22 equine deaths at Monmouth Park, a troubled racetrack at the Jersey Shore. In 2023, the Society for Features Journalism recognized his piece on a peripatetic independent baseball team's struggles with first place distinction, and judges called the story "an eloquent argument for long-form sports journalism.” In 2019, the Society of the Silurians honored his feature on the F.B.I.'s probe of corruption in college basketball with the Medallion Award. In 2018, he received the National Headliner Award for best sports writing portfolio. His explanatory pieces, visual storytelling, event coverage and investigative narratives have been recognized by the New York Press Club, Society of Professional Journalists, Education Writers Association, Associated Press Sports Editors and The Best American Sports Writing.