Joseph King
Gulf States Newsroom Sports & Culture Reporting FellowJoseph King is the sports and culture reporting fellow for the Gulf States Newsroom, a regional collaboration among NPR and public radio stations in Alabama (WBHM), Mississippi (MPB) and Louisiana (WWNO and WRKF). He looks beyond the scoreboard to report on how the region’s sports culture filters through everything from public policy to race relations to food.
Before joining the team, Joseph interned as a multimedia journalist at WVUA 23 and was a freelance reporter for Leafly. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama where he wrote for Nineteen Fifty-Six magazine and the Crimson White. While at Alabama, Joseph was given the opportunity to study abroad in France. There, he wrote stories on food, fashion, wine and government.
Joseph is a native of Birmingham, Alabama, and spends his free time working out, reading and studying French and Spanish.
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Get info on the seven men’s teams and five women’s teams playing in the NCAA Division I basketball tournament, plus see what time they play. -
Increased tax revenues in states like Louisiana are one reason many pro-sports betting Alabamians say it’s time to catch up to neighbors in the Gulf South. -
Organizers for the all-star game, now in its third year, host a career fair where HBCU students and recent grads plan for their futures before the big game. -
Sports fans in Birmingham were more than happy to weigh in on the Alabama football icon’s storied career. -
The Sonic Boom hopes the inaugural competition to crown the best bands in the nation will expose a wider audience to the rich culture of HBCU schools. -
For acclaimed grappler Brandon Mccaghren, Decatur, Alabama, was the perfect place to grow the Professional Grappling Federation from idea to reality. -
![Felicia Perry, 50, wears a long-sleeve Alabama State t-shirt tied into a crop top, black shorts, fishnet stockings and black thigh-high boots customized with the ASU logo on them: "[The Classic] means everything in the world to me, baby! It's when the Black people come together, have a good time and represent our favorite team — ASU!"](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/40dd4ed/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2229+0+221/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F37%2F29%2F28f753854c0f90d4333b291b8346%2Fwbhm-102823-selects-29.jpg)
For many, the annual game between HBCU rivals Alabama A&M and Alabama State is about more than football. It’s a chance to connect and celebrate Black culture. -
Players, coaches and school officials hope Huntingdon's women's wrestling program can serve as a blueprint to continue the sport's growth in the South. -
John Eisenberg talks with the Gulf States Newsroom about the Black quarterbacks who helped change the NFL, as well as the players who never got the chance.
![Felicia Perry, 50, wears a long-sleeve Alabama State t-shirt tied into a crop top, black shorts, fishnet stockings and black thigh-high boots customized with the ASU logo on them: "[The Classic] means everything in the world to me, baby! It's when the Black people come together, have a good time and represent our favorite team — ASU!"](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/40099c7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2229+0+221/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F37%2F29%2F28f753854c0f90d4333b291b8346%2Fwbhm-102823-selects-29.jpg)
