My work spans reporting and leadership in public media.
I’m a Wyoming-based journalist and the executive director of 89.1 KHOL, where since 2019, I’ve overseen the station’s evolution into an award-winning newsroom with a multi-state reach. I draw on experience in teaching, policy and urban planning, and oversee the station’s full creative ecosystem — from breaking news and long-form reporting to music programming.
I have covered nationally recognized stories in the American West and internationally from Ukraine and Mexico. I am also the co-producer and director of a forthcoming documentary about the American folk song “Li’l Liza Jane.”
When not racing deadlines, you can usually find me playing the fiddle or playing in the snow.
Selected REporting
The World - Audio + Web | December 2025
International reporting on civilian aid in Ukraine
KHOL - Audio + Web | March 2024
Broke a nationally covered wildlife story that prompted state and federal legislative discussion — and two forthcoming documentaries, as well as a book.
Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Breaking News
Shacks on Racks preserves Jackson history — and homes for locals
KHOL / Wyoming Public Radio — Audio + Web | April 2024
Solutions-focused reporting on housing, demolition waste and community response in Jackson Hole.
2nd Place, 2025 SPJ “Top of the Rockies” Solutions Journalism Award
Jackson Hole Magazine feature | December 2024
A reported feature on why Jackson Hole lacks home mail delivery what mail service reveals about community infrastructure and daily life.
Audio series | 2022
Creator and producer of a five-episode long-form series on community, land, and identity in the Mountain West. I was also the lead reporter on two of the episodes.
Regional Edward R. Murrow Award; LION Publishers Product of the Year; 2nd place, SPJ “Top of the Rockies”
Film
Li’l Liza Jane: The Story of America Through The History of a Song
A song first sung by enslaved people on southern plantations. 100 years later David Bowie made it his first single. This film explores the remarkable journey of one of the most recorded, most beloved songs in American history. More information at lizajanemovie.com
The Only Competitor
Docu short: Lindsey Jaworski made her professional debut as a bodybuilder one week after her 40th birthday. In a sport filled with controversies around performance-enhancing drugs, exploitation, narcissism and neurosis, Jaworski is determined to redefine the sport and the next chapter of her life. (Director, Producer, Editor)
Winner of If/Then x Redford pitch competition (2023)
Recent Thought Leadership
The New Yorker – “What Happens to Public Media Now”
Quoted in feature on the ‘Republican-backed funding cuts and their impact on rural stations.’ Read »
WyoFile – “Public media is local journalism. Let’s get the facts straight about defunding it”
Authored op-ed on the impact of funding cuts. Read »
CPB/Poynter Executive Editorial Integrity & Leadership Fellowship
Selected for a year-long fellowship supporting ‘leadership, ethics and innovation in journalism.’ Read »
SelecTed Creative Work
Illustrations expressing facets of covid pandemic, 2020-2021.
Selected theatrical work includes two original plays produced at DC’s Fringe Festival. Interviews With (2015) was awarded “Pick of Fringe” by DC Metro Theater Arts, and Play Cupid (2016), a collaborative work, was described by The Washington Post as a must-see.
TESTIMONIALS
“How does a grassroots radio station that started in the basement of a downtown barber shop grow into a robust local news source? Two words: Emily Cohen.” - Jackson Hole News&Guide
“… a special animal. incredibly smart and savvy. Mysterious…Vicious and fierce when necessary. Fundamentally nonplussed.“ - Dan Gutstein, vocalist for punk band Joy on Fire and author of non/fiction, Bloodcoal & Honey, and Buildings Without Murders
“One seldom meets a person so brimming with vision, who possesses the energy and tenacity necessary to make these visions a reality, and a talent for motivating her collaborators, coupled with the ability to overcome the challenges that arise when one is building something worthwhile.” - John Grunwell, NASA