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KATHERINE ALBERS

Title: Multimedia Journalist
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About KATHERINE ALBERS

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Biography

After spending the majority of her first 26 years as a Hoosier, Katherine felt she needed to see more than the corn and Colts that make up the Indiana landscape. Moving to Southwest Florida in September 2005 gave her that opportunity.

It also gave her the opportunity to cover K-12 education policies in Collier and Lee counties. The subject matter interests her greatly as her younger sister, Stephanie, is a teacher at their former elementary school in Indianapolis. She covered education until recently, when she accepted a change of assignment that has her covering Collier government and transportation.

But the move to Florida will never shake her deep love for the Indiana University men's basketball team (even though they were woefully terrible this year), music by Hoosier greats David Lee Roth and John Cougar Mellencamp, or the deep-fried pickles only available at the county fair. A 2001 Indiana University graduate who majored in journalism and political science, Kate — as her friends call her — knew she wanted to be a journalist from the moment her father put a copy of "All the President's Men" in her hands.

An avid reader and proud owner of a signed copy of the Michael Chabon classic "Wonder Boys," Kate likes to spend her free time with her husband, Daily News photographer David Albers, and their cat, Gus; traveling to exotic places like Paris, France, and Montgomery City, Mo.; taking as many books from the Collier County Public Library as she can carry out; and forcing her husband to watch the best show on television, "Gossip Girl."

Position History

Multimedia Journalist
09/30/2005 - current

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County leaders look at new policies to encourage investors to renovate homes Published 01/29/2012 at 8 p.m.
Collier County commissioners are expected in February to consider ways that county government can make it more advantageous for investors to purchase dilapidated properties and get code violations fixed.
Collier mover trapped in payment dispute between County Commission, Brock Published 01/29/2012 at 6:30 p.m.
Stuck in the middle is Frank Dethiefesn, who said he was doing what he was contracted to do when his company relocated the appraiser's office from adjacent to the government complex in East Naples to a new location on Radio ...
Dozens are wild: 2012 Naples Winter Wine Festival raises $12.2 million - PHOTOS Published 01/28/2012 at 9:50 p.m.
Twelve is a magical number for the Naples Winter Wine Festival. The 2012 festival, which was named "Believe in the Magic," raised $12.2 million for the Naples Children and Education Foundation and pushed the total raised by the event, now ...
LIVE BLOG: Naples Winter Wine Festival ends; $107 million overall, $12.2 million today Updated 01/28/2012 at 7:52 p.m.
It was the $100 million question and it was answered around 4:10 p.m. when the foundation that sponsors the annual Naples Winter Wine Festival surpassed that grand total for money raised for Collier children's charities since 2001.
Naples Wine Festival dinner gives preview of Tramonto's New Orleans restaurant dish Updated 01/28/2012 at 12:03 a.m.
At Sandi and Tom Moran's North Naples home, the theme was "Where the Magic Begins" and guests were treated to magical plates of food from Executive Chef Rick Tramonto and Partner John Folse of Restaurant R'evolution in New Orleans.
Commissioners vote to keep airport security plans secret; Hiller says she has right to them Published 01/24/2012 at 7:50 p.m.
The Collier County Commissioners voted 3-2 to keep themselves in the dark about the security at the airport. “There is no reason for any commissioner to have access to the plan,” Commission Chairman Fred Co
Hiller, Collier airports director at odds over her request for security plan Published 01/23/2012 at 8 p.m.
Collier commissioners are expected to decide Tuesday if they should be provided with a copy of the Immokalee Airport's security plans.
Commission vote on development expansion in Orangetree area faces another delay Published 01/22/2012 at 5:30 p.m.
The developer of a major community northeast of Naples is putting plans to expand by more than 1,000 homes on hold until next month.
Plans for National Guard armory at Immokalee airport inching forward Published 01/16/2012 at 4 p.m.
The construction of a proposed Army National Guard Readiness Center in Immokalee is closer to approval by the government.
Fiala, Henning gather the big money so far in Collier commission races Updated 01/17/2012 at 10:14 a.m.
When it comes to running for office in Collier County, campaigning for County Commission requires big money. And in the last three months of the year, Commissioner Tom Henning came out on top.