Gavin McGough
Northeast Iowa ReporterExpertise: Reporting on all northeast Iowa news to keep residents and communities informed, connected and engaged statewide.
Education: Bachelor of Arts in English from Williams College
Favorite Iowa Destination: Biking the Wabash Trace Nature Trail from Mineola to Shenandoah.
Experience:
- Served as news director at KXCV in Missouri, where he mentored student hosts/reporters and reported on a large, rural portion of the state.
- Worked as a general assignment reporter at KOTO Radio News in Telluride, Colorado, reporting on topics across local government, community culture and public lands.
- Co-hosted the High Tea Radio Hour on WCFM at Williams College and served on the station board.
- Earned recognition from the Colorado Broadcasters Association for feature reporting and took part in a collaborative reporting project on tourism in the Rockies that was honored by the PMJA.
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Voters in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District say they're concerned about the country's broken immigration system and the economy. In a tight race for the U.S. House, Republican Joe Mitchell and Democrat Lindsay James are offering different solutions. -
As the Cedar Rapids Landfill runs out of space, it’s looking to haul trash to neighboring regions. Waste from a data center building boom in Linn County is tightening the timeline. -
Democrat Lindsay James and Republican Joe Mitchell are in a tight race in the 2nd U.S. House District. They’re offering different approaches to a familiar problem: the high cost-of-living. -
Democrat Lindsay James and Republican Joe Mitchell debated in Cedar Rapids on Thursday. The candidates are competing to represent northeast Iowa in the U.S. House of Representatives. -
When Tomie Sasaki-Hesselink immigrated to Cedar Falls from Japan, she set about making miso from Iowa soybeans. Decades later, she's partnering with regional farmers to do just that. -
Blue-spotted salamanders are common in many parts of the U.S. and Canada. But in Iowa, the species is endangered. A nature center in Cedar Falls is working to conserve and restore them along the Cedar River. -
In 1926, Ruth Suckow published Iowa Interiors, the short story collection that put her on the map. A centennial reissue aims to keep her legacy alive. -
Samples from 41 taps across five eastern Iowa cities show wide disparities in what residents are drinking. A Cedar Falls-based environmental scientist conducted a study to better understand how nitrate levels vary in the region. -
Dubuque has been selected for a $750,000 grant from the Wisconsin-based Jeffris Family Foundation to restore historic structures in Eagle Point Park, a 164-acre preserve overlooking the Mississippi River. First, the city must raise an additional $1.5 million. -
The loss of the historic Mississippi River Bridge at Lansing in December 2025 stranded the remote communities of northeast Iowa and southwest Wisconsin. This summer, residents and business owners have adapted — and advocated — as they wait for the replacement to open.
