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Beyond the Reel

Some of my personal favorite stories and award-winning reports

Finding Gertrude: The Woman Whose Home Blew Away

In this segment of The Vault, I revisit the 1974 tornado by tracking down a woman WHAS interviewed in the minutes after the tornado struck Crescent Hill. The Vault was an enterprise franchise I created to digitize and preserve some of WHAS11's best film archives.

30 Years of Buckling Up in Indiana

In this segment of The Vault, I look back at the 1987 implementation of Indiana's seatbelt law. I am particularly proud of this piece because it was a single-day turn that I MMJ'd utilizing traditional gear and two GoPro cameras.

Metz and the Stars

In this segment of The Vault, I look back at some of Milton Metz's iconic celebrity interviews at the Kentucky Derby. The Louisville broadcast legend was incredibly passionate about his work along Millionaire's Row. It was such an honor to tell the story of a man loved and admired by so many of my colleagues.

Kayla Moody Reporting Reel

Montage of live shots and stand-ups followed by a reporting and writing samples. Updated September 2016.

Louisville TKO Boxing inspires kids to be The Greatest

Feature story on Louisville TKO. It ran during WHAS-TV's all day special during Muhammad Ali's celebration of life. (4/16)

Suspected fentanyl-laced heroin blamed for overdoses

The heroin caused more than a dozen overdoses in Jennings and Jackson Counties. (4/16)

Thousands attend funeral service honoring Ofc. Daniel Ellis

Live report from the funeral of Officer Daniel Ellis, a beloved Richmond, Kentucky police officer who was shot and killed in the line of duty. (11/15)

6-year-old Logan Tipton laid to rest

Funeral for a young Versailles, Kentucky boy who was brutally stabbed to death inside his home. (12/15)

Whiskey Row goes up in flames

Sample from Kayla's award-winning coverage of a large fire that ravaged Louisville's historic Whiskey Row development, which was undergoing significant renovations at the time of the blaze. (7/15)

The One-Percenter

My first true investigative piece, and one I'm still proud of. A former Kentucky child care worker is arrested for child pornography. This award-winning special investigation follows a paper trail stretching across international timelines, reavealing her troubled past. (11/13)

Special Report: Worthless Paper

Edward R. Murrow award-winning report investigating the strengths and weaknesses of protective orders in Indiana, as told through the chilling real-life experiences of a domestic violence victim. (11/14)