Kentucky

Nick Storm

Nick Storm is the founder of Kentucky Fried Politics, Kentucky’s source for political news and gossip. He is a veteran statewide reporter, anchor, and the former managing editor of cn|2 Pure Politics, a Kentucky statewide cable political news program. Nick broke numerous national and statewide political stories, including an expose on former Gov. Julian Carroll who sought sex in exchange for help getting a man into art school. Nick’s work has been featured in The Intercept, Politico, Roll Call, The Hill, The Daily Beast, and The Washington Post among others. He is twice Emmy nominated, and the winner of the 2018 Society for Professional Journalists Louisville Chapter Investigative report of the year. He stepped away from journalism to work for the United States Department of Justice from August 2018 until January 2021. Nick is a graduate of Leadership Louisville class of 2020 and a member of the National Press Club. Nick’s documentary film ‘Outlaw Poet: The Legend of Ron Whitehead’ is now available on Amazon Prime. He also holds a film credit for sound recording in the 2012 documentary 'For No Good Reason,' featuring Johnny Depp and Ralph Steadman. Follow Nick on Twitter @nickstorm