ABOUT

Kira Doppel is a first-generation American, holding citizenship in Serbia and Canada as well. She is a second-year Journalism student at the University of Georgia and is scheduled to graduate in December of 2026. She will also receive a News Media Literacy Certificate and a Sports Media Certificate. 

While at the University of Georgia, Kira was on the Business and Consumer News Beat in her Reporting I class. For one of her final projects her and the members of her group won their class beat competition and were able to compete in the final. Though they did not win, they gained insight on what it truly means to be a journalist. 

In November of 2024, Kira became a contributor for the Red and Black and is set to start in the Spring semester on the Sports Desk. In High school, Kira was the Sports reporter for her schools YouTube production and got to interview many different people across all different sports, this is part of why she fell in love with sports journalism. The other part is, she grew up playing sports and came from a really sporty family, she also saw how it brought people from all walks of life together. 

Whether you know nothing about sports or are a super fan, there are people from every place in the world that go watch these events.  Sports have the power to bring people together, inspire, create and uplift so many people. The stories Kira wants to share are not just about the players on the field, but the ones about the people who wear the same jerseys off the field. She wants to create magic through storytelling about something that so many people are so passionate about.