Editorial / Visual Arts Editor (past role, ended January 2026)
The East Carolinian
Gabe Key was Visual Arts Editor of The East Carolinian until January 2026. He won two NCCMA photo awards, one for his Kamala Harris rally coverage.
The job
Gabe Key was Visual Arts Editor of The East Carolinian, the student newspaper of East Carolina University, until January 2026. His photos also ran in The Hook, its sister magazine at Pirate Media 1.
Two NCCMA awards
- Photography, second place, in the North Carolina College Media Association's 2024 awards, for Kamala Harris makes her mark in ECU visit. See the official results.
- Magazine Photography/Art, second place, in NCCMA's 2025 awards, for Local band Seb & Newt brings unique sound to Greenville in The Hook. See the results archive and East Carolina University's note.
Selected coverage
- Trump evens out the debate field in ECU rally, October 2024.
- Harris's late-game run secures Military Bowl over NC State 26-21, December 2024, in Annapolis.
- The last Dreamville, April 2025.
Beyond campus
His photographs ran in The Daily Reflector's feature on The East Carolinian's first century in May 2025, and in Carolina Alumni Review in July 2026.
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