Spencer Kent | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Spencer Kent is an investigative political reporter for NJ.com and The Star-Ledger. He reported on the COVID-19 pandemic with stories and investigations into the virus’ spread, its impact on New Jersey residents and the toll on front line workers, families of victims and survivors. He won a Toner Prize for Project Extreme, his project investigating political extremism in New Jersey. He was a Livingston Award finalist for his reporting on a South Jersey man’s recovery after contracting a rare and deadly flesh-eating disease that left him a quadruple amputee. He has also won several state journalism awards. Spencer is a Rutgers University graduate and fellow at The USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism.