Shannon Cheesman
Web Reporter
Shannon Cheesman
Web Reporter
Shannon L. Cheesman has lived and worked in the Portland area for more than 25 years and enjoys exploring the Pacific Northwest. She specializes in writing online travel and outdoor features.
Shannon holds a degree in Liberal Arts from Portland State University where she studied English, journalism and technical writing. She has been crafting words for over two decades and has a portfolio that includes not only news features but also business articles, professional brochures, work manuals, technical reports and even some fiction - poems, short stories and a novel she hopes will be published someday.
Her career at KATU began in 2002 as a broadcast news writer. She later produced the weekend morning news for the station and then joined the web team to pursue a career as an online writer and journalist.
When Shannon's not in the newsroom or out in the field covering a story, she likes to spend time enjoying nature and the great outdoors.
Shannon holds a degree in Liberal Arts from Portland State University where she studied English, journalism and technical writing. She has been crafting words for over two decades and has a portfolio that includes not only news features but also business articles, professional brochures, work manuals, technical reports and even some fiction - poems, short stories and a novel she hopes will be published someday.
Her career at KATU began in 2002 as a broadcast news writer. She later produced the weekend morning news for the station and then joined the web team to pursue a career as an online writer and journalist.
When Shannon's not in the newsroom or out in the field covering a story, she likes to spend time enjoying nature and the great outdoors.
Recent stories by Shannon Cheesman
Photos: The beauty of Oregon's southern coast (Photo Gallery)
Photos: Off-road adventure at the Oregon Dunes (Photo Gallery)
Sung Koo Kim is now a free man (Video)
A man convicted of stealing thousands of pairs of women's underwear from college campuses, and whose name was once linked to the high profile Brooke Wilberger case, is getting released from prison on Monday.