Amplifying Voices. Covering Crises. Reporting with Soul.
Karys Belger is an Emmy-nominated reporter based in Atlanta who does it all—shooting, writing, and editing her own stories. At 11Alive, she was at the front lines of breaking news while also carving out space to amplify voices that too often go unheard. Her reporting spanned from high-stakes moments like the passing of President Jimmy Carter and the 2024 Apalachee High School shooting to deeply human coverage of severe storms, trials, and community resilience. She also collaborated on the station’s digital-first initiative, landing exclusives like her interview with Georgia-born K-pop star Eric Nam.
After the October 7th Hamas attack, she sat down with both Israel’s Consul General to the Southeast and Georgia’s first Palestinian lawmaker, showing her commitment to nuance and balance in coverage.
When the world slowed down during the pandemic, Karys sped things up—teaching herself Korean so she could better serve Atlanta’s “Seoul of the South” community. Now proficient in speaking and fluent in reading, she regularly uses the language in her reporting.
Before Atlanta, she worked mornings in Buffalo, New York, covering everything from the investigations into Andrew Cuomo to the preservation of Black American Sign Language, while shaping the station’s reporting on COVID-19’s disproportionate toll on Black communities. She cut her teeth in Fort Myers, Florida, reporting on Hurricane Irma’s aftermath and how sex traffickers were exploiting the internet. Her work has also appeared in the Baltimore Sun, Sojourners Magazine, and U.S. News & World Report.
A proud DMV native, Karys is a graduate of Spelman College and Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism, with a stop at Queen Mary University of London to study literature and theater.
She also lives with Sickle Cell Disease and uses her platform to bring visibility to the challenges and triumphs of fellow warriors—proof that storytelling isn’t just her profession, it’s her purpose.
She is represented by Chelsea Sells of 3 Arts Entertainment.