Jim Killam

Jim Killam has been a journalist for more than three decades. Over those years, that heading has included the titles of reporter, writer, editor, photographer, videographer and designer. He's worked for daily newspapers, magazines, websites and more. For 17 years he taught journalism and served as faculty adviser for the Northern Star, the daily student newspaper at Northern Illinois University, training hundreds of student journalists. The paper was recognized among the best in the nation. In 2012, he left that position to pursue freelance writing and missionary journalism — an adventure that began with he and his wife selling their house and living for a year in a shed. Ask him about that when he's in a good mood. They still don’t know exactly where this all leads … but it seems like a pretty good story so far. They live in Illinois (for now) and have three children and one granddaughter (for now).

Jim has written three books, including "Go Tell It: How and Why to Report God's Stories in Words, Photos and Video," due out May 1, 2014, from Moody Publishers.