Trajan Warren, Reporter for GBH News Equity & Justice Unit

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Katrina Ávila Munichiello has been the editor of EXPLORE GBH since 2023. For the past fifteen years, she has worked as a writer, editor, fact checker, and proofreader for organizations including F+W Media, World Tea News, Dotdash Meredith, and America’s Test Kitchen. Her writing has appeared in publications such as Yankee Magazine, Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, and Tea Magazine. In 2011, her first book, A Tea Reader: Living Life One Cup at a Time, was released by Tuttle Publishing. Her favorite hobbies are reading, supporting local theater, volunteering for local youth organizations, and watching every MASTERPIECE program available.

January 23, 2025

Trajan Warren is a reporter with the GBH News Equity & Justice unit . Before joining GBH News, he covered banking, finance, professional services, and sports business — often through a lens of equity — for the Boston Business Journal. Previously, he worked at the Triad Business Journal in North Carolina covering higher education, health care, banking, and innovation.

Originally from Burlington, North Carolina, Warren graduated from East Carolina University in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in communication. In his free time, he enjoys running, reading, and losing in online chess. We spoke with Trajan about the impact of his reporting and why Kobe Bryant inspires him.

What are you reading or listening to now?
I just started reading Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. It’s been on my reading list for too long, and I’m excited to finally read it.

Who is your role model or inspiration?
Kobe “Black Mamba” Bryant. His work ethic and determination have been inspirational to me for as long as I can remember. The “Mamba Mentality” is something that I still try to live by to this day.

Why did you become a journalist?
I joined my college newspaper as a sophomore and fell in love with telling stories. I haven’t looked back since.

What is one word that describes you as a journalist?
Curious

Describe a project you worked on that had a significant impact.
In the first month or so of being at GBH, I wrote a story about State Street Corporation’s historic involvement in slavery . It was rewarding to hold such a large organization accountable for a part of its history; that [accountability] wouldn’t have happened without the article.

What are your hopes for your work at GBH?
With the Equity & Justice unit, we hope to engage directly with the community and elevate voices that have been historically ignored. I hope that with the work that we are collectively doing, we can build trust in these communities.

In a short span of time at GBH News, Trajan has built a collection of local stories, including raising awareness about the wage gap among Native Americans in Massachusetts, caring for Dorchester’s seniors, and the impact of federal policy on minority -owned small business owners.

Read Trajan’s stories here.

Meet the team members of the GBH News’ Equity & Justice Unit here .