Kathleen Ritter was raised in Sedona. A former Sedona Red Rock High School yearbook and The Sting newspaper staff member, Ritter was the 2013 Sedona Red Rock News journalism scholarship recipient. In 2017, she graduated from Penn State with a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism with a sports concentration. Prior to joining Larson Newspapers, Ritter worked in various media relations and communications roles for the Fiesta Bowl, Tampa Bay Rays, St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago White Sox Major League Baseball teams.