Sam Kohn

Sam Kohn is a digital producer at the Chattanooga Times Free Press, where his focuses include video production, data visualization and writing the daily morning newsletter, Good Day Chattanooga. Before moving to Tennessee, Sam worked as a podcast director in San Luis Obispo, California, and an audio engineer at a hip-hop studio in Los Angeles. Sam graduated from California Polytechnic State University in 2025 with degrees in Journalism and Audio Technology.

Contact Sam Kohn at skohn@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6395.

Chattanooga film brings regional Emmy back to the Scenic City

by Sam Kohn ·February 17, 2026

"How to Sue the Klan" is bringing another award back home to the Scenic City.

Staff Photo by Sam Kohn / Carl Cadwell, the sound designer and sound mixer for "How to Sue the Klan," works on the audio file for the film in his home studio on Feb. 10, 2026.

Chattanooga film caps awards season with an Emmy nomination

by Sam Kohn ·February 13, 2026

It's been two years since "How to Sue the Klan" premiered in Chattanooga, and the film's reception since has been anything but silent.

Staff File Photo / Attorney Randolph McLaughlin, who worked on the case of the five Chattanooga women in 1982, speaks with Ardena Garth Hicks of Chattanooga Endeavors in a panel discussion following the Chattanooga premiere of "How to Sue the Klan" at the Walker Theatre on Feb. 9, 2024.

Video: Residents hope to ‘honor King’s legacy’ at the MLK Day parades

by Sam Kohn ·February 3, 2026

Residents hope to 'honor King's legacy' at the MLK Day parades