Pete DeMola is an award-winning reporter based in Essex County, New York.

Following his graduation from Syracuse University in 2005, DeMola traveled to China, where spent five years living in Beijing honing his craft at a series of new media start-ups and state-run media outlets. Stints in Guilin, Hong Kong and Korea followed.

His writings on music, culture and current affairs from across East Asia have appeared in numerous publications while some of his creative campaigns, including the one that brought Record Store Day to Mainland China in April 2013, have received substantial media attention.

Since returning to live full-time in the United States, Pete has been reporting on some of the most critical issues facing the Adirondack Park, including economic development and the effect state and federal policies have on small, rural governments.

The New York State Press Association named him Reporter of the Year in 2016.