Communicator. Mom. Advocate.
Erika Mahoney is an award-winning journalist, storyteller, and podcast creator whose work explores grief, resilience, and the human capacity to find meaning after unimaginable loss.
After her father was killed in the 2021 King Soopers mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado—while she was six months pregnant—Erika turned her pain into purpose through her limited-series podcast, Senseless, produced in partnership with Lemonada Media. The series has been featured by CBS News, NPR affiliates, NewsNation, and more for its honest look at life after mass tragedy.
In November 2025, New York Magazine profiled Erika’s story in “The Mom Who Gave Birth in the Shadow of a Mass Shooting,” bringing national attention to her journey through trauma, motherhood, and healing.
A former public radio newsroom manager at 90.3 KAZU and editor with the California Newsroom, Erika has spent more than a decade amplifying underrepresented voices, guiding reporters, and building community-centered journalism. Today, she continues to speak, write, and advocate for gun-violence prevention, using storytelling as a bridge between personal experience and collective change.
Senseless. A podcast about moving forward after the unthinkable.
The headlines end. Life doesn’t. Senseless follows the people left holding the pieces after mass shootings—families, first responders, artists, advocates—told with care by journalist Erika Mahoney, whose own father was killed in Boulder. These are stories of sorrow, love, and what comes next.
Erika is available for interviews and speaking on grief, resilience, and gun-violence prevention; ethical storytelling; and transforming trauma into public service.
Recent coverage includes CBS Los Angeles, Fox 5 DC, and Colorado Public Radio. She’s speaking at the Gun Violence Prevention Symposium in Denver on 9/11.
Media kit and high-res photos available upon request.