Rob Merritt

Rob Merritt is an award-winning writer, editor, and videographer who currently serves as a Communications Specialist for the City of Cedar Rapids. Rob’s career has taken him down many roads, including a decade in journalism as a writer and News Editor for the Cedar Rapids Gazette; as an actor for three decades in both stage and film; as an author of multiple books, stage plays and films, including “:The Summerland Project,” “Aurora,” “Amelia 2.0,” and “No Easy Answers: The Truth Behind Death at Columbine”; and as a producer of viral YouTube shorts, including “B-Ball Wizard: The Caitlin Clark Song” and “This Year Is A Dumpster Fire.” Rob also spent four seasons producing and co-hosting the “Iowa Innovation Podcast,” which was nominated for three Iowa Podcast Awards in 2024, including Producer of the Year, Best Interview Podcast, and Best Business Podcast. Rob is a graduate of the University of Iowa and is always exploring new ways to tell the stories of his community, whether it’s behind a keyboard, a camera, or a microphone.