About Cronkite News
Cronkite News is the news division of Arizona PBS, the world’s largest media organization operated by a journalism school. With reporting bureaus in Phoenix, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, we deliver important, impactful Arizona news to more than 1.9 million homes and news organizations across the state.
Cronkite News is a product of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. The program has more than 16 full-time editors/professionals and more than 130 students who produce daily and enterprise news and sports content on TV, digital and social media platforms for Arizona audiences. They pitch story ideas, get assignments and report and produce multimedia stories on deadline under the direction of professional editors for Cronkite News and sports – all while meeting the expectations of this professional news organization.
Locations
Phoenix bureau
555 N. Central Ave., Suite 302 Phoenix, AZ 85004-1248(602) 496-5050[email protected]
Washington, D.C., bureau
1834 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, D.C., 20009(202) 684-2400[email protected]
Phoenix Sports bureau
555 N. Central Ave., Suite 302 Phoenix, AZ 85004-1248(602) 496-5020[email protected]
Los Angeles bureau
725 Arizona Ave,
Santa Monica, CA 90401(424) 238-0272[email protected]
Newsroom Leaders
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Pauline Arrillaga
Director for RWJF Health Initiative, Phoenix News Bureau -
Sadie Babits
Content Director for Sustainability, Phoenix News Bureau -
Paola Boivin
Director for Digital Content, Phoenix Sports Bureau -
Christy Bricks
Executive Producer (Broadcast), Phoenix News Bureau -
Julio Cisneros
Content Director for Health, Phoenix News Bureau -
Steve Crane
Director, Washington, D.C., Bureau -
Martin Dolan
Copy Editor, Phoenix News Bureau -
Heather Dunn
Content Director for Politics and Next Gen, Phoenix News Bureau -
Valeria Fernandez
Director, Noticias -
Jim Jacoby
Director of Studio Production, Cronkite News/Arizona PBS -
Venita Hawthorne James
Content Director for Money and Social Justice, Phoenix News Bureau -
Kathy Kudravi
Executive Editor, Sports Knowledge Lab -
Brett Kurland
Director, Phoenix Sports Bureau -
Christina Leonard
Executive Editor, Cronkite News -
Mark Lodato
Associate dean and associate general manager, Arizona PBS -
Shaya Tayefe Mohajer
Director, Los Angeles Bureau -
Frank Mungeam
Director for TV News Innovation, Cronkite News -
Eric Newton
Innovation Chief -
Vanessa Ruiz
Content Director for Borderlands, Phoenix News Bureau -
Lori Todd
Director for Digital Production, Photography and Social Media, Phoenix News Bureau
Staff
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Anikka Abbott
Health Reporter, Phoenix -
Madeline Ackley
Borderlands Reporter, Phoenix -
Nicholas Aguilera
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Jennifer Alvarez
Health Reporter, Phoenix -
Lynsey Amundson
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Marcella Baietto
Borderlands Reporter, Phoenix -
Mike Barnitz
Technical Producer, Phoenix -
Allison Barton
News Reporter, Cronkite Noticias -
Stephanie Bates
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Trey Bates
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Kalle Benallie
Borderlands Reporter, Phoenix -
Erica Block
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Megan Boyanton
Social Justice Reporter, Washington, D.C. -
Sophia Briseño
Sports Digital Producer, Phoenix -
Loza Brook
Technical Producer, Phoenix -
Kailey Broussard
Sustainability Reporter, Washington, D.C. -
Nickole Byrn
News Digital Producer, Phoenix -
James Carr
Sustainability Reporter, Phoenix -
Dylan Carter
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Madisen Carter
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Andrew Diaz Christiansen
Politics Reporter, Phoenix -
Ricky Cornish
Health Reporter, Phoenix -
Kerston Corns
Sports Reporter, Los Angeles -
Madison Crouch
Technical Producer, Phoenix -
Heather Cumberledge
Social Justice Reporter, Washington, D.C. -
Miranda Cyr
News Reporter, Cronkite Noticias -
Emily Dean
Social Justice Reporter, Phoenix -
Amy-Xiaoshi DePaola
Money Reporter, Washington, D.C. -
Evan Desai
Sports Reporter, Los Angeles -
Emily DiTomasso
News Digital Producer, Phoenix -
Tyler Dunn
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Hannah Ehrlich
Social Justice Reporter, Washington, D.C. -
Jordan Elder
Sustainability Reporter, Phoenix -
Jake Eldridge
News Photographer, Phoenix -
Nicole Eldridge
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Karina Espinoza
News Reporter, Cronkite Noticias -
Jordan Evans
Sustainability Reporter, Phoenix -
Sarah Farrell
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Claudia Faust
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Mara Friedman
News Photographer, Phoenix -
Mariah Gallegos
Next Gen Reporter, Phoenix -
Veronica Galvin
News Broadcast Producer, Phoenix -
Sabine Galvis
Health Reporter, Phoenix -
Scott Gange
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Daniel Gatalica
Health Reporter, Phoenix -
Peter Gong
Politics Reporter, Phoenix -
Austin Grad
Sports Reporter, Los Angeles -
Jodi Guerrero
Health Reporter, Phoenix -
Blake Harris
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Tyler Henry
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Karrissa Herrera
Sports Photographer, Phoenix -
Nathan Hiatt
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Chelsea Hofmann
Sustainability Reporter, Phoenix -
Ryan Hood
Technical Producer, Phoenix -
Jonah Hrkal
Sustainability Reporter, Phoenix -
Isabella Hulsizer
Politics Reporter, Phoenix -
Adam Hushion
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Delia Johnson
News Photographer, Phoenix -
Noah Kelly
News Broadcast Producer, Phoenix -
Sean Kilday
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Bradey King
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Corey Kirk
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Brady Klain
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Lauren Koval
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Jason Krell
Sports Digital Producer, Phoenix -
Madison LaBerge
Social Justice Reporter, Phoenix -
John LeVally
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Christopher Lindsay
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
MacKinley Lutes-Adlhoch
News Digital Producer, Phoenix -
Danielle Malkin
News Broadcast Producer, Phoenix -
Harrison Mantas
Indian Country Reporter, Washington, D.C. -
Megan Marples
News Photographer, Phoenix -
Tyaun Marshburn
Health Reporter, Phoenix -
Cassidy McCauley
Sports Photographer, Phoenix -
Frankie McLister
Borderlands Reporter, Phoenix -
Wissam Melhem
Politics Reporter, Washington, D.C. -
Evaristo Montoya
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Brianna Moore
Technical Producer, Phoenix -
Dominic Moreno
News Broadcast Producer, Phoenix -
Erica Morris
Sports Reporter, Los Angeles -
Alisa Murphy
Technical Producer, Phoenix -
Ryan Muschkat
Health Reporter, Phoenix -
Ellie Nakamoto-White
Borderlands Reporter, Phoenix -
Gabrielle Olivera
Health Reporter, Phoenix -
McKenzie Pavacich
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Rio Paynter
Next Gen Reporter, Phoenix -
Serina Perez
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Stephen Perez
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Serina Piencak
Technical Producer, Phoenix -
Melanie Porter
Sustainability Reporter, Phoenix -
Tanner Puckett
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Marco Quezada
Sports Digital Producer, Phoenix -
Jaslyn Ravenscraft
News Digital Producer, Phoenix -
Vandana Ravikumar
Borderlands Reporter, Washington, D.C. -
William Rice
Sports Reporter, Los Angeles -
Gabrielle Rivas
Sports Reporter, Los Angeles -
Scott Rowe
Sports Reporter, Los Angeles -
Matthew Roy
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Erik Ruby
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Grayson Schmidt
News Reporter, Los Angeles -
Nicholas Sheehy
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Dylan Simard
Sustainability Reporter, Phoenix -
Alex Simon
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Samantha Sloman
Sports Digital Producer, Phoenix -
Barbara Smith
Social Justice Reporter, Phoenix -
Lamar Smith
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Ashleigh Stewart
Health Reporter, Phoenix -
Jordan Taylor
News Broadcast Producer, Phoenix -
Katie Thomas
Sports Digital Producer, Phoenix -
Milard Thomas
Technical Producer, Phoenix -
Annika Tomlin
News Photographer, Phoenix -
Anthony Totri
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Deagan Urbatsch
Next Gen Reporter, Phoenix -
Jonett Zarate Velazquez
News Producer, Cronkite Noticias -
Lindsay Walker
Next Gen Reporter, Washington, D.C. -
Quintin Walker
Technical Producer, Phoenix -
Kyley Warren
Health Reporter, Phoenix -
Robert Werner
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Delaney White
Next Gen Reporter, Phoenix -
Nicholas White
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Kyla Wilcher
Sports Reporter, Los Angeles -
Kennedy Wilkerson
Sports Reporter, Los Angeles -
Chase Williams
Sports Digital Producer, Phoenix -
Miles Wilson
Sports Reporter, Los Angeles -
Yodit Woldegebriel
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Kiana Wollangk
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Jena Yannone
Social Justice Reporter, Phoenix -
Daria Yazmiene
Health Reporter, Phoenix -
Warren Younger
Sports Reporter, Phoenix
Our partners
Health stories are supported, in part, through a generous grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the nation’s largest philanthropy dedicated solely to health. The funding helped establish the Southwest Health Reporting Initiative, which provides health care news and information with a focus on Latino, Native American and Spanish-speaking border communities across the Southwest.
Sustainability stories are supported, in part, through a generous grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. CPB is a private, nonprofit corporation created by Congress in 1967 that is the steward of the federal government’s investment in public broadcasting. The funding established Elemental: Covering Sustainability, a multimedia collaboration between Cronkite News, Arizona PBS, KJZZ, KPCC, Rocky Mountain PBS and PBS SoCal.