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
1800 I Street NW
Washington, D.C., 20006(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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Adnan Alam
Web Developer, Phoenix News Bureau -
Pauline Arrillaga
Director for RWJF Health Initiative, Phoenix News Bureau -
Sadie Babits
Content Director for Sustainability, Phoenix News Bureau -
Paola Boivin
Director of Cronkite News, Sports Bureau -
Christy Bricks
Executive Producer for 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
Managing Editor/Content Director for Politics and Next Gen, Phoenix News Bureau -
Jim Jacoby
Director of Studio Production, Cronkite News/Arizona PBS -
Venita Hawthorne James
Content Director for Money and Social Justice, Phoenix News Bureau -
Brett Kurland
Director of Strategic Initiatives and Sports Programs -
Christina Leonard
Executive Editor, Cronkite News -
Shaya Tayefe Mohajer
Director, Los Angeles Bureau
Staff
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Faith Abercrombie
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Cinthya Aguilar
News Reporter, Cronkite Noticias -
Michelle Ailport
News Digital Producer, Phoenix -
Brianna Alexander
News Reporter, Phoenix -
McKenzie Allen-Charmley
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Emma Ascott
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Christian Babcock
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Sierra Bardfeld
News Visual Journalist, Phoenix -
MacKenzie Belley
News Broadcast Producer, Phoenix -
Andre Beltran
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Trevor Booth
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Regina Burgess
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Samantha Byrd
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Jessica Carnivale
Sports Visual Journalist, Phoenix -
Kelsey Collesi
Sports Broadcast Producer, Phoenix -
Kaylee Connors
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Nickolas Cooney
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Alexis Cortez
Sports Digital Producer, Phoenix -
Jenna DeLaTorre
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Adrian Delgado
News Reporter, Cronkite Noticias -
Evan Desai
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Kelly Donohue
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Adrienne Dunn
News Digital Producer, Phoenix -
Karina Espinoza
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Melissa Estrada
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Ike Everard
Sports Broadcast Producer, Phoenix -
Joshua Eyraud
News Studio Production, Phoenix -
Alexa Fuenmayor
News Broadcast Producer, Phoenix -
Alyssa Fuentes
Studio Production, Phoenix -
Sofia Fuentes
News Visual Journalist, Phoenix -
Danya Gainor
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Concettina Giuliano
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Michael Gutnick
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Gregory Hahne
News Broadcast Producer, Phoenix -
Erik Hansen
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Reed Harmon
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Jake Hedeby
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Victoria Hill
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Hunter Hippel
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Jacob Holter
News Reporter, Washington, D.C. -
Molly Hudson
News Reporter, Washington, D.C. -
Tim Iannello
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Joshua Iversen
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Angel Jimenez
News Broadcast Producer, Phoenix -
James Johnston
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Maddyn Johnstone-Thomas
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Zach Keenan
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Katelyn Keenehan
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Noah Kelly
News Broadcast Producer, Phoenix -
Sabrina Kenoun
News Reporter, Los Angeles -
Mason Kern
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Ethan Kispert
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Rae’Lee Klein
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Harrison Klopp
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Ryan Knappenberger
News Reporter, Washington, D.C. -
Haleigh Kochanski
News Reporter, Washington, D.C. -
Gareth Kwok
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Jamie Landers
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Zack Larsen
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Noah Lau
Sports Digital Producer, Phoenix -
Cassandra Laubach
News Broadcast Producer, Phoenix -
Nicole Long
News Reporter, Phoenix -
James Malamas
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Tyler Manion
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Obren Manjencich
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Alberto Mariani
News Visual Journalist, Phoenix -
Evan Masters
Studio Production, Phoenix -
Jenna Mazel
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Sedona Meadows
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Eva Mo
News Digital Producer, Phoenix -
Samantha Molina
Health Reporter, Phoenix -
Zach Moore
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Chayanne Moreno
News Broadcast Producer, Phoenix -
Connor Morman
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Jesse Morrison
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Kiersten Moss
News Visual Journalist, Phoenix -
Alina Nelson
Sports Visual Journalist, Phoenix -
Jackie O’Neill
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Muska Olumi
News Digital Producer, Phoenix -
Sarah Oven
News Reporter, Washington, D.C. -
James Paidoussis
News Visual Journalist, Phoenix -
Emma Parkhouse
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Marco Peralta
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Joseph Perez
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Elizabeth Pfeiffer
News Broadcast Producer, Phoenix -
Kevin Pirehpour
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Michael Pleasant
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Sarandon Raboin
Sports Broadcast Producer, Phoenix -
Hailey Rein
News Digital Producer, Phoenix -
Emma Richburg
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Kelly Richmond
News Visual Journalist, Phoenix -
Kiera Riley
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Koki Riley
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Travis Robertson
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Jeff Rosenfield
News Visual Journalist, Phoenix -
Jacob Rudner
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Lexi Ruiz
Sports Digital Producer, Phoenix -
Nick Sanchez
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Julia Sandor
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Jake Santo
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Nick Scheske
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Abby Sharpe
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Derrick Smith
News Broadcast Producer, Phoenix -
Marlee Smith
Sports Visual Journalist, Phoenix -
Caroline Smyrk
Studio Production, Phoenix -
Claire Spinner
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Jordan Spurgeon
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Rachel Stapholz
News Visual Journalist, Phoenix -
Lilia Stene
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Alyssa Stoney
Studio Production, Phoenix -
Autumn Thompson
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Leo Tochterman
Sports Reporter, Los Angeles -
Luis Torres
News Digital Producer, Phoenix -
Dawson Turner
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Abigail Vaerewyck
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Emma VandenEinde
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Ranjani Venkatakrishnan
Studio Production, Phoenix -
Ryan Vlahovich
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Rylee Walter
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Ivory Ward
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Josh Weisbly
Sports Digital Producer, Phoenix -
Delaney White
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Cody Whitehouse
Studio Production, Phoenix -
Dylan Wilhelm
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Simon Williams
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Alexis Young
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Gabrielle Zabat
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Melissa Zaremba
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Harrison Zhang
Sports Digital Producer, Phoenix -
Mitchell Zimmermann
News Reporter, Phoenix -
Jackson Zuber
Sports Reporter, Phoenix -
Daniel Zwiebach
Sports Broadcast Producer, 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.