
Bridget Dowd
Senior Field CorrespondentSenior field correspondent Bridget Dowd has a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. During her time there, she served as the station manager for Blaze Radio, ASU’s student-run radio station. She was also a finalist for a Hearst Journalism Award in the Radio News & Features category.
Dowd first came to KJZZ as an intern in 2017. Later that year, she became a weekend reporter. Dowd went on to produce KJZZ’s Morning Edition from 2019 to 2021. She also spent a year working as a reporter and host for KTOO in Juneau, Alaska.
Dowd grew up all over the West Coast, but came to Arizona for college and couldn’t stay away from the desert. She especially enjoys covering stories about education and answering questions from listeners through KJZZ’s Q&AZ project.
After work, she’s usually spending time with her three cats: Orlando, Grey and Georgie.
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More than 1,000 Department of Veterans Affairs employees were dismissed this week as part of President Donald Trump’s goal to shrink the size of the federal government.
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This week, the HonorHealth Research Institute in Scottsdale used a new technology to treat atrial fibrillation (Afib).
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A bill that would expand scholarship opportunities for community college students who want to become teachers advanced at the state Senate this week.
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The president of Buckeye’s Liberty Elementary School District governing board resigned Friday. The announcement came just days after parents in the district started a petition to recall him and the board's vice president.
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Parents, students and teachers in the Buckeye district spoke out at this week’s governing board meeting, expressing their concerns about Board President Bryan Parks and Vice President Kris Kenyon.
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Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs is calling for officials to take accountability for the Isaac School District’s budget crisis.
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The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office said anyone who gets a suspected call from a scammer about changing a bank account should go to the bank directly and ask if their account has been compromised.
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It looks like teachers at Phoenix’s Isaac School District will finally get their checks today. They had been working without pay since Tuesday.
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On Saturday, state, county and city officials will break ground on a 50-unit transitional housing project in Glendale. Last year, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved $3 million in funding to build that housing for homeless veterans and their families.
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The Tolleson Union High School District has agreed to buy Isaac Middle School in Phoenix for $25 million. The purchase will allow the Isaac School District to continue operating amid a budget crisis.