Bridget Dowd
Host/Senior Field Correspondent | [email protected]Senior 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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Members of the Scottsdale City Council have scaled back some of the proposed changes to their public comment policy, following pushback from some residents. -
The Phoenix Union High School District has posted a preliminary list of more than 160 positions that could be cut next school year. -
The superintendent of the Paradise Valley Unified School District could soon be terminated. The district’s governing board began the process for dismissal Tuesday night. -
Researchers at the University of Arizona say a previously unknown population of circulating immune cells play a critical role in fibrosis. Blocking their signals could help treat or prevent the condition. -
A member of the Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board hosted a party earlier this month that was shut down by police. There were reports of underage drinking, and some state lawmakers are calling for the board member’s resignation. -
Earlier this year, two Cartwright school board members were accused of trying to sneak a box cutter into Maryvale High School. Now the Phoenix Union High School District is apologizing to one of the women and seeking help in identifying the correct person. -
Eighth graders at a Phoenix elementary school are learning about science using a virtual reality program. Their teacher says it’s led to higher attendance rates, more completed assignments and better engagement. -
A staff member at Orangewood Elementary School in Phoenix has been placed on administrative leave just days after a man was arrested for sexually assaulting a child there. -
The governing board for Paradise Valley Unified School District is set to hold a special meeting Saturday. Members will be consulting with legal counsel about their superintendent’s employment status. -
New details are emerging about a Phoenix man who allegedly walked into an elementary school and sexually assaulted a child this week.
