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: Otis, Grey and Georgie.
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Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling was in Phoenix Wednesday, visiting one of the campuses of West-MEC — a public career and technical education school district. -
A beloved crested saguaro named Gumby died at Tohono Chul in Tucson in July. The cactus was estimated to be well over 100 years old and was a favorite among visitors. -
The West Valley NAACP says it’s filing a complaint with the Peoria Unified School District after it pulled three books from K-8 curriculum. This comes after three books written by people of color were removed from the K-8 curriculum. -
Ahead of Diana Taurasi’s Ring of Honor induction this weekend, the Phoenix Mercury updated a street sign bearing her name and unveiled a new mural in downtown Phoenix. -
Arizona State University is partnering with local school districts on a new fruit and vegetable study. They want to figure out how schools can work with grocery stores to encourage kids and families to eat more of those foods. -
The Arizona Healthy Schools Act recently took effect as the new school year got underway. Several districts said they started planning for the change last year. -
The Scottsdale Unified School District is considering whether to close more of its campuses. A public hearing has been set for Sept. 22. -
The University of Arizona will no longer recognize one of its fraternities, following a hazing investigation. The Dean of Students Office said it received reports that new members of Sigma Alpha Mu were burned by hot liquids, forced to consume alcohol and hospitalized. -
The Hoover Dam is temporarily closed to visitors while maintenance crews work on the facility’s cableway system. -
Chronic absenteeism in the Tucson Unified School District has reached 44%, the highest since 2021. At a back-to-school media briefing on Tuesday, Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo said the district has a plan to address the issue.
