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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Community members packed another school board meeting on Tuesday to participate in public comment. -
The former Centennial High School student says PUSD leaders didn’t protect him from sexual abuse by former teachers. -
The Phoenix Union High School District has been granted 15 school resource officers through the state's school safety grant program. -
A former president of the parent teacher network at EDUPRIZE, a Queen Creek-area charter school, has been arrested. Jocelyn Carranza is accused of charging more than $90,000 in personal transactions to the organization’s account. -
A state committee is directing the Arizona Auditor General to conduct special audits on student safety and child care assistance. -
Through our Q&AZ reporting project, a listener asked about the large metal horse statues near McCormick Ranch in Scottsdale. As it turns out, the horses are more than just public art. -
The principal of Centennial High School in Peoria is stepping away from his role amid a teacher sex scandal there. Two teachers at the school were accused of having inappropriate relationships with the same student. -
Scottsdale Community College broke ground Wednesday on a new 22,000-square-foot equine science facility at WestWorld of Scottsdale. -
The Peoria Unified School District's governing board has appointed a new interim superintendent. The decision drew criticism from the community amid a teacher sex scandal and other leadership changes. -
Members gave a unanimous yes to Steven Bloomberg, Ph.D., at a special meeting. The decision was made following a national search.
