Chad Snow
News Director | [email protected]Chad Snow joined the KJZZ newsroom in 2016. He was named news director in 2022.
He previously served as night editor and copy-desk chief for the Arizona Republic, editing a wide range of award-winning stories, including two series — on the 2014 Yarnell Hill wildfire and the 2011 mass shooting near Tucson — that were Pulitzer Prize finalists. Before that, Snow, an Ohio State University graduate, worked as a reporter in Ohio and an editor for the East Valley Tribune in Mesa.
He has taught editing at Arizona State University; lectured at the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education and other organizations on credibility and accuracy, headline writing, and editing on deadline; and served as a judge for the Edward R. Murrow and Public Media Journalists Association awards.
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The city of Mesa announced Thursday that Police Chief Kenneth Cost will be retiring, effective June 30. -
The city of Phoenix had planned to name a new permanent police chief this month, nearly three years after the resignation of former Chief Jeri Williams. But the city announced on Tuesday that it’s relaunching the search, in part because interim Chief Michael Sullivan has withdrawn as a candidate. -
Crowds of people angry about the way President Donald Trump is running the country protested in cities throughout the U.S. on Saturday in the biggest day of demonstrations yet by an opposition movement trying to regain its momentum after the shock of the Republican’s first weeks in office. -
Amid pushback from hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts, the Phoenix Parks and Recreation Board voted March 27 to ease heat-related restrictions that had been imposed last year for all trails at South Mountain Park. -
The search for the next Phoenix police chief has been narrowed down to four finalists. -
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has scheduled an election to fill the U.S. House seat in Congressional District 7 that had been held by longtime Rep. Raúl Grijalva. -
Watch a KJZZ panel discussion about Oak Flat — an area sacred to generations of Apaches that may soon be home to one of the largest copper mines in the world. -
One person was killed and others were injured when a private jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil collided with another jet Monday afternoon at the Scottsdale Airport in Arizona, authorities said. -
It’s been 28 years since ASU last played a January football game with a national championship at stake. -
Maricopa County has now posted final, unofficial results for all elections. And the race for the District 3 seat on the county Board of Supervisors appears headed to a recount.
