Jill Ryan
Field Correspondent/ProducerJill Ryan joined KJZZ in 2020 as a morning reporter, and she is currently a field correspondent and Morning Edition producer. Ryan received her master’s degree in investigative reporting from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Communication.
At ASU, she participated in multiple investigative reporting projects, and her work has been seen in the Houston Chronicle, the Boston Globe, the Arizona Republic and of course KJZZ News. She also wrote for the Knight-Cronkite News Lab, a website that publishes stories about new innovations in television news and the journalists and meteorologists behind those outlets.
During her undergrad, at Stony Brook University in Long Island, New York, she interned for NPR-affiliate WSHU Public Radio and then became a news fellow for her entire senior year. She fell in love with radio, and in her spare time she enjoys listening to podcasts like KJZZ's Sun Up, RadioLab and the Hidden Brain.
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Ancient Greeks thought it was possible to know a person’s character by studying their appearance. It’s called physiognomy, and a traveling exhibition from the National Library of Medicine examines its modern-day use in AI. -
The city of Tempe will use nearly $2 million in federal funds to help build affordable housing in north Tempe. But as the city obtains property to revitalize, some affected business owners are worried they will be tossed aside. -
A new AARP Arizona poll reveals which way the largest voting bloc in the state — and country — may sway in the upcoming presidential and Senate election. -
Adaptive sports equipment can cost thousands of dollars and is often not covered by insurance. -
The Arizona Department of Administration has approved a waiver request to allow $15 million in funding to be used for school safety personnel. -
Democrat Yassamin Ansari, Republican Jeffrey Zink and Green Party candidate Alan Aversa are vying from the U.S. House seat in Arizona's 3rd Congressional District. -
The FBI and the U.S. Marshals Service on Tuesday worked with Phoenix police to search, seize and shut down a hotel near Interstate 17 and Bethany Home Road. -
The Institute for Digital Inclusion Acceleration is a nonprofit that offers free tech services, workspace and light refreshments in several community hubs known as "hives." By next month a fifth hive will be operating in Maricopa County. -
Gov. Katie Hobbs demoted three state agency heads last month. But records obtained by Capitol Media Services show that while all three have significantly reduced roles, their pay has not changed. -
Tempe police said the damage was discovered early Monday and the incident is being investigated as a property crime since nobody was in the office at the time the gunshots were fired.
