Jill Ryan
Field Correspondent/Producer | [email protected]Jill 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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The Republican-led Arizona Legislature is looking to ease the requirement that students be taught the relationship between mental and physical health, as well as other social and emotional learning. -
It's been the hottest March on record for Arizona, and while there is a predicted cooldown for the beginning of April, the temps are still above normal for this time of year. -
Arizona has received an $8.4 million grant to serve early education, from birth through 5 years old. The money will help refine and improve the state’s current early childhood education systems and programs. -
The Grand Canyon National Park is opening its North Rim to visitors starting May 15. But there will be restrictions. -
At the request of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport’s Transportation Security Administration, St. Mary’s Food Bank hosted a special mobile pantry distribution on Wednesday. -
The 30-day warning period is over for speeders in the city of Phoenix. Drivers caught by the city’s 17 new speed cameras will now start receiving citations. -
This weekend is the inaugural SkyFire Environmental Film Festival, where just under 100 documentaries will be showcased across three cities in the Valley. -
The Arizona Department of Health Services has announced a voluntary recall on certain marijuana products. The recall is for the Cheech & Chong Infused Preroll 3pk 1g Apple Fritter, batch number K-2025-C3P3-AFRI. -
The Homeless ID Project is bringing its mobile kiosk to Tucson to demonstrate how they’ve provided their clients easier access to IDs around the Valley. -
Earlier this year, nine wild horses were found dead with evidence of bullet wounds in the Black Mesa Ranger District.
