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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The suit claims that allowing the state to give away $125 million a year in tax credits to those who agree to produce their films and commercials in Arizona is an unconstitutional gift to private companies. -
On Saturday morning, two commercial planes preparing to land at Sky Harbor Airport nearly collided. -
The Horton Fire near Payson and several fires in the L.A. area have burned thousands of acres with little containment, stressing resources within the states. California has sent requests to Arizona for resources. -
After an unusually warm December, the Valley is finally getting a seasonally appropriate chill this week. -
The Arizona Department of Health Services has launched a Public Health Data Portal to help streamline its website’s navigation. And this is just phase one of the project. -
Dave Dinkins, 25, has started a 42-year prison sentence in the 2023 killing of Geoffrey Rugwiro in the Phoenix homeless encampment known as "The Zone." -
Tucson Water is piloting a new program at its Sweetwater Wetlands and recharge facility to cut down on excess vegetation that hinders its water reclamation system. -
In 2020, a slate of fake electors were accused of trying to flip the results of Arizona’s presidential election, falsely claiming that Donald Trump had defeated Joe Biden. -
The Horton Fire continues to burn up in the Payson Ranger District with fire crews still working to contain the flames. -
The Maricopa Department of Air Quality has issued a “No Burn Day” for Monday and Christmas Eve, as the holiday week is plagued with typical air pollution for this time of year.
