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Florida picks up the pieces after Hurricane Milton; Georgia elected officials say Hurricane Helene was a climate change wake-up call; Hosiers are getting better civic education; the Senate could flip to the GOP in November; New Mexico postal vans go electric; and Nebraska voters debate school vouchers.

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Civil rights groups push for a voter registration deadline extension in Georgia, federal workers helping in hurricane recovery face misinformation and threats of violence, and Brown University rejects student divestment demands.

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Hurricane Helene has some rural North Carolina towns worried larger communities might get more attention, mixed feelings about ranked choice voting on the Oregon ballot next month, and New York farmers earn money feeding school kids.

Staff

Chrystal Blair

Reporter

Chrystal Blair is a veteran news broadcaster with more than 30 years of experience in radio and television reporting, producing, and writing…

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Rosie Blick

Philanthropy Manager

Originally from Connecticut, Rosie attended the University of Vermont Rubenstein School. After earning her bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies with a …

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Collin Brantmeyer

Community, Marketing and Engagement Manager

After growing up in North Carolina, Collin graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Collin brought his experience to Public News Service in 2017…

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Roz Brown

Producer

Raised in South Dakota, Roz Brown is a journalist with 30 years of experience. She started at KGNU community radio while a student at the University of …

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Kathryn Carley

Producer

Kathryn Carley began her career in community radio, and is happy to be back, covering the New England region for Public News Service. Getting her start at KFAI …

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Terri Dee

Anchor/Producer

Terri Dee has worn many hats in her nearly 30-year career in radio, tv, and print as a news reporter and anchor for Emmis Communications, technical and …

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Bob Fenity

National Director of Outreach and Partnerships

Before joining PNS in 2023, Bob most recently led a custom clothing startup company after years at the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service…

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Eric Galatas

Producer

Galatas joined Public News Service in 2014 after 15 years leading Free Speech TV's (FSTV) programming and production efforts. He has produced over 100 hours of …

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Trimmel Gomes

Producer

Trimmel Gomes is a veteran broadcaster with more than 15 years experience as an award-winning journalist for major news outlets including NPR and PBS…

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Tania Gomezdaza

Spanish Producer

Tania Gomezdaza is a Journalist from Mexico City who joined the Public News Service team in 2020. She is a broadcaster for KBOO Community Radio in Portland …

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Alex Gonzalez

Producer

Alex Gonzalez joined Public News Service in October of 2022. Alex finished his master’s degree in Latin American Studies at the University of Arizona in May of …

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Melissa Gutierrez

I have always lived in the state of California, but have experience living all over the state. I attended college in a small town in central California called …

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Dallas Heltzell

Dallas Heltzell has been an editor at Public News Service since 2010. His nearly five decades of writing, editing and producing at daily-news outlets has …

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Cole Hemstreet

Newscast Assistant Producer & Researcher

Cole is a Community Outreach Coordinator and Audio Engineer for our podcast. He has worked as a live audio engineer and graduated from CU Boulder with a degree …

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Dan Heyman

Dan Heyman has been a working reporter and editor for the last thirty-five years, contributing numerous freelance pieces to NPR, The New York Times…

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Shanteya Hudson

Producer

Shanteya Hudson is a journalist who covers the Southeast. Shanteya comes to Public News with experience as a TV News Reporter having covered a wide range of …

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Mary Kuhlman

Managing Editor

Mary Kuhlman is Managing Editor at Public News Service. Mary is an Ohio-based broadcast journalist with over two-decades of experience, including reporting and …

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Mike Clifford Longman

Newscast Anchor

Mike Clifford Longman has been a radio and television broadcast journalist for more than four decades. For much of his career, he focused on cops, courts…

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Mike Moen

Producer

Mike Moen is a radio news reporter with nearly two decades of experience in the field. He has covered much of the upper Midwest, including Minnesota, Illinois…

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Vinny Monroy

Media Outreach Associate

Vinny was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala and raised in Colorado since the age of seven. In addition to working at PNS, he is a small business owner in …

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Mark Moran

Producer-Editor

Mark Moran is a veteran journalist who began his reporting career in Alaska covering the environment, local government and the Oil Industry. He moved south and …

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Hadley Nellis

Media Outreach and Sales Researcher

Currently living in Minneapolis, Hadley Nellis is a graduate of the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. She graduated with dual degrees in Studies in Cinema …

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Kathryn Pardo

Director of Operations

Kathryn Pardo joins the Public News Service with an eclectic background in cultural resources management and nonprofit operations. With degrees from the …

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Brett Peveto

Producer

Brett brings 7 years of radio news writing experience at Metro Source. …

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Suzanne Potter

Producer

Suzanne Potter is a journalist with 30 years of experience as a reporter for TV, radio and print news. She spent 15 years as a local TV news reporter in Palm …

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Nadia Ramlagan

Producer

Nadia Ramlagan covers the Ohio Valley and Appalachian region for Public News Service (Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia). She previously worked for a daily public …

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Mark Richardson

Producer

Mark has more than 35 years as a professional journalist, working for newspapers, magazines, radio/TV, and digital media. Currently based in northeast Michigan…

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Freda Ross

Producer

Freda Ross has more than 40 years of experience in radio broadcasting, reporting and journalism. She started her radio career as a part-time board operator at …

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Gretchen Sanchez Higuera

Spanish Producer

Gretchen Sanchez earned her Bachelor’s degree in Communications and Journalism from the University of Havana, Cuba in 2016. After graduating…

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Kathleen Shannon

Reporter

Kathleen Shannon (she/her) is an audio producer and writer who’s reported in camouflage, wildland fire pants, crampons and other specialized gear…

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Farah Siddiqi

Producer

Born and raised in Canada to an early Pakistani immigrant family, Farah Siddiqi was naturally drawn to the larger purpose of making connections and …

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Jake Sinderbrand

Director of Member Strategy

Originally from Madison, WI, Jake graduated with honors from Macalester College and worked in field outreach and data management with the SEIU and the AFL-CIO…

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Danielle Smith

Producer

Danielle M. Smith is an award-winning radio journalist/personality with more than a decade of experience in broadcast media. Smith is a former audio …

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Eric Tegethoff

Producer

Eric Tegethoff is a journalist covering the Northwest. Eric has worked as a reporter for KBOO, XRAY FM, and Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland, Oregon…

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Chris Thomas

News Director

Chris Thomas has worked with Public News Service since 2006, currently as News Director. Previous experience includes stints as a news reporter…

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Joe Ulery

Producer

Joe has more than 35 years experience working in Indiana newsrooms. He started his first job when he was 16 years old in Logansport at the hometown radio …

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Deborah Van Fleet

Producer

Deborah has 20 years of public radio announcing, hosting & producing in Omaha, Nebraska and has been an independent producer on the Public Radio Exchange…

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Edwin J. Viera

Producer

Edwin J. Viera is a reporter and producer in North Tonawanda, New York. He's previously reported for the Niagara Gazette and the Ithaca Times…

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Joshua Wise

Publisher & Managing Director

Josh Wise is the Managing Director and Publisher at Public News Service. Josh got his start working for social impact when his mom gave him baseball card money …

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