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Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting

The Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting is a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom based in Louisville with coverage focused statewide. Our mission is to protect society’s most vulnerable citizens, expose wrongdoing in the public and private sectors, increase transparency in government and hold leaders accountable. KyCIR is the creation of the nonprofit Louisville Public Media, which announced KyCIR’s formation in spring 2013. We are a part of the WFPL newsroom, an NPR affiliate.

The Atlanta Voice

The Atlanta Voice was birthed out of the Civil Rights Movement as a trusted, authentic, fact-based, and community-driven media outlet for the Black community. The 60-year-old publication amplifies the voices of those who need it most. We have a scrappy team of talented journalists who believe in the power of the Black Press and are committed to creating meaningful journalism. The mission is "to serve our community and give voice to the voiceless with honesty, integrity, and truth."

KOSU

KOSU is a member-supported public radio network, and its broadcast signals cover two-thirds of Oklahoma with a heavy rural focus. This news organization, including a news site, delivers award-winning local news and NPR news. KOSU provides a place for civil discourse through in-depth reporting on agriculture, rural issues, Indigenous affairs, education and health care and conversation.

Hunter Morrison

Prior to joining KRBD Community Radio in Southeast Alaska, Morrison reported on arts, fishing and the environment for KDLL Public Radio on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula. His journalism career began in the Florida Panhandle, where he interned for an independently-run magazine covering business and culture. He later freelanced for a number of small town newspapers before making the transition to public radio at his college radio station, WUWF, in Pensacola, Florida. After graduating, Morrison left his life in Florida behind to embark on an Alaska adventure, where he spends his summers hiking and his winters skiing. Morrison holds a bachelor's degree in communications from the University of West Florida, where he was editor-in-chief of The Voyager, the student-run newspaper.

Ismael Lele

Before joining the Oklahoma Eagle, Lele worked as a reporting intern at the Tulsa World, serving audiences with stories related to homelessness, housing costs and gun violence. The previous summer, he contributed to a multimedia project analyzing the state of American democracy through Carnegie-Knight's News 21 program. At the University of Oklahoma, he earned a degree in journalism and worked for the independent student newspaper — The OU Daily — as a city reporter and editor. His interest in news writing stems from his high school days, when he wrote movie reviews and sports content for his high school paper, the Tiger Tribune.

Desiree Hagan

Desiree Hagen is a reporter based in Kotzebue, Alaska which is located about 30 miles above the Arctic Circle. She's worked in public radio for over a decade and started her carrer in journalism after hosting a podcast on Alaskan gardening and agriculture. She's worked as a reporter for KBBI in Homer, Alaska and KYUK in Bethel, Alaska. Currently she is news director for a one-person newsroom for KOTZ in Kotzebue.

KOTZ

KOTZ is a nonprofit public radio station that serves the Northwest Arctic. The news department covers everything from local city government and megadevelopment projects, to climate change and mining. We have a small one-person newsroom.  

KRBD Rainbird Community Radio

KRBD is a public radio station in Ketchikan, Alaska, and is owned and operated by Rainbird Community Broadcasting.  KRBD is a community radio station that seeks to inform, engage, enlighten, and delight to make a positive difference in the lives of the people of Southern Southeast Alaska. The station is located on Revillagigedo Island, in the heart of the Tongass National Forest, and serves a listening area of approximately 18,000 to 20,000 people, including the communities of Ketchikan, Saxman, Metlaktla, Craig, Klawock, Thorne Bay and Hydaburg.  KRBD is a vital news source for the area, as well as the area’s LP-1 emergency provider.

Andy Lusk

Andy Lusk is the mid-cities communities reporter for NPR member station KERA in Dallas. He is a returning Report for America corps member, having spent two years with KUCB, the NPR member station serving Alaska's Aleutian and Pribilof Islands. While in Alaska, Andy was an award-winning general assignment reporter with a focus on local and tribal government. He previously reported for InvestmentWires, a financial trade publication based in New York City. Born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, Andy grew up on Carolina barbecue but is willing to give Texas dry rubs a try. He spends his free time hiking and writing fiction. If you run into him in the wild, tell him about your favorite book. Andy is an alumnus of New York University with a bachelor's degree in sociology.

Grant Ritchey

Prior to joining the Racine County Eye, Grant Ritchey covered K-12 education at Knox Pages in Ohio for three years, writing solutions-journalism-focused stories on Knox County's public schools. He also covered local government and crime at the Ashland Times-Gazette.