List of AZ Central Journalists and Reporters

1. Bob McManaman

Designation Senior Sports Writer Author Bio Bob was born in Illinois but has been living in the Valley since 1971. An unofficial ball boy for the Phoenix Suns in the late '70s, he's spent his entire life around sports and has covered every sport for The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com sports since 1981.
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2. Catherine Reagor

Designation Senior Real Estate Reporter Author Bio Catherine Reagor, senior real estate and housing reporter and columnist, covers a range of housing, growth and development stories for The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com. She covered the 2000s housing boom, bust and recovery and started tracking metro Phoenix’s current housing insecurity problem before the housing crisis hit. Reagor regularly moderates panels and speaks to groups about housing and real estate. She is a native of Kansas but came to Phoenix for college and stayed. Reagor has a degree in journalism from ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communica...tion, where she also taught beginning journalists for several years.more
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3. Anne Ryman

Designation Senior Investigative Reporter Author Bio Anne Ryman is an investigative reporter with The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com and has been at the newspaper since 2000. She was part of the 2018 Pulitzer-Prize winning team in explanatory reporting for "The Wall: Unknown stories, Unintended consequences" about the planned 2,000-mile wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. She also was part of the team that won a George Polk Award in 2018 for revealing how Arizona allows charter-school operators to make huge profits off public education dollars. She was part of a team that was a Pulitzer finalist in 2014 in breaking news coverage for... coverage of the Yarnell Hill Fire that killed 19 firefighters. Her investigation “Licensed to Abuse,” in 2021 about massage therapists who abuse their clients led to sweeping changes, including the replacement of the entire state massage therapy board and a new law that requires more stringent background checks for massage therapists. Before coming to the Republic, Anne worked at daily and weekly newspapers in Arizona and Illinois. She is a magna cum laude graduate of Southern Illinois University with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a minor in history.more
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4. Mary Jo Pitzl

Designation Senior Reporter Author Bio I cover the Arizona Capitol from the state Legislature to policy issues to political races and controversies. I am particularly interested in state financial issues, election management and the child-welfare system. Side interest: Arizona history and oddities.
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5. Michelle Cruz

Designation Senior Breaking News Editor Author Bio Michelle Cruz is an editor at The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com, where she works with reporters who cover news from rural communities across the state.
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6. Greg Burton

Designation Executive Editor Author Bio Greg Burton is executive editor of The Arizona Republic and a regional editor for USA TODAY in the West, leading newsrooms in Washington, Oregon, Montana, Nevada, Utah, California and Arizona. He began his career at the Lewiston Morning Tribune and then the Moscow-Pullman Daily News, writing about the environment during a period of upheaval over logging and mining, spotted owl protections and wilderness designations for old-growth forests and wild and scenic rivers. In 1997, he joined the Salt Lake Tribune. As a reporter and editor in Utah, he exposed the practice of forced incest and child ab...use within polygamous clans and led projects on the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park and the battle over nuclear-waste storage at Yucca Mountain. Before the 2002 Winter Olympics, he uncovered secret gifts to the International Olympic Committee and helped chronicle the emergence of Mitt Romney as a national figure in the aftermath of the Olympic bribery scandal. In Arizona, Burton’s newsroom is a two-time Pulitzer finalist and Pulitzer winner in 2018 for The Wall, a landmark multimedia project that explores the border and former President Trump’s promise to build “a great wall.”more
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7. Sarah Lapidus

Designation Southern Arizona Reporter Author Bio Sarah Lapidus is a Report for America corps member covering rural communities in southern Arizona for The Arizona Republic.
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8. Antranik Tavitian

Designation Staff Photojournalist Author Bio Photojournalist @Hou_Landing Past @azcentral @startribune @freep @cdispatch Member @DiversifyPhoto
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9. Justin Price

Designation Data Reporter Author Bio Justin is an award-winning data reporter with The Arizona Republic's investigative team, focused on holding powerful people and institutions accountable. He joined the newsroom in 2018.
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10. Juliette Rihl

Designation Housing Insecurity And Homelessness Reporter Author Bio Juliette began her journalism career as an enterprise reporter for PublicSource, a nonprofit newsroom in Pittsburgh, where she investigated criminal justice and mental health issues. In 2021, she was honored to receive Pennsylvania's Emerging Journalist Award. She was also a Fulbright scholar in Taichung, Taiwan and helped produce a documentary for the language-learning app Duolingo. Juliette has a bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a master's degree in investigative journalism from Arizona State University.
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11. Jeremy Cluff

Designation Social Media Sports Reporter Author Bio Jeremy Cluff is the social media sports reporter for The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com sports. He has been with The Arizona Republic since 2006, also spending time as a community sports reporter and sports producer. Jeremy lives in Mesa with his family.
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12. Kye Graves

Designation Breaking News Reporter Author Bio Kye Graves is an intern on The Arizona Republic's breaking news/daily focus desk. Graves was born and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona, and is currently studying at Scottsdale Community College. He covers an assortment of topics such as crime, weather, gasoline, traffic as well as trending breaking news stories.
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13. Eryka Forquer

Designation Real Estate Reporter Author Bio @cronkite_ASU '22 graduate |
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14. Jimmy Jenkins

Designation Criminal Justice Reporter Author Bio Jimmy Jenkins is a Criminal Justice Reporter focusing on incarceration, police, and courts
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15. Ryan Randazzo

Designation Politics Reporter Author Bio I joined The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com in 2007 and began covering national politics in 2023. Previously I wrote about the state's big electric companies and solar energy. I also have been shuttled around in driverless cars, dodged molten copper splashing at a smelter, stood above all three radioactive cores at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station and observed Tomahawk missiles being prepared for deployment. Prior to The Republic I worked at the Reno Gazette-Journal.
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16. Lacey Latch

Designation Reporter Author Bio Lacey Latch covers northern Arizona for The Arizona Republic with a focus on rural communities. She is committed to highlighting the unique way of life that makes Arizona's rural areas special to new and longtime residents alike. There's no shortage of news spread across northern Arizona and Latch covers everything including development, housing, health care, energy, agriculture and more. Her position is funded in part by Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in areas that have been deemed underserved in some way. Previously, Latch was a Pulliam Fellow at the p...aper. She has covered local and state politics, public safety and local culture for The Pueblo Chieftain in Pueblo, Colorado, and says that most of her foundation as a journalist was formed while attending DePaul University in Chicago, where she held various positions, including editor-in-chief, on the student paper while earning her master's and bachelor's degrees.more
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17. Raphael Romero Ruiz

Designation Engagement Reporter Author Bio Raphael Romero Ruiz is a bilingual Engagement Reporter delivering community-centric news answering questions that Arizonans have about the world around them.
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18. Rob O'dell

Designation Reporter Author Bio Former data and investigative reporter at the Arizona Republic. Won Pulitzer in 2018 and Goldsmith in 2020. PA native. Proud dad to two girls.
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19. Ray Stern

Designation State Politics And Issues Reporter Author Bio Ray Stern has worked as a journalist in the Phoenix area for the past 27 years. Before he joined The Arizona Republic in August of 2021, he covered a wide range of people and topics at the East Valley/Scottsdale Tribune and Phoenix New Times; he also worked as a news editor at both publications.
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20. Bahar Anooshahr

Designation Dining And Nightlife Reporter Author Bio Bahar Anooshahr is The Arizona Republic nightlife and dining reporter. She covers topics that range from restaurant histories to chef profiles, farmers markets to cocktail bars, but what she loves best is telling stories that highlight and celebrate the diversity of metro Phoenix. She's a member of Les Dames d'Escoffier, a nonprofit organization that supports women leaders in the hospitality, food and beverage industry. Prior to her role at The Arizona Republic, Bahar was a freelance writer whose work appeared in Eater.com, Phoenix New Times and an anthology. Before her life as a journalist, s...he was an oral and maxillofacial surgeon. Her favorite meal is dessert.more
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21. Stephanie Innes

Designation Health Reporter Author Bio Stephanie Innes covers health with a focus on patient safety, hospital quality, consumer experiences and health policy. She led the Arizona Republic's coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and along with colleague Alison Steinbach, won the 2022 Best of the West journalism contest's news writing division for a story about a deadly outbreak involving 24 people at a country-western dance in the White Mountains. She was named the Arizona Press Club's Virg Hill Journalist of the Year in 2018, the Arizona Newspaper Association's Journalist of the Year in 2016, and won a national Sigma Delta Chi award in... 2016 for a series of articles about a Tucson family with familial Alzheimer's disease. She previously covered health for the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. While there, she was part of the team that wrote award-winning stories about the assassination attempt on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Giffords' difficult recovery from a devastating injury, and gaps in a mental health system that allowed her shooter to go untreated. Stephanie is a native of Toronto, Canada. When she's not reporting, she is usually reading, riding her bike or hiking in the mountains. She lives in Phoenix and is a proud member of the Association of Health Care Journalists.more
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22. Debra Utacia Krol

Designation Indigenous Affairs Reporter Author Bio Debra Utacia Krol is an award-winning journalist with an emphasis on Indigenous, environmental and science issues who's fond of averring that "My beat is Indians." She is an enrolled member of the Xolon (also known as Jolon) Salinan Tribe from the Central California coastal ranges. In addition to more than a dozen other awards, including the National Press Foundation's Feddie Award, a Nina Mason Pulliam Environmental Reporting Award, a Society of Environmental Journalists Award and the Society of Features Journalism, Krol was named Best Beat Environmental Reporter by the Native Ameri...can Journalists' Association.more
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23. Sasha Hupka

Designation County Watchdog Reporter Author Bio Sasha covers county government and election administration for The Arizona Republic. Her work has shed light on desert communities without an assured water supply, politically fueled free speech controversy on Arizona's university campuses and challenges and threats faced by county election workers. She has prior experience reporting on all levels of government, from student associations to U.S. Congress, and her stories have been published in the Los Angeles Times, PolitiFact and the Philadelphia Inquirer, among other outlets.
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24. José Ignacio Castañeda Perez

Designation Border Issues Reporter Author Bio José Ignacio Castañeda is the Arizona Republic's Tucson-based border reporter. His work focuses on how federal policies affect communities on both sides of the Arizona-Mexico border. He previously worked as the underserved communities reporter for the News Journal/DelawareOnline in Wilmington, Delaware.
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25. Kunle Falayi

Designation Data Reporter Author Bio Kunle Falayi is a former BBC business reporter and has a master's degree in data journalism from Columbia University.
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26. Alison Steinbach

Designation Higher Education Reporter Author Bio Alison Steinbach covers higher education for The Arizona Republic. She previously was a city watchdog reporter for Mesa and Gilbert and covered health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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27. Jake Frederico

Designation Environmental Reporter Author Bio Climate and Environment Reporter
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28. Joan Meiners

Designation Climate News And Storytelling Reporter Author Bio Joan Meiners is the Climate News and Storytelling Reporter at The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com. Her coverage, often published as a regular series on Wednesdays, seeks to break down how climate change will alter life as we know it for Arizonans. Her work spans explanatory pieces on climate science, analysis of recent climate news, explorations of climate accountability, commentary on the culture of climate communications, reviews of relevant recent books and investigative/data work on how climate issues intersect with various choices we are making as a community. Before becoming a journal...ist, she completed a doctorate in ecology, with a focus on the biodiversity of native bees.more
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29. Yana Kunichoff

Designation K-12 Education Reporter Author Bio Journalist + documentary producer in AZ. Covering the U.S. Senate race for @AZLuminaria. I love sweets, mountains and the library
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30. Perry Vandell

Designation Public Safety And Breaking News Reporter Author Bio I'm a public safety and breaking news reporter for The Arizona Republic and previously covered city issues in Glendale and Surprise. I play video games and pet my dog to escape the mayhem.
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31. Madeleine Parrish

Designation K-12 Education Reporter Author Bio Madeleine Parrish covers K-12 education for The Arizona Republic. She was formerly the Republic's south Phoenix reporter and a 2022 Pulliam Fellow. Before moving to Arizona, she was the education editor of the South Side Weekly, a nonprofit newspaper in Chicago. She grew up in New Jersey and earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Chicago.
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32. Andrew Ford

Designation Investigative Reporter Author Bio Andrew Ford is an investigative reporter for The Arizona Republic. He previously worked at the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey, where his reporting changed a state law and prompted law enforcement reforms. He also worked at Florida Today. Ford's work has been recognized with national journalism awards.
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33. Maritza Dominguez

Designation Reporter Author Bio Mesa/Gilbert Reporter
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34. Roxanne De La Rosa

Designation Nonprofits Reporter Author Bio Journalist. Storyteller. International Reporter. @cronkitenews @arizonapbs
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35. Richard Ruelas

Designation Reporter Author Bio Richard Ruelas is an Arizona native who has worked at The Arizona Republic (and its sister paper The Phoenix Gazette) since 1994. He has covered all manner of stories over the years. Besides his investigative role, he also keeps tabs on the Arizona wine industry. He has co-authored two books about the legendary Phoenix children's program, "The Wallace and Ladmo Show."
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36. Taylor Seely

Designation Phoenix City Hall Reporter Author Bio Phoenix City Hall Reporter for The Arizona Republic | @azcentral. Tips? ****@arizonarepublic.com. Text and Signal: 480-476-6116.
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37. Miguel Torres

Designation Criminal Justice Reporter Author Bio Reporter at Arizona Republic and La Voz
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38. Michael Salerno

Designation Consumer Travel Reporter Author Bio Michael Salerno is The Arizona Republic consumer travel reporter. His coverage includes metro Phoenix airports and hotels, Arizona destinations like the Grand Canyon, and popular vacation spots for Arizonans like Las Vegas and Rocky Point, Mexico. He aims to raise travelers’ awareness of how they can relieve the stresses of travel preparation and get the best value for their vacations. Michael came to The Arizona Republic from The Villages Daily Sun in Central Florida, where he received four first-place awards for travel writing from the Florida Press Club.
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39. Jenna Ortiz

Designation Sports Reporter Author Bio Jenna Ortiz covers Arizona Coyotes, Phoenix Mercury, and ASU women's basketball for The Arizona Republic.
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40. Jose R. Gonzalez

Designation Reporter Author Bio Jose is a daily news reporter with a focus on communities of identity. He has been at The Arizona Republic since July 2022. Immediately before then, he was a reporter at the Houston Chronicle starting in December 2017. While there, Jose won multiple Texas Managing Editors awards, including first place in feature writing for his story on a gay bar facing closure after years of struggling in a hostile county. After graduating from Texas State University, Jose freelanced for the Chronicle and covered the U.S. Congress for a couple of Washington, D.C. news outlets. He serves as president of the NL...GJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists' Arizona chapter. A Houston-area native, Jose briefly lived in rural Arizona as a small kid, and still owns a serape bedcover and a San Marcos blanket his family purchased on weekend excursions to the southern border.more
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41. Ellie Willard

Designation Breaking News Reporter Author Bio she/her | @cronkite_asu 24’ | video for @statepress, socials for @tontoforest | bylines: @azcentral @phoenixmagazine @cronkitenews
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42. Michelle Gardner

Designation Asu Sports Reporter Author Bio I came to the area after 16 years with the Southern California News Group where my focus was high schools and local colleges but I have covered just about everything.
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43. Richard Obert

Designation Sports Reporter Author Bio Richard Obert is the high school sports insider for The Arizona Republic. He also covers Grand Canyon University athletics and the Indoor Football League Arizona Rattlers. Born and raised in Phoenix, he came to The Republic after graduating from Arizona State in 1982. He is rooted in telling compelling stories that go beyond the sports arena. He feels privileged every day to be able to do what he loves, a job that doesn't feel like a job. He loves Arizona, and telling stories about conquering odds, making feel good, and telling relatable stories about athletes overcoming adversity.
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44. Priscilla Totiyapungprasert

Designation Food & Dining Reporter Author Bio Priscilla Totiyapungprasert covers food and dining, with an interest in labor, culture and immigrant communities. She previously covered air pollution and equity as an environmental fellow at The Arizona Republic. After growing up in Texas, she lived in Germany and Malta where she worked as an engineers' assistant, copyeditor and news writer. She also helped update the Fish for Tomorrow sustainable seafood guide.
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45. Dana Scott

Designation Sports Reporter Author Bio Dana Scott has written sports news and feature articles for Arizona Republic since 2018.
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46. Corina Vanek

Designation Development Reporter Author Bio Corina covers growth and development in metro Phoenix. She is a graduate of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. She joined The Arizona Republic in 2022 after working at other publications in Phoenix and in northern Arizona.
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47. Lane Sainty

Designation Storytelling Moments Reporter Author Bio Lane Sainty is the Storytelling Moments Reporter at The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com. She writes about interesting people, places and events across the 48th state. Most recently, Lane published a five-part series on one of the Valley's most long-running and notorious cold cases: the murders of Angela Brosso and Melanie Bernas as they cycled along Phoenix canals in the early 1990s. Her stories often capture the lives of ordinary people who make up the rich tapestry that is Arizona, whether it's a retired clown looking back on her career, a garbage truck driver at the top of his field, or ...a teenager reaching for her drag queen dreams. Before joining The Republic in March 2022, Lane covered various beats including LGBTQ rights, politics and courts in her home country of Australia.more
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48. Angela Cordoba Perez

Designation Breaking News Reporter Author Bio Angela joined The Arizona Republic's Daily Focus team in January 2022 as a reporter covering breaking news with a focus on Arizona's Latin communities.
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49. Sam Kmack

Designation Watchdog Reporter For Scottsdale, Tempe & Chandler Author Bio Sam Kmack covers local government in the cities of Scottsdale, Tempe and Chandler. He joined the newsroom in May 2022.
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50. Clara Migoya

Designation Agriculture And Water Reporter Author Bio Clara Migoya is the agriculture and water reporter for The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com. Previously, she worked for the newspaper as an environmental fellow and a border issues reporter. She holds a bachelor's degree in environmental sciences from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and an M.A. in journalism from the University of Arizona. She is a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists and in 2021 was awarded the SPJ's Mark of Excellence Award in General News Reporting for her coverage on the impacts of a 2014 mine spill.
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51. Brandon Loomis

Designation Environment Reporter Author Bio Arizona Republic environment reporter.
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52. Arlyssa D. Becenti

Designation Breaking News Editor/indigenous Affairs Reporter Author Bio Arlyssa Becenti is an award-winning Diné journalist with over a decade of experience covering the Navajo Nation. Originally from Fort Defiance, Ariz., her clans are Nát'oh dine'é Táchii'nii, Bit'ahnii, Kinłichii'nii, Kiyaa'áanii. Her work encompasses a wide range of critical topics, including abandoned uranium mines and the enduring impact on affected communities, cases related to Murdered and Missing Indigenous People, and the functioning of the Navajo Nation Government. Her awards include a Nina Mason Pulliam Environmental Reporting Award, Arizona Press Cl...ub's Community Investigative Reporting Award, and many more. Recently, she joined the Daily Focus team in an editorial capacity. Arlyssa holds a master's degree in investigative journalism from Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism.more
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53. Michael Braga

Designation Investigative Reporter Author Bio Investigative reporter - Arizona Republic, USA TODAY Network.
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54. Alexandra Hardle

Designation Southwest Valley Reporter Author Bio City watchdog reporter covering the Southwest Valley for @azcentral / GW alum / aspiring drummer. Prev: @AberdeenNews. ****@gannett.com. RTs ≠ endorsements.
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55. Stacey Barchenger

Designation State Politics Reporter Author Bio Stacey is an award-winning reporter who has covered Arizona politics since 2021, focusing her attention on Arizona’s governor and attorney general. In 2022, she was on the campaign trail as Arizonans chose their next governor, Democrat Katie Hobbs, over Republican challenger Kari Lake. Her work has revealed loopholes in campaign finance law that allow officeholders to take money without telling the public about the source of funding and allow long periods without any public disclosure. She revealed Hobbs’ unprecedented fundraising from special interests for the 2023 inauguration, r...eporting that led to a state law that will limit such fundraising for future governors. Stacey’s 15-year career in journalism has spanned five states and many beats, from chasing breaking news in Oregon to covering politics in New Jersey.more
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56. Daniel Gonzalez

Designation Race, Equity, Opportunity Reporter Author Bio Daniel Gonzalez is a long-time, award-winning journalist. He was a lead reporter and writer for The Wall, awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting, and has won numerous other journalism awards, including 2-time Virg Hill Arizona Journalist of the Year. He has reported extensively along the U.S.-Mexico border, the interior of Mexico, as well as from Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Northern Ireland. His daily running/walking streak extends to March, 2007. Homemade pizza and paella maker.
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57. Joseph Darius Jaafari

Designation Investigative Reporter Author Bio Editor in Chief, founder of @LOOKOUTphx. Fan of beards, bears, and tacos.
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58. Andrea Morabito

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59. Tara Kavaler

Designation Politics Reporter Author Bio Reporter at NOTUS covering Arizona | Former @azcentral + Mideast Journalist|Hoya|Longhorn|Hinjew| Email me tips: ****@aji.org
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60. Robert Anglen

Designation Investigations Reporter Author Bio Robert Anglen is an investigative reporter for The Arizona Republic, where he has worked since 2003. His award-winning stories have prompted government reforms, state and federal probes and criminal convictions. He specializes in white-collar fraud and complex financial schemes (investigating, not committing). He has written about the Mafia and organized crime, international charity scams and abuses within the probate court system. His stories led to the 2022 resignation of the Maricopa County attorney. He was the first reporter in the country to link deaths to Taser stun guns. On Sept. 11, 20...01, he was only blocks away from the World Trade Center collapse and wrote first-person accounts from Ground Zero. He is the father of triplets.more
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61. Elena Santa Cruz

Designation Criminal Justice Reporter Author Bio Elena primarily covers Mesa, Tempe, and Glendale Police. She also covers breaking news. Elena has covered the players in the statewide AHCCCS fraud, issues with Arizona's capital sentencing proceedings, and stories on how homicides affected both victims and criminal defendants. An Arizona native, Elena received her master's in investigative journalism from Arizona State University. Prior to that, she received her bachelor's degree in criminal justice, also from Arizona State University.
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62. Brenda Muñoz Murguia

Designation City Issues Reporter Author Bio communications @phxdistrict4, @cronkite_asu alumna | prev: @azcentral, @statepress | south side tucson raised, ???????? immigrant + former emo kid
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63. Rafael Carranza

Designation Immigration Issues Reporter Author Bio Rafael covers immigration issues for The Republic and the USA Today Network. He has been covering immigrant and border communities since 2009. Before joining The Republic, he worked as a foreign correspondent covering the Pope and the Vatican in Rome.
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64. Ronald J. Hansen

Designation National Political Reporter Author Bio Ron Hansen covers Congress for The Arizona Republic and azcentral. He's been with The Republic since 2007.
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65. Caitlin Mcglade

Designation Data Reporter Author Bio Caitlin has about 10 years of experience holding the government and powerful officials accountable across the nation, with her stories making impact in Arizona, Ohio, Florida and Kentucky.
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66. Sahana Jayaraman

Designation Investigative Data Reporter Author Bio Sahana Jayaraman is an investigative data reporter at The Arizona Republic. She uses code and words to tell stories. At The Republic, she's reported on elections, nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Before joining The Republic, she spent a year interning on The Washington Post's data team, where she reported on the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, traffic deaths, school spending and a variety of other subjects. She was part of the team that won The Post the 2022 Pulitzer for public service. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism and criminology and criminal justice at the Unive...rsity of Maryland, where she worked on award-winning investigations at the university's Howard Center for Investigative Journalism. In her free time, she enjoys painting, trying new restaurants and hiking.more
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67. Helen Rummel

Designation Higher Education Reporter Author Bio Helen Rummel is a reporter covering higher education for The Arizona Republic. She originally joined The Republic as a Pulliam Fellow on the equity issues desk and covered housing insecurity. She is from Indiana where she was the editor-in-chief of The Indiana Daily Student and interned for Chalkbeat Indiana and the Thomson Foundation.
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68. Logan Stanley

Designation Sports Reporter Author Bio Logan Stanley covers high school and Olympic sports for The Arizona Republic. Previously, he interned with The Republic on the podcast desk. He spent the past year as the state editor of MileSplit Arizona, where he covered high school track and field and cross country. In December, he graduated with his M.A. in sports journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. He is a native of Sonoma County, California, and received his B.A. in journalism news editorial and a minor in history at Eastern Washington University in 2018.
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69. Tiffany Acosta

Designation Ultimate Arizona Reporter Author Bio Tiffany Acosta is The Arizona Republic's ultimate Arizona reporter. She covers topics that range from how to see celestial events to local characters, creepy crawlers and only-in-Arizona foods and lore. With a keen eye for detail and a deep empathy for the human experience, Tiffany has dedicated her career to giving voice to the stories that often go untold. Tiffany graduated from Hofstra University with a degree in journalism and a minor in food studies. When she's not reporting stories, you'll find her her making a mess in the kitchen, obsessing over celebrity gossip and online shopping the ...looks they were spotted in.more
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70. Laura Daniella Sepulved

Designation Breaking News Reporter Author Bio Laura is a reporter covering breaking news with a focus on Arizona's Latino communities. She first joined The Arizona Republic in 2021 as an intern at La Voz, contributing to outreach and coverage of the Valley's Spanish-speaking communities. She grew up in Colombia and moved to Arizona in 2019, where she completed her high school education and pursued further studies at Mesa Community College and Arizona State University.
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71. Endia Fontanez

Designation Food & Dining Reporter Author Bio Endia Fontanez is the food and dining reporter for The Arizona Republic, covering topics ranging from restaurant openings and fast food news to in-depth profiles on new and longstanding Arizona restaurants. Endia has been gluten-free for nearly 10 years and has a passion for reporting on gluten-free dining. Before covering food, Endia previously covered community news in the West Valley as a Pulliam Fellow. Endia grew up in Peoria, Arizona, and graduated from ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Barrett, the Honors College. Her favorite thing to eat is a great burger.
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72. Renata Cló

Designation Reporter Author Bio From ????????. A casual ???????? citizen, too. @tylerpaley’s wife & mom to baby Lily. Human to Maya & Rio????. Her/she.
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73. Sean Holstege

Designation City And Development Editor Author Bio Freelance journalist and professor. Retweets and links are not endorsements
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74. Joanna Jacobo Rivera

Designation Communities Editor Author Bio Joa is the communities editor at The Arizona Republic and La Voz, leading outreach and coverage of the Spanish-speaking and Latino communities of the Valley. Prior, she worked as a freelance editor and reporter covering Latino communities of Southern California and was an editor/reporter for several years at La Opinion newspaper in Los Angeles.
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75. Chris Coppola

Designation Assistant Sports Editor Author Bio Chris Coppola is assistant sports editor for The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com. Prior to joining the sports desk he worked as breaking news editor and as editor overseeing The Republic's former Scottsdale bureau, as well as a reporter covering the East Valley. Before joining The Republic in 2010, he worked for the East Valley Tribune in Mesa as an editor and reporter, focused on local, business and state government news.
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76. Lillian Boyd

Designation Breaking News Editor Author Bio breaking news editor for @azcentral ????
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77. Javier Arce

Designation Editor Author Bio Javier Arce is the Editor and Digital Producer for lavozarizona.com. Also, he cover sports topic and help as reporter, translator and social network manager for La Voz Arizona.
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78. Shaun Mckinnon

Designation Storytelling Coach And Environment Editor Author Bio Shaun McKinnon works with the storytelling team on narrative and in-depth stories. He also leads the environment team, drawing on a decade of experience as the Republic's water and environment reporter.
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79. Steve Kilar

Designation Equity Issues Editor Author Bio Steve oversees coverage of housing and homelessness, K-12 and higher education, Maricopa and Pinal county government, and race, equity and opportunity.
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80. Russ Wiles

Designation Business Writer/columnist Author Bio Russ Wiles, a business writer and columnist, covers a range of money and economic topics for The Republic and the USA TODAY Network, including investments, taxes, retailing, banking and utilities. He compiles The Republic 100 special report on the local workforce, the most comprehensive study of Arizona's largest employers. His personal finance column runs most weeks on the USA TODAY website. He previously wrote for other publications including the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Hartford Courant and Registered Representative magazine and was editor of Personal Investor magazine.... Russ is a native of Los Angeles who graduated from UCLA and earned master's degrees from Columbia University and California State University, Northridge. He is the co-author of two investment books, including "How Mutual Funds Work."more
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81. Theo Mackie

Author Bio D-backs and high schools @azcsports / @azcentral. Forever @theblockm. DC native.
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82. Joel Angel Juarez

Designation Photographer Author Bio Staff Photographer
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83. Camila Pedrosa

Designation Breaking News Intern Author Bio Camila Pedrosa is a junior studying journalism at Arizona State University, interning with the breaking news desk during the fall 2022 semester.
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84. Ed Masley

Designation Pop Music Critic Author Bio Ed Masley is the Arizona Republic pop music critic and reporter. And by pop, what we mean is essentially anything other than classical, from Playboy Manbaby and Alice Cooper to Rihanna and Olivia Rodrigo. He’s been covering that range of music since reviewing a concert by Milli Vanilli for the Pittsburgh Press in 1990. (He felt fairly certain they didn’t appear to be singing). Ed has been with The Republic since 2007, weighing in on countless music festivals and concerts, interviewing any number of his favorite artists, reporting on the local music scene and winning the occasional ...award. His favorite album is “The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society.”more
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85. Kevin Sullivan

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86. Rob Schumacher

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87. Michael Chow

Designation Photographer/videographer Author Bio Photographer for The Arizona Republic/USA Today Network. Running, soccer, kids, wife and wine (order subject to change). IG: @photochowder
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88. Mark Henle

Designation Photographer Author Bio Mark Henle has been a staff photographer for the Arizona Republic since 1984. He started his career at the age of 14, working for his family’s bi-weekly newspaper in Marshall, MN. Mark and his wife, Marcy, live in Tempe, AZ. They have three grown children and six grandchildren.
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89. Ayana Hamilton

Designation Breaking News Intern Author Bio Ayana Hamilton is a senior at Arizona State University! She has a big love for dogs and entertainment journalism.
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90. P. Kim Bui

Designation Director Of Product And Audience Innovation Author Bio P. Kim Bui is the director of product and audience innovation at the Arizona Republic. She's focused her career on leading real-time news initiatives and creating new storytelling forms for digital, print and broadcast companies catering to local, national and global audiences. Prior, she was editor-at-large for NowThis News, focusing on original, social reporting and breaking news. She was also deputy managing editor for reported.ly, a digital media startup specializing in social journalism. She’s been a speaker, trainer and teacher on digital and social journalism at universities, conf...erences and gatherings worldwide. She writes a syndicated newsletter for emerging leaders and managers, The Middles: http://themiddl.esmore
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91. Tirzah Christopher

Designation State Politics Intern Author Bio Tirzah Christopher is an international investigative reporter with the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism and has covered international immigration, housing, and police reform.
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92. Cheryl Evans

Designation Photographer Author Bio Cheryl Evans is a photographer/videographer covering news, sports, weather, and projects. She has worked for The Arizona Republic since 1999 focusing mainly on family and life issues.
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93. Kent Somers

Designation Columnist Author Bio Kent has worked for The Arizona Republic since 1985 and has covered the Cardinals and the NFL since 1994.
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94. Ej Montini

Designation Columnist Author Bio EJ Montini has been a news columnist at The Arizona Republic/azcentral.com since 1986.
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95. Greg Moore

Designation Columnist Author Bio Greg Moore is an award-winning sports columnist and documentarian who has covered Arizona sports since 2017, including the NBA Finals, WNBA Finals, NFL playoffs, MLB playoffs, the College Football Playoff, championship fights in the UFC and boxing, the NCAA Men's Tournament, NASCAR races, the WM Phoenix Open, and the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl. He's also a member of The Arizona Republic's editorial board, writing about race, culture and being a dad.
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96. Thomas France

Designation Audio Producer Intern Author Bio Multi-media Journalist/Voice Over Artist/Novelist TV Graphics and Production @cronkitenews
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97. Vic Verbalaitis

Designation Breaking News Intern Author Bio he/him. @nyu_journalism. freelance writer and journalist. music and media enjoyer. bylines @OurTownNYC @azcentral @TucsonStar
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98. Mingson Lau

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99. Duane Rankin

Designation Phoenix Suns Insider Author Bio Duane Rankin is a Phoenix Suns Insider for The Arizona Republic starting in September 2018. He produces daily content, videos and writes an occasional column. Before joining The Republic, Rankin was a columnist/videographer for the Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser where he primarily covered Alabama and Auburn football. Having been in the business for 20-plus years, Rankin has covered several college football national championship games, an NBA Finals (2007) and interviewed LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Nick Saban, Floyd Mayweather and many more athletes.
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100. Jeremy Yurow

Designation Breaking News Intern Author Bio Journalist by way of Oahu, Hawaii. Jeremy is a senior at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He has experience writing with Oahu Publications and the Arizona Capitol Times. Proudly interning at azcentral.com Breaking News Desk.
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