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Lucia Geng is a rising senior at the University of Chicago majoring in political science and minoring in human rights and Arabic. She is particularly interested in elevating the voices and narratives...

Angel Chevrestt is a second year MS student at Southern Illinois University Carbondale studying multimedia journalism. Before arriving at SIU, Chevrestt was based in New York City where he worked as a...

Director of Journalism and Media, MacArthur Foundation

Kallie Cox covers public safety for the Charlotte Observer. Cox studied political science and international relations, and journalism at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Isabel Miller is a photojournalist based in southern Illinois and will be attending Medill's graduate program in summer 2021. She graduated with a degree in photojournalism from Southern Illinois...

Xiaoli Zhou is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and instructor at University of Chicago Laboratory Schools with a strong journalism background. As a native Chinese and a graduate of UC Berkeley...

Dr. Amina Asim is an award-winning media analyst, data scientist, writer and producer. She is an expert in the field of transnational media strategy and digital storytelling. She has a Ph.D. from...

Alex Keefe rejoined WBEZ in February 2017 to coordinate the station's coverage of local, state, and federal government and politics. He first started at WBEZ in 2010 as a producer on Morning Edition...

Angela Rozas O'Toole is a senior editor over government and politics. Previously, she was deputy metro editor at the Chicago Tribune, where she oversaw politics and criminal justice reporting. She...

Katherine Nagasawa is WBEZ's audience engagement producer, which means she helps expand and deepen the newsroom's relationship with its audience through the web and social media. She previously served...

Mariah Woelfel is a general assignment reporter and producer. Prior to WBEZ, Woelfel worked as a reporter, producer and All Things Considered host at WVIK, an NPR member station in western Illinois.

Kristen Schorsch is a reporter on WBEZ's government and politics team, where she covers Cook County and public health. Previously, she covered health care, government, crime, courts, and higher...