Ed Ronco
News DirectorEd Ronco is news director at Interlochen Public Radio, where he also serves as the host of "Morning Edition" and the daily news podcast the "Up North Lowdown."
He came to IPR in 2022 after nine years at KNKX Public Radio in Seattle/Tacoma. Before that, he was a reporter at KCAW Raven Radio in Sitka, Alaska, and a reporter at the South Bend Tribune in northern Indiana.
Ed grew up in Wyandotte, Mich., and earned a journalism degree from Michigan State University in 2004.
Reach him at ed.ronco@interlochen.org or 231-276-4415.
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Getting to Capitol Hill might be an uphill climb for Barr. Republican U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman has held the seat for 10 years, and it's been occupied by a Republican since 2011. -
A handful of questions faced voters in various counties and towns on Tuesday. A crucial one in Benzie was defeated by an incredibly narrow margin. -
IPR has assembled some resources to guide you as you exercise your franchise. -
A devastating story, and our obligation to the public as journalists. -
The report commissioned by Interlochen Center for the Arts details some 70 incidents of sexual abuse dating back to the 1950s. Grand Traverse County Prosecutor Noelle Moeggenberg confirmed that she’s looking into the cases that “may still be prosecuted.” -
The report was commissioned by Interlochen itself and released Tuesday. It documents 70 firsthand accounts of sexual abuse at the institution committed by 47 adults over the span of seven decades. -
Listen back to Classical IPR's live broadcast of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra during the 99th Interlochen Arts Camp season. -
Under the agreement with the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, nearly 500 acres will be permanently protected and the YMCA Hayo-Went-Ha Camps will gain millions to put toward needed maintenance of its historic facilities. -
Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada. -
Advice on how to make your boxed herb garden flourish — and how to protect it from browsing herbivores or, as they're called by gardeners across northern Michigan, "@*Q#&!"
