Ed Ronco
News DirectorEd Ronco joined IPR as its news director in the summer of 2022, after eight years with KNKX Public Radio in Seattle/Tacoma, where he was the local host of All Things Considered.
He’s an experienced reporter, interviewer and broadcaster, whose career has also included work in rural Alaska and northern Indiana.
Originally from Michigan, Ed is delighted to be back in his home state — and at Interlochen, no less, which he only ever dreamed of attending as a band and theater kid growing up in Wyandotte.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Michigan State University.
Send news tips, feedback, or clever haiku to Ed at ed.ronco@interlochen.org.
Twitter: @edronco
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Immigration attorney Marcelo Betti on who has come here and what their future might hold. Plus, becoming an American citizen, and conflict, coffee and Traverse City. -
A wooded area near Traverse City held an encampment for people who are unsheltered, until this past week, when police cleared out the area. We'll hear what happened. Plus, we walk around the centerpiece of the Grand Traverse Commons with two composers who were tasked with writing music about an old psychiatric hospital. -
We asked you to fill out a survey about what you hear on IPR News Radio, and wow, did you ever come through. -
Cynthia Van Maanen and Tom Childs wrote music for an upcoming episode of the PBS series "Songs About Buildings and Moods," featuring Building 50 at the Grand Traverse Commons. -
A yellow police line encircled the area after the sweep displaced about 14 people who had been living in tents among the trees near 11th and Division streets. -
It’s a big dose of nature on this week’s Up North Lowdown: How storm debris can turn into electricity, our gardening expert guides us through good fertilizer for northern Michigan soil, and we receive a shipment of bees! -
How damaged trees spell economic hardship for many in northern Michigan. Plus, funding cutbacks for regional arts groups, and we hop through some Easter egg traditions. -
After the ice storms, the conversation is shifting from response to recovery, and utilities are figuring out how to prepare for the next storm. Also, Marc Maron talks to us about his career in comedy, podcasts, film and more. -
IPR morning news host Tyler Thompson heads off today for a new opportunity. -
Comedian and cultural icon Marc Maron talks to IPR about his upcoming shows at the Traverse City Comedy Fest, the politics of comedy and why he tries to stay humble.
