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Ed Ronco

News Director

Ed 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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  • Commissioners provided the last piece of a funding puzzle for a shelter serving people experiencing homelessness. Safe Harbor hopes to expand its services beyond the current October-to-April season.
  • Northwestern Michigan College made a big plane purchase in hopes of chipping away at a waiting list for its popular aviation program.Also, a local film — "Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake)" — had its world premiere at Sundance this week.We take you out on frozen Black Lake for a state of northern Michigan culture.Oh, and the results of our State Bird CAWcus.Stories included in this episodeNMC adds more aircraft to its growing aviation program'Sunfish' film, shot in Interlochen, makes splash at Sundance festivalAnd the winner is …Lake Sturgeon Shivaree marks start of Black Lake's quick fishing season
  • IPR’s first-ever State Bird CAWcus in Traverse City turned out a clear favorite to be Michigan’s state bird.
  • This week, we are saying goodbye to "The Storyteller's Night Sky." For more than a dozen years, Mary Stewart Adams guided us through the tales of the stars.
  • As Michigan continues its push for clean energy, how does nuclear power factor into that? Northern Michigan could soon get some of its electricity from a restarted nuclear plant several hours south of here. We’ll explore the debate. Also, a journey to the bottom of the Great Lakes … by robot.
  • This week on the Up North Lowdown ... a walk through the garden. Yes, it is the dead of winter, but we are going to hear a little history of the Botanic Garden and a little more about its past and future at the Historic Barns Park. We will also dive into the question of Michigan’s state bird. Is the robin cutting it for us anymore? Your thoughts … in the latest episode of the Up North Lowdown, from Interlochen Public Radio. Listen at iprnews.org or wherever you get your podcasts.Stories featured this episode:- IPR's 'State Bird CAWcus'- A few moments in Traverse City's Botanic Garden, despite the snow
  • The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park has been open for 10 years. One of its founders says they've got designs on the next century.
  • There have been calls to improve or replace the Grand Traverse County Jail for years. This week, we go inside, hear about some problems and learn why the conversation around the jail has been stuck for so long.
  • Introducing a new segment airing every Monday on IPR News Radio.