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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This week: New ways to vote, a quick Senate debate recap, and then some time with "The Accidentals" and a stroll through a new 'underwater' mural. -
Our stories this week are each about food in one way or another: a bumper crop of apples, how food connects us to culture, and the Cherry Pie Debate. -
Democratic incumbent Rep. Betsy Coffia and Republican challenger Lisa Trombley appeared at the Cherry Pie Debate in Glen Arbor on Tuesday night. -
This week, new hope for sturgeon and a fond farewell to a popular music festival. Plus: Veep hopeful JD Vance comes to town. And the plan to make munitions in Grayling. -
This week: All of our reporters pile into the studio to recap the August primary. Plus, Michigan seeks aid for struggling cherry growers, after a terrible harvest. -
This week: A trip to the Ability Garden, in Traverse City, and a look at how it helps kids during the summer. Plus, new housing could be coming soon for school workers. -
This week: Raising monarch butterflies in Interlochen, as climate change threatens the species. And a tribute in Northport to a band director with a powerful legacy. -
This week: Crafting new rules for deer management gets more complicated than usual. Also, what your HOA *can't* tell you to do. -
This week: Bob Moler has helped IPR listeners perceive the cosmos for 50 years. He talks about turning his teenage curiosity into a lifelong passion for astronomy. -
Michigan's attorney general was in Beulah to talk about the rollout of opioid settlement money and hear how those funds are being used in rural communities.
