Ryan Vanvelzer

Ryan VanVelzer serves as the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom Managing Editor and Kentucky Public Radio Managing Editor at Louisville Public Media, overseeing a statewide politics team and managing a collaboration of public radio stations across all 120 Kentucky counties. Prior experience includes roles as an Energy & Environment Reporter at Sun Sentinel Media Group, Delray Beach City Reporter at the Associated Press, and various reporting positions with The Arizona Republic and travel journalism roles in Costa Rica and Southeast Asia. Ryan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication from Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School and a Teaching Certificate in English Language Teaching from Bridge English Language Center.