Anna Huntsman
Reporter/ProducerExpertise: Government, Akron politics, health care, audio editing, podcasting
Education: Kent State University - Bachelor of Science, journalism
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Franklin Mills Riveredge Park in Downtown Kent
Experience:
Anna Huntsman covers Akron, Canton and surrounding communities for 海角破解版. She reported on health news during the COVID-19 pandemic. Before that, Anna was a Carnegie-Knight News21 Fellow at Arizona State鈥檚 Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, where she traveled the country reporting on natural disaster recovery. Her work has appeared nationally on NPR, and in the Washington Post, the New York Times and the Associated Press. She began her career in public radio as an intern at WKSU.
Highlights:
- 2023 Ohio Associated Press Media Editors, Best Reporter
- 2023 Cleveland Press Club, First Place In-Depth Coverage - 鈥淚s Akron following the rules in homeless encampment sweeps? Advocates raise concerns鈥�
- Akron Press Club board member
- Kent State University adjunct professor
- Panelist and moderator for debates and forums, including 2023 Akron Mayoral Debate & Canton Mayoral Debate
Why trust 海角破解版?
The mission of 海角破解版 is to be a trustworthy and dynamic multimedia source for illuminating the world around us. Our highest priority is providing news and information that is reliable and accurate, that is gathered with integrity and professional care and that is presented with precision and respect for the intelligence of our audiences. We are transparent about how we discover and verify the facts we present and strive to make our decision-making process clear to the public. We disclose relationships, such as with partners or funders, that might appear, but will never, influence our coverage.
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Akron officials are nominating three new people and one current board member to fill the vacancies of three open seats and one seat that will be vacated later this summer. -
Canton Mayor William Sherer II is planning a community forum for Stark County educators to discuss certain provisions in the proposed state budget that could impact public schools. -
One officer sustained a minor injury in the leg. The two officers are on paid administrative leave, per department policy. -
Certain vegetables will not make it in the cool, wet weather Northeast Ohio has experienced so far this season. -
The city of Akron and its police union disagree on several terms of the collective bargaining agreement, including proposed wage increases, after months of negotiations. The matter is now going to an employment relations mediator to make a final determination. -
Akron City Council previously rejected a $640,000 proposal to hire an outside firm to conduct the review. The new plan would be a collaboration between a consultant and the University of Akron. -
The bill asks the U.S. Department of Justice to make it easier for police departments to participate in de-escalation trainings by reallocating funds and offering grants. -
Democrats in two Akron wards made their picks for the November general election. -
Akron's mayor, police chief and fire chiefs gave updates on several gun violence prevention initiatives in a Thursday news conference. -
Three board members are currently serving on the Citizens' Police Oversight Board despite their two-year terms expiring in March. City officials will conduct interviews in the coming weeks to either re-appoint them or pick new members.
