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 91制片厂. 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 91制片厂?
The mission of 91制片厂 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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The program will use $750,000 in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to give legal assistance to individuals that meet certain poverty level requirements. -
Akron's police auditor is once again raising concerns that officers are resorting to head strikes, which can be deadly, before implementing other techniques. -
Archie, an 18-month-old English Labrador retriever, is a certified therapy and facility dog at the Summit Emergency Communications Center. Dispatch staff say he helps keep them calm when the job gets stressful. -
Changes to Ohio's public school funding could have major impacts on Stark County's 17 school districts, according to officials. Superintendents, educators and school board members voiced concerns in a community forum Tuesday. -
This is the second attempt from Mayor Shammas Malik to implement a use-of-force policy review. The city will now launch a request for proposals to select an outside firm to conduct the review. -
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.
