Ryan Van Velzer
KPR Managing EditorRyan Van Velzer is the Kentucky Public Radio Managing Editor.
Ryan graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University and has more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has worked for The Arizona Republic, The Associated Press, The South Florida Sun Sentinel and as a travel reporter in Central America and Southeast Asia.
He has won numerous awards including regional Edward R. Murrow awards, Associated Press Broadcasters awards and Society of Professional Journalists Louisville Pro Chapter awards.
Email him at rvanvelzer@lpm.org.
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The 2024 Kentucky Voter Guide is live. Here’s how we made it and why. -
Last week, Kentucky Public Radio reporter Justin Hicks went to parts of east Tennessee to help report on the aftermath of Helene. KPR’s managing editor Ryan Van Velzer sat down to debrief on the moments that stuck out to Hicks from his time on the ground. -
Louisville was among six finalist cities for the Sundance Film Festival, but didn’t make the cut for the final three. -
Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear thanked President Joe Biden for his leadership, and remained silent on the subject of a vice presidential nomination. -
Kentucky Congressman Morgan McGarvey joined the chorus of Democratic lawmakers calling on President Joe Biden to bow out of the 2024 election. -
The adult entertainment website Pornhub has ended access in Kentucky. -
Kentucky’s largest public radio station will cut its workforce amid lower than expected revenues and rising costs. -
Louisville Metro named a longtime city employee as the new director of the parks department. -
Kentucky has joined more than half the country in declaring June 19 as Juneteenth National Freedom Day. -
Senate Minority Leader Gerald Neal, Rep. Nima Kulkarni and Mary Lou Marzian won their party’s nomination for seats in the Kentucky legislature.
