Ryan Zunner
Assistant Managing EditorRyan is the assistant managing editor of BTPM NPR. He first joined the organization in the summer of 2018 as an intern, rising through the ranks to weekend host and junior reporter before leaving in 2021.
He then had stints in public service, Top 40 radio, and TV news production. It was there he was nominated for a New York State Emmy Award for coverage of the May 14 Mass Shooting in Buffalo.
A Kenmore resident and graduate of Hilbert College, he re-joined BTPM NPR in August of 2024. In addition to editorial management duties, Ryan leads BTPM NPR’s Indigenous Affairs Desk. He is an enrolled Oneida citizen of Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve.
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A new report finds Sheriff John Garcia may not have properly filed his oath of office — and another draws questions about the political battle lines being drawn among Erie County Democrats. -
Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan had included the proposal to shift most contract power away from the Common Council, to himself and department commissioners, as part of the city budget bill. But now the measure has pulled, and will be introduced separately. -
Poloncarz delivered what is expected to be his second-to-last State of the County address, touting projects and initiatives he said upholds the belief that government works for the citizens. -
The subject of police overtime, which is proposed to see a $6 million increase to $16.5 million, drew a back-and-forth between Finance Commissioner Jessica Brown and South District Councilmember and former acting mayor Chris Scanlon. -
Scene One Cinemas has officially re-opened the Market Arcade Theater on Main Street. It brings hope that after several operators over the decades, the upstate New York-based Scene One is the long-term fit. -
Environmental advocates have begun a statewide bus tour to lobby Governor Kathy Hochul to crackdown on AI data centers and fully enforce the state’s 2019 climate law. -
The Tonawanda town councilwoman has removed herself from consideration to fill the vacancy. Instead, O'Malley said she has confidence in former Erie County District Attorney John Flynn for the job. -
More than 1,500 workers, many of them members of United Steelworkers, lost their jobs when the Tonawanda tire plant closed in November 2024. Now, another rubber company has purchased the site. -
From dried fruit snacks, to lifesaving medical innovations and educational rocket development, this year's Panasci Competition is once again supporting aspirational students at the University at Buffalo. -
Buffalo Common Council Majority Leader Leah Halton-Pope was tapped by a group of Erie County Democratic Committee members to replace longtime Assemblymember Crystal Peoples-Stokes in November's general election.
