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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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. -
Candidates are floating their names as a possible replacement for Town of Tonawanda Supervisor Joe Emminger, who is retiring from office before his term is up. It’s a process that will largely play out within the Democratic Party’s local committee. -
A class action lawsuit filed on behalf of eight Latino New Yorkers, including two from Buffalo, accuses the Department of Homeland Security — and its component agencies ICE and CBP — of illegally detaining New York residents based solely on their perceived ethnicity. -
The Town of Tonawanda announced Wednesday that Supervisor Joseph Emminger will be stepping down in May after holding the post for more than a decade. -
The Buffalo Democrat has been a mainstay in Albany since first winning an Assembly seat in 2002, later ascending to majority leader. -
Taiwan-based Hwa Fong Rubber closed its $28 million purchase on the complex this week, and Town of Tonawanda Supervisor Joe Emminger said while it won’t replace the more than 1,500 jobs lost in 2024, the sale is a good first step.
