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.
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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The single busiest travel holiday is expected to add 1.6 million more travelers this year as compared to last year, a new record according to AAA. -
New York's goal have having all new buildings free of natural gas heating and appliances is now on pause, as the state awaits a ruling from a federal judge. -
There are more than 174,000 military veterans who call Western New York home according to some estimates. While Memorial Day honors strictly those who have died on the battlefield, Veterans Day honors all former service members. -
The Buffalo rock band best known for 90s hits like "Iris" and "Slide" has added a show at Town Ballroom on Thursday, November 20, with proceeds heading to a regional food bank ahead of Thanksgiving. -
Last month, Seneca President JC Seneca accused law enforcement and government officials of breaching their soverignty for suggesting criminal charges could be laid in the nation's enforcement of exclusion orders. -
"Baristas vs. Billionaires" is a film years in the making that takes a look at the union efforts of Starbucks baristas in Buffalo, a successful effort that led to a nationwide movement at the coffee chain. -
Today is a day of mourning and remembrance for Indigenous people across the U.S. and Canada. National Truth and Reconciliation Day or Orange Shirt Day is used to promote awareness around the abuses that occurred in residential boarding schools in the two countries. -
A Catholic church on Buffalo's East Side with long ties to the city's Polish American community has, for now, been spared from closing. That's according to parishioners citing a letter received from the Vatican. -
Elected officials in Amherst are seeing the $1 sale of the long vacant site to Erie County for a massive park and golf course as a win. But, the move has brought a lawsuit from the Republican candidate for town supervisor alleging missteps. -
In this edition of "A Closer Look," Ryan Zunner sits down with Holly Kirkpatrick to look into the developing situation regarding fire hydrants in Buffalo.
