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 state-backed loan comes at an interest rate of 7.5%, with Dunkirk given 15 years to pay it back. The vote in the State Senate came down to party lines, with a senator from Brooklyn sponsoring it. -
Lancaster Police responded to a house they say is owned by one of their officers, but learned a shooting victim was already taken to the hospital. Multiple people were at the home according to law enforcement, including a probationary Buffalo police officer. -
The National Weather Service reported severe wind rotations shortly after 5:30 p.m. Monday evening, leaving severe damage to several houses, trees, power lines and other infrastructure. -
James Muench Jr., 45, who’s LinkedIn identifies him as a former Town of Lancaster police officer and FBI taskforce member, is facing a pair of federal charges related to the incident including illegal entry of airport property, and breach of a secured aircraft operational area. -
Sponsored by State Senator Jabari Brisport of Brooklyn, S6530 would bar the DEC from issuing new expansion permits to dairy farmers for over 700 cows. The bill is facing opposition, saying it would hurt family-run New York farms. -
The New York State Conference of Mayors has a new president, and it’s Olean Mayor William Aiello. The organization advocates on behalf of municipalities around the state, ranging from funding goals to legislative priorities. -
Recent news that the city’s Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency had to return $1.5 million in lead hazard reduction money is being seen by some as a major failure in the local fight against childhood lead poisoning. -
Local Democratic leaders are launching criticisms at Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon’s campaign, saying he’s going against Democrats. Scanlon responded with criticisms of the county committee's endorsement process which went to State Sen. Sean Ryan. -
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon says her department will be asking the state to voluntarily sign a resolution rescinding its ban on Native American mascots and allowing districts to continue using the image and name of their choosing. -
All three of those candidates sought the Erie County Democratic Committee’s endorsement, which ended up going to State Senator Sean Ryan in February. Scanlon, Whitfield, Councilman Rasheed Wyatt and former state legislature aide Anthony Tyson-Thompson have qualified for June’s Democratic mayoral primary ballot.
