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Leoneda Inge is WUNC’s race and southern culture reporter, the first public radio journalist in the South to hold such a position. She explores modern and historical constructs to tell stories of poverty and wealth, health and food culture, education and racial identity. Leoneda is also co-host of the podcast Tested, allowing for even more in-depth storytelling on those topics.

Jennifer is a reporter for Michigan Radio's State of Opportunity project, which looks at kids from low-income families and what it takes to get them ahead. She previously covered arts and culture for the station, and was one of the lead reporters on the award-winning education series Rebuilding Detroit Schools. Prior to working at Michigan Radio, Jennifer lived in New York where she was a producer at WFUV, an NPR station in the Bronx.

S.J. Velasquez is the Director of Audio Strategy at Buffalo Toronto Public Media, where she oversees BTPM News, BTPM Classical and BTPM The Bridge. She is an award-winning writer, editor and curator with extensive experience in multimedia journalism.

Alex Jankowski joined BTPM News as Digital News Editor in February 2026, the culmination of more than a decade spent in newsrooms throughout the country and across the larger digital landscape. His byline has appeared in newspapers from the East Coast (New Jersey and Connecticut) to the West Coast (Alaksa and California), where he led deadline-driven coverage and multimedia storytelling before transitioning to a digital-first focus.

Steve Cichon is a BTPM News Senior Reporter and All Things Considered host.

Roxanne Ali-Robinson is a multimedia journalist who joined BTPM in January 2026, having spent most of her media career covering New York and Toronto matters. She first began as a sports reporter for NYCSN in high school and went on to obtain degrees in Mass Communication from HBCU Medgar Evers CUNY and Television & Radio from Brooklyn College. She produced radio shows for WBAL 1090AM, web broadcasts and provided a wide range of media services throughout New York City.

Roxanne can be heard hosting Weekend Edition on Sundays from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Brian is an Edward R. Murrow Award-winning journalist who joined the BTPM News team in January 2026. He has more than a decade of experience in broadcast news, having served as a sports anchor and reporter at network TV affiliates in Kentucky, Georgia, Florida and Buffalo.

I'Jaz Ja'ciel is an Edward R. Murrow Award-winning investigative reporter and a Buffalo native. She re-joined the Buffalo Toronto Public Media newsroom in February 2026, having begun her journalism career at BTPM in 2019 as a weekend anchor. Ja'ciel later reported for Spectrum News 1 Buffalo and Investigative Post before her return to public media.

Charles Gilbert joined Buffalo Toronto Public Media in November 2022. He earned his Bachelor’s in Media Production from SUNY Buffalo State University in 2022 and currently serves as the Executive Producer of BTPM News' flagship show, What’s Next?. In this role, he leads impactful programming that amplifies the voices of marginalized and underrepresented communities throughout Western New York and Southern Ontario.

Lulu Miller is a contributing editor and co-founder of the NPR program Invisibilia.