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A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Sawyer Belair is a recent University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate who found his calling in journalism after spending his first two years of college studying physics and mathematics. Since then, he’s worked as a reporter at the UNL student-run Daily Nebraskan, Norfolk (NE) Daily News and, most recently, the Lincoln Journal Star. Beyond his passion for weaving compelling data with human-centric storytelling, Sawyer is an avid enjoyer of science fiction, the outdoors and thinking way too hard about the nature of human existence.

Nour Longi is the 2024 KMUW Korva Coleman intern. She is from the Chicago suburbs and is currently a rising senior at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign majoring in journalism and minoring in political science and statistics. Since her freshman year, Nour has fostered a love for audio journalism through her work as a reporter and senior producer for the student newsroom at Illinois Public Media— central Illinois’ NPR affiliate.

Jessica Meszaros is a reporter and host of All Things Considered for WGCU News.

Sonja Hutson is a politics and government reporter at KUER. She’s been reporting on politics ever since the 10th grade, when she went to so many school board meetings the district set up a press table for her. Before coming to Utah, Sonja spent four years at KQED in San Francisco where she covered everything from wildfires to the tech industry. When she’s not working, you can find her skiing, camping, or deeply invested in a 1000 piece puzzle.

Jennifer covers the nation’s capital as a senior reporter for States Newsroom. Her coverage areas include congressional policy, politics and legal challenges with a focus on health care, unemployment, housing and aid to families.

For a lot of Kansans, health care is complicated. And sometimes, factors like where you live or the color of your skin impact the type or quality of care you have access to. As a health equity reporter for the Kansas News Service and KCUR, my job is to unearth these disparities and give the people experiencing them a platform to talk about it. Also, I put in long hours researching and talking to experts about things like the intricacies of health insurance and drug costs so you don’t have to. You can reach me at r.shackelford@kcur.org.

As the Kansas News Service’s news editor, I oversee our daily content to ensure you are getting the news you want and need, delivered right to your local public radio station or website.

Political discussions might make you want to leave the room. But whether you’re tuned in or not, powerful people are making decisions that shape your everyday life, from access to health care to the price of a cup of coffee. As the political reporter for the Kansas News Service and KCUR, I’ll illuminate how elections, policies and other political developments affect normal people in the Sunflower State. You can reach me at zaneirwin@kcur.org.

Calen Moore covers western Kansas for High Plains Public Radio and the Kansas News Service. You can email him at cmoore@hppr.org.

As the Kansas social services and criminal justice reporter, I want to inform our audience about how the state government wants to help its residents and keep their communities safe.