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BOISE STATE PUBLIC RADIO
Murphy Woodhouse joins the public radio team as the Idaho reporter for the Mountain West News Bureau. Previously Murphy was reporting from Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, covering cross-border issues for KJZZ in Phoenix. Previously, he was a reporter at the Arizona Daily Star and Nogales International newspapers. His work has appeared on NPR, the World and the BBC.
Amanda Niess, a recent Boise State University graduate and former intern with KTVB, becomes newsroom assistant. Sofia Blenkinsop of Boise State joins as newsroom intern.
KBOI CBS2 NEWS, Boise
Anchor Brent Hunsaker is retiring from CBS2 after nine years. And longtime Chief Photographer Clyn Richards is retiring from CBS2 after 41+ years.
Marcos Guadarrama is the anchor of KLEW News which airs in Lewiston. Previously, he was a multi-media journalist/weather anchor for CBS2. Preston Pfau joined KLEW News as producer. He joins the station from Boise State University.
Sophia Doumani returns to CBS2 as reporter/fill-in anchor. Sophia previously worked at the station before launching her own show. She also worked for a non-profit.
Dakota Castets-Didier joined CBS2 as a reporter/weather anchor. He comes to CBS2 after working for the East Oregonian. Savannah Hankard joined CBS2 as a reporter after completing studies at Boise State.
Angela Kerndl is leaving CBS2. She covered the legislature. Angela has taken a job with the state of Washington.
KTVB-TV Newschannel 7, Boise
Tyson White, KTVB’s former chief photographer, was promoted from newscast producer to assignment manager.
Investigative reporter and digital producer Alex Duggan left Boise for a public safety reporter position at The Spokesman-Review.
University of Idaho grad and VOCES alum Richard Rodriquez came from Boise State Public Radio to KTVB as a digital content producer and contributor to KTVB En Español.
Sierra Nevada University graduate Zoe Tuttle joined the team as a digital content producer after a couple years in local radio.
Kaylin Lechner, also a University of Idaho graduate, joined KTVB as a broadcast producer for Wake Up Idaho.
BOISEDEV.COM
Sydney Kidd joined BoiseDev as a reporter; she previously was a reporter and editor for the Idaho Press.
POST REGISTER, Idaho Falls
Daniel Ramirez, a recent University of Idaho journalism graduate, has joined the Idaho Falls Post Register as a general assignment reporter. Ramirez served a Voces of Idaho internship this summer with the Idaho Statesman.
The Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce recognized Post Register reporter David Pace in its 2023 Distinguished Under 40 class. Pace, who graduated from Brigham Young University in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in public relations, joined the Post Register in April after having spent the previous nine months at its sister paper, the Rexburg Standard Journal.
THE TIMES-NEWS, Twin Falls
Hannah Kinson, a 2021 graduate of the University of Iowa, where she was photo editor for the award-winning campus newspaper, joined The Times-News Oct. 5 as our primary photographer/videographer.
After 2 ½ years as a one-man sports show at The Cherokee Scout in North Carolina, Justin Fitzgerald joined Oct. 19 as a sports reporter to help cover Magic Valley preps and College of Southern Idaho athletics.
IDAHO CAPITAL SUN
Brydon Black has joined the Idaho Capital Sun as a fall intern. Raised in Twin Falls, Black graduated from Boise State University in 2023. He wrote and edited for the student newspaper, The Arbiter. He’ll cover labor-related issues, including trends with unions and labor laws, as well as other general assignment stories.
IDAHO STATESMAN
Ian Max Stevenson was promoted to state politics/investigative reporter. He previously has covered the City of Boise and served as a breaking news reporter.
IDAHO EDUCATION NEWS
Reporter Sadie Dittenber has left to move to California. Ryan Suppe, former state government and politics reporter for the Idaho Statesman, replaces her, covering state education policy and the Legislature.
