Jennifer Conn
Akron ReporterJennifer Conn joined WKSU in February 2019 as Akron reporter.
A Northeast Ohio native, Jennifer has covered Akron news for cleveland.com and Crain’s Akron Business. She was also a member of the inaugural staff of The Devil Strip, and wrote long-form features on Akron’s burgeoning music scene, the city’s punk roots and its historic downtown.
Earlier in her career, Jennifer was a business reporter for Crain Communications’ national trade magazines, covering scrap metal, recycling and municipal incineration for Waste News and the retail tire industry for Tire Business. She also served as regional reporter for Record Publishing’s weekly newspapers.
As a freelance writer, Jennifer has covered numerous industries, including the automotive after-market, cyber security, herbal healing and the environment. Her features have also appeared in literary magazines, including Belt Akron.
As a communications professional, Jennifer was vice president of communications at Akron Community Foundation, and senior communications development officer at the Summa Hospitals Foundation. She also served as senior writer at AKHIA Public Relations and Marketing Communications.
Jennifer also worked as an adjunct professor at Kent State and the University of Akron, teaching newswriting, English composition and English as a Second Language.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s degree in journalism from Kent State University. She is currently working on a post master’s certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language.
She is a Cuyahoga Valley National Park enthusiast, owns two kayaks (one banana yellow, one psychedelic purple) and served on the board that launched Akron's dog park.
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The city of Akron is at the midpoint of a major reconstruction project downtown. Bright orange barrels and rubber cones stretch for blocks on Main Street… -
Akron has kicked off a process that will create a blueprint for the city’s cultural resources, from visual art to environmental assets.Residents will be… -
Voters went to the polls in Akron’s primary election on Tuesday where they ousted four city council incumbents.Newcomer Phil Lombardo defeated Ward 2… -
An annual Remembrance Day at the University of Akron has led to creation of a Remembrance Garden honoring students, faculty and employees who have died.At… -
Football fans from across the region are expected to gather at Akron’s Lock 3 Park to celebrate the centennial of the National Football League and Akron’s… -
The city of Akron and several local agencies have joined forces to use a multifaceted approach to curb youth violence.The Youth Violence Prevention… -
University of Akron engineering students are getting a chance to showcase their design-build skills at two prominent conferences the school is… -
While the design phase moves forward on the removal of the Gorge Dam on the Cuyahoga River, efforts are also underway to ensure residents have their… -
A plan is now in place to bring down the Gorge Dam in the next four years.Officials presented the plan with a timeline to a crowd at the Cuyahoga Falls… -
Akron City Council will consider a deal Monday that enables the city to give the Bounce Innovation Hub the building it occupies. Bounce is housed in the…
