Jenny Hamel
Host “Sound of Ideas”Expertise: Hosting, broadcast journalism
Education: University of California, Los Angeles
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
Experience:
Before joining the “Sound of Ideas” team, Jenny Hamel was the education reporter for Ideastream Public Media. Prior to that she worked at KCRW, one of two NPR stations in Los Angeles, as a reporter and producer.
Highlights:
- Award-winning member UCLA debate team
- Journalism awards from Press Club of Cleveland, Los Angeles Press Club, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Associated Press Media Editors and the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists
Why trust Ideastream Public Media?
The mission of Ideastream Public Media is to be a trustworthy and dynamic multimedia source for illuminating the world around us. Our highest priority is providing news and information that is reliable and accurate, that is gathered with integrity and professional care and that is presented with precision and respect for the intelligence of our audiences. We are transparent about how we discover and verify the facts we present and strive to make our decision-making process clear to the public. We disclose relationships, such as with partners or funders, that might appear, but will never, influence our coverage.
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Hundreds gathered at Wendy Park Thursday to mark the grand opening of the Wendy Park Bridge, connecting Whiskey Island to the near West Side. -
Wendy Park Bridge gives the public on the near westside easier access to the lakefront park on Whiskey Island.. -
The goal is to attract big events and major film productions to the city. -
If the ordinance passes, the current special events office would be expanded into a 7 person Division of Special Events. -
Roughly 75 public school districts plan to sue the state over the EdChoice private school voucher program. -
Disability Rights Ohio calls the prospect of state oversight "unprecedented" and "harmful." -
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Ohio Education Association Analyst Steve Dyer on the Senate School Funding Plan: It's more of the same. -
The Cleveland Metropolitan School District kicked off its first Summer Learning Experience session Monday. -
Canton McKinley High School Head Football Coach Marcus Wattley and six assistant coaches have been fired after trying to force a player to eat pork against his religious beliefs. The Canton City School Board held a special meeting Thursday evening to discuss the incident that occurred during a non-mandatory May 24 practice. -
The Canton City School Board voted to fire the coaches after they violated a 17-year-old team member's religious rights.
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