Anna Huntsman
Reporter/ProducerExpertise: Government, Akron politics, health care, audio editing, podcasting
Education: Kent State University - Bachelor of Science, journalism
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Franklin Mills Riveredge Park in Downtown Kent
Experience:
Anna Huntsman covers Akron, Canton and surrounding communities for Ideastream Public Media. She reported on health news during the COVID-19 pandemic. Before that, Anna was a Carnegie-Knight News21 Fellow at Arizona State’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, where she traveled the country reporting on natural disaster recovery. Her work has appeared nationally on NPR, and in the Washington Post, the New York Times and the Associated Press. She began her career in public radio as an intern at WKSU.
Highlights:
- 2023 Ohio Associated Press Media Editors, Best Reporter
- 2023 Cleveland Press Club, First Place In-Depth Coverage - “Is Akron following the rules in homeless encampment sweeps? Advocates raise concerns”
- Akron Press Club board member
- Kent State University adjunct professor
- Panelist and moderator for debates and forums, including 2023 Akron Mayoral Debate & Canton Mayoral Debate
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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As Akron leaders consider a proposal to hire an outside consulting team to review the city's use-of-force policy, residents expressed their thoughts about department procedures. -
Akron Mayor Shammas Malik says the city is still looking for a funding source for the project, which could cost tens of millions of dollars. -
More allegations have been raised about Robinson's conduct, nearly two weeks after the district announced it will hire an independent firm to investigate some concerns. -
The board hired a police auditor, Anthony Finnell, to investigate officer misconduct and uses of force in 2024. In 2025, Board Chair Kemp Boyd hopes the police department will implement some of Finnell's policy recommendations. -
Ideastream Public Media obtained Officer Davon Fields' personnel file through a public records request. -
Mayor Shammas Malik has proposed spending $768,000 to hire a national consultant team led by former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch. -
Tucker was killed by an Akron police officer on Thanksgiving evening. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is reviewing the incident. -
From opioids to COVID, Summit County's top health official reflects on nearly a decade of leadershipDonna Skoda is retiring at the end of the year. She led the department through major health crises including the opioid epidemic and COVID-19. -
Two Akron City council members are calling on Mayor Shammas Malik to fire the officer who fatally shot 15-year-old Jazmir Tucker on Thanksgiving night. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is handling the review of the shooting. -
The city has decided not to release the name of the officer who fatally shot 15 year old Jazmir Tucker, Mayor Shammas Malik said. Meanwhile, the lawyers representing the family have called on the city to be fully transparent and respond to records requests.
