KUNR Staff

You may have seen recent news about a federal court ruling affecting public media funding. Here’s the latest update from KUNR Public Radio.

This 2026 spring semester there are seven impressive students interning for KUNR Public Radio.

KUNR's Youth Media program is training the next generation of journalists and elevating the voices and perspectives of high school students in our region. Student reporters produce interviews, audio diaries, commentaries and news stories that air and publish on KUNR. Get to know this semester's student reporters here.

KUNR’s political reporter Lucia Starbuck has been awarded the 2026 JAWS Health Journalism Fellowship, recognizing emerging women reporters who will examine disparities in U.S. health care!

As 2025 comes to a close, we’re reflecting on bright spots from the year. Revisit the top 10 locally produced stories with the greatest impact for our Northern Nevada and Eastern Sierra communities.

As 2025 winds down, we’re reflecting on bright spots from the year. Explore the KUNR newsroom’s favorite stories published to KUNR.org over the past year.

KUNR Public Radio was voted the #1 Best Radio Station in the Best of Northern Nevada 2025 issue by Reno News & Review readers.

NPR is joining the Mountain West News Bureau to create a regional newsroom that brings together public media organizations across seven Western states, including KUNR Public Radio.

Learn how Nevada’s political journalists cover our state on Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City. This free event will be moderated by KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck with a panel of Northern Nevada-based journalists in partnership with Sierra Nevada Forums.

KUNR is a trusted voice for Northern Nevada and the Eastern Sierra. Here’s what you can do to help secure KUNR’s future following the passing of the Rescissions Act of 2025 by Congress, which claws back $1.1 billion in federal funding for public media.