Ryan Heinsius
News Director & Managing EditorRyan Heinsius joined the KNAU newsroom as executive producer in 2013 and was named news director and managing editor in 2024. As a reporter, he has covered a broad range of stories from local, state and tribal politics to education, economy, energy and public lands issues, and frequently interviews internationally known and regional musicians. Ryan is an Edward R. Murrow Award winner and a Public Media Journalists Association Award winner, and a frequent contributor to NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered and national newscast. He's been featured on WBUR's Here & Now among other programs.
Before making the leap to public radio, Ryan spent more than a decade in print media as the editor of an alternative weekly paper. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Northern Arizona University in political science and journalism and has also returned to teach at his alma mater.
Ryan is a Flagstaff-based musician and has performed and recorded with many bands in the Southwest. He spends as much time as possible with his family hiking, running and cycling the amazing terrain of northern Arizona and beyond.
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Home rental prices in Flagstaff have increased more than 12% since early 2022 and it's putting a strain on local residents who are searching for affordable housing. -
Officials will begin a series of work sessions Tuesday on a plan to combat the growing danger of wildfire and flooding throughout Coconino County. -
Northern Arizona Healthcare’s Breast Care program has lost its accreditation with a national organization. It comes months after the company was forced to temporarily pause some services because of staffing shortages. -
Arizona lawmakers say they’ll unveil a plan to raise the salaries of the state’s K–12 public school teachers by about $4,000 a year. -
Proposition 480, that would have allowed the construction of a new hospital complex to move forward in Flagstaff, was rejected by voters by a 72% margin in Tuesday’s mail-in election. -
As Flagstaff voters weigh in on a proposal to build a new hospital, some in the community have questioned how Northern Arizona Healthcare will pay for the project. The company maintains it’ll be 100% privately funded. -
Flagstaff is a week away from a mail-in election that’ll decide whether Northern Arizona Healthcare will be able to move forward with plans to build a new hospital. -
Vice President Kamala Harris visited Flagstaff Tuesday as part of a month-long tour of U.S. colleges and universities focusing on issues mainly affecting young people. -
Former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez has announced his campaign for Congress. He’ll take on first-term Republican Rep. Eli Crane in Arizona’s second district. -
At the end of the week, federal wildland firefighters could take steep, across-the-board pay cuts without action from Congress, which advocates and officials fear could trigger mass resignations within the workforce.
