
Gillian Ferris
News Director and Managing EditorGillian came to KNAU in 2001 as a freelance reporter. Her first story won an Arizona Associated Press Award. Since then, Gillian has won more than a dozen Edward R. Murrow Awards for feature reporting, writing, editing and documentary work. She served as KNAU’s local Morning Edition anchor for many years before becoming News Director and Managing editor in 2013. When she’s not working, Gillian likes to spend time in the natural world with her dog, Gertie. She is an avid hiker, skier, swimmer, and reader.
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Two journalists who founded a weekly newspaper in Phoenix and later created the lucrative classified site Backpage.com went on trial today on charges of…
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Authorities say an inmate at the state prison in Florence has died of an apparent suicide. Officials with the Arizona Department of Corrections said…
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In 1968, a stay-at-home mom named Iris Feeley joined a class action lawsuit against American Airlines. It challenged the company’s policy that…
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State health officials say appointments are no longer required at state-run vaccination sites as Arizona currently has enough COVID-19 vaccine to meet…
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The Arizona Senate today announced it has hired a group of independent auditors to review the 2020 election in Maricopa County. The review will include a…
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Schools across the country are beginning to resume in-person classes. The return marks one year since the coronavirus pandemic catapulted students and…
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It’s the last Friday of 2020, and that means it’s the last Poetry Friday of the year, as well. Today, we take a look back at a difficult year by way of…
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It goes without saying that 2020 has been a tough year filled with a lot of uncertainty. Many people turn to nature for solace in times of trouble, and…
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Navajo Nation Police are searching for two missing sisters last seen Sunday in Ft. Defiance. They are seven year old Jayda John and fourteen year old…
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The Arizona Department of Health Service has suspended some transfers of patients from other states as the state’s hospitals admit an increasing number of…