Ygal Kaufman
Multiple Media JournalistExpertise: Photography, video, drone operation, historical organizations, immigrant communities, collectors, sports and film history
Education: Shaker Heights High School
Pennsylvania State University - Bachelor of Arts, film production
University of Oklahoma - Master of Arts, journalism and mass communication
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Holden Arboretum
Experience:
Ygal Kaufman is a multimedia journalist with experience working for local newspapers, as well as in broadcast, radio and public relations. Ygal is an experienced reporter, producer, photographer, videographer and editor. In addition to journalism, Ygal is a recognized film exhibitioner who has curated film screening series and festival programming in Ohio, Oklahoma and Oregon. While living in California and Oregon, Ygal worked in film production and appeared as an actor in multiple films, as well as playing music with and creating content for nationally touring musical acts. He is a storyteller with a focus on history and the subcultures of Americana.
Highlights:
- Best Academic Paper - CCI Conference on Corporate Communication 2020, September 17, 2020 – Triangular Model Illustration for Multi-Actor Relational Dynamics: Spillover Effects of Employee Relationship on Organization-External Public Relations via Megaphoning
- Member of Kappa Tau Alpha honor society for journalists and public relations practitioners
- Commendation - U.S. Army TRADOC: Keith L Ware Awards, February 2021
- Civilian Achievement Medal – U.S. Army, November 2021
- Cleveland Silent Film Festival Board of Directors
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The up-and-coming dance crew mixes the traditional dances of their ancestors with modern styles. The Black Beanz are performing around Akron and beyond. -
In this installment of Making It, learn about Absolute Intense Wrestling, a Cleveland-based, independent wrestling organization that produces live wrestling events across Northeast Ohio and runs a wrestling training school.
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Shaiden Pinkney is 12 years old and lives with autism. He shares his experiences and advice with a community of more than 50,000 followers on Instagram. Learn more about his story in the latest installment of "Living on the Spectrum," a series from "Sound of Us," Ideastream Public Media's community storytelling initiative.
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Ghost kitchens, once the face of modern dining, have lost steam with the end of the pandemic. Do they have a future in Cleveland? Several restauranteurs weighed in.
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In this installment of the Making It series, meet Sahithya Wintrich and her Indian finishing spice creation, Chutni Punch.
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Cleveland was once a major part of a network of regional professional wrestling shows. 50 years later, Absolute Intense Wrestling carries on a Northeast Ohio tradition.
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A young bull was safely corralled by Cleveland police on Monday, after a call came in reporting the animal running loose near Superior Avenue and East 123rd Street in Cleveland.
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Alfred Schroeder escaped the destruction of World War II and the loss of his family. In Cleveland, he found a new family and what was left of the one he lost.
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Marilyn Shaker, 83, was estranged from her daughter Pamela for two decades. Now Pamela and her sister, Kimberly, help to exhibit their mother's paintings around Ohio.
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The sun was shining, and the crowd on hand was enthusiastic for another season of baseball at Progressive Field. Some of the most ecstatic were in the increasingly popular standing section.
