Jenny Hamel
Host “Sound of Ideas”Expertise: Hosting, broadcast journalism
Education: University of California, Los Angeles
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
Experience:
Before joining the “Sound of Ideas” team, Jenny Hamel was the education reporter for Ideastream Public Media. Prior to that she worked at KCRW, one of two NPR stations in Los Angeles, as a reporter and producer.
Highlights:
- Award-winning member UCLA debate team
- Journalism awards from Press Club of Cleveland, Los Angeles Press Club, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Associated Press Media Editors and the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists
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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Political demographer Jennifer Sciubba writes in her new book about how population growth trends are shaping the world. -
The film is being screened as part of the 2024 Cleveland International Film Festival held at Playhouse Square. -
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According to the National Committee on Pay Equity, the day symbolizes how far women must work into this year to earn what men made in 2023. -
The Bibb Administration is proposing the creation of a tax increment financing overlay district or TIF to transform Cleveland’s downtown and its waterfronts. It's called “Shore-to-Core-to-Shore.” -
Brandy Schillace says her new main character shares some similarities with her, including being on the autism spectrum. -
A new class of drugs is making headlines for their weight loss benefits. They are known as GLP-1 or glucagon-like peptide agonists. -
The Republican-controlled House came back early from winter break to override DeWine's veto of House Bill 68. -
As Cleveland's $2.7 million ShotSpotter contract is up for renewal in 2024, Ideastream's Matt Richmond looks into whether the technology has improved safety. -
Some Republican lawmakers are suggesting that the legislature may go around the courts to decide what, if any laws will be changed as a result of the passage of Issue 1.
