Meet Lisa Ryan
Lisa Ryan is the evening editor for MPR News. She moved to Minnesota in August 2022, just in time for the State Fair.
Previously, she worked as a health reporter at Ideastream Public Media in Cleveland, Ohio. She’s also worked as a reporter and host at public media stations in Illinois and Indiana.
Lisa went to school for broadcast journalism and political science at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, and she has a master's degree in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois Springfield.
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Desk phone: 651-290-1167
Recent Contributions
- Appetites investigates: Was Chicago Mix actually invented in Minnesota?
- Grandma‘s Marathon in Duluth sells out in record time
- New York Times lists Minneapolis restaurants Vinai and Oro by Nixta among best in U.S.
- 2024 Minnesota State Fair bus usage broke transit records
- Job Interview: Minnesota State Fair baking judge shares what she looks for in the perfect pie
- Not a fish story: the DNR’s Minnesota State Fair cabin turns 90
- New nonalcoholic drinks to try at the Minnesota State Fair in 2024
- Celebrating champions: Star goalie reflects on inaugural PWHL season
- Among shrinking news landscape, Southwest News Media announces closure of several Minnesota newspapers
- Jersey colors announced for Minnesota's professional women's hockey team