Ngozi Cole
Reporter/ProducerBefore joining KAZU, Ngozi covered health, business and economy stories for WYSO in southwest Ohio and The Ohio Newsroom. She’s also worked as a freelance reporter for Reveal, The New Humanitarian and other outlets.
Her reporting has been supported by the Young Feminist Fund and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Before pursuing journalism full-time, Ngozi worked in the humanitarian aid sector.
Born and raised in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Ngozi graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and The College of Wooster. When she’s not chasing a story, Ngozi is usually buried in a good book, or binge-watching Korean drama shows.
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Protesters in Salinas joined nationwide rallies on Thursday, and California is helping communities withstand extreme heat. -
Local health providers are bracing for Medicaid cuts under the new federal spending law. And, Pajaro Valley Unified School District teachers have filed a lawsuit claiming that pesticides are harming children. -
Civics and service learning are getting a boost in the region. Plus, local leaders are speaking out against health cuts in the recent federal tax and spending bill. -
More than a week after Israel and Iran reached a fragile ceasefire, a local Iranian writer is offering her insight. Ava Homa lives in Pacific Grove, has written extensively about human rights in Iran and teaches at Cal State Monterey Bay. -
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District receives a $350,000 statewide learning grant to help preschool to third grade students studying math and science. And, Monterey County's annual crop and livestock output reached nearly 5 billion dollars last year according to the annual 2024 report. -
In today's newscast, local Sudanese residents gathered over the weekend to bring attention to the civil war in Sudan, which started in 2023. The United Nations has called it the worst humanitarian crisis in the world at this time. -
A Monterey County Supervisor says Big Sur is strongly protected in the face of a federal budget bill hoping to sell off over 200 million acres of national public lands. And, Congressman Jimmy Panetta says he will fight offshore drilling proposals in Monterey Bay as the Trump Administration plans to approve oil and gas projects in National Marine Sanctuaries. -
Local advocates are denouncing proposed healthcare cuts in the California state budget that include freezing Medi-Cal enrollment for those without legal status. -
In today's newscast, Monterey County libraries have kicked off their summer reading program. And, in light of increasing numbers of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, local attorneys are offering advice and resources to residents who are worried about their safety. -
Monterey County recognizes the 50th anniversary of a landmark farmworker rights legal case that banned the use of a harmful farming tool. And, immigration courts in San Francisco and Concord close early as Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities ramp up.
