Sueann Ramella
Growing up in the Tacoma-Puyallup area, Sueann Ramella remembers being a precocious young reporter for her school paper. A big fan of shows like 60 Minutes and 20-20, she dreamed of one day being a hard-hitting journalist, uncovering scandals and exposing the hidden truth. She attended Washington State University, studying journalism. It was there that she discovered her love of radio. Sueann began working for Northwest Public Radio in 1997 after her sophomore year, and has been with us ever since.
In 2000 she became the host of All Things Considered, and then in 2008 switched to hosting Morning Edition. She had a few years as a multi-media producer before returning to Morning Edition. In 2021, she took on the role of her mentor, Gillian Coldsnow, as program director.
Sueann has more hobbies than she has time to indulge. She enjoys creating things, whether sewing, knitting, baking or drawing, and recently she has been trying her hand at hobby farming, dabbling in the challenge of self-sufficiency on a few acres behind her home. She raises chickens and grows more than a dozen different vegetables, all in Burberry-plaid boots of which she is inexplicably proud. Who says you can’t farm in style?
Bio written by Bill McKee
Program Director
Recent Posts
![Idaho Gov. Brad Little announced a statewide pullback to a modified Phase 2 of reopening on Nov. 13, 2020. But he declined to issue a mask mandate, as most other states in the region have done in some form. CREDIT: Idaho Public Television/Governor's Office](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Governor-Brad-Little-Press-Conference-111320-Idaho-Public-Television-CROP-300x207.png)
Governor Advances Idaho Into Next Phase Of Reopening, Citing Declining COVID Case Rates
Idaho Gov. Brad Little says his state will move from Stage 2 to Stage 3 in its coronavirus reopening protocol. Little announced Tuesday that groups of up to 50 may now gather, as long as they take precautions with masks and physical distancing.
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Distracted Driving
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![Jenee Fleenor at the 53rd annual CMA Awards on Nov. 13, 2019 in Nashville, Tenn., where she was honored as the first woman to win Musician of the Year. Leah Puttkammer/Getty Images](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/gettyimages-1187520003_wide-dcf44af79099fefa9b00f24aaa9c101d9b32c41d-300x169.jpg)
The Woman Leading The Fiddle Revival In Country Music
Fiddler Jenee Fleenor is the first woman ever to win the Country Music Association’s Musician of the Year Award. Her work is partly responsible for the instrument’s resurgence.