The City Creators & Guests

I am an award-winning investigative journalist whose work is inspired by place. Before launching The City, I was deputy editor of the alt-weekly Chicago Reader and a producer at WBEZ.

Sam Greenspan is a freelance journalist.Previously, Greenspan was a producer at VICE, where they produced "Vice News Reports." They have also produced for USA Today's "The City," Radiotopia's "Spacebridge," and NPR's "The TED Radio Hour." They were a founding producer at "99% Invisible."Greenspan has also taught radio at Stanford University, UnionDocs, New College of Florida, YR Media, and The Writing Pad.Greenspan received their B.A. in Anthropology from New College of Florida.

Jenny Casas is a reporter and audio producer. Currently, she is an Editor for The Center for Investigative Reporting's program "Reveal."Previously, Casas was a producer for the Opinion Desk at The New York Times. Before that, she was a reporter for WNYC's "The United States of Anxiety" and the WNYC newsroom. Before that, she reported on and produced season one of USA Today's narrative podcast "The City" in Chicago. She has been a reporter for City Bureau and St. Louis Public Radio. She got her start in radio as a KQED news intern.Casas received her B.A. in Cultural Anthropology and Modern Literary Studies from the University of California Santa Cruz.