Meet the staff of Kentucky Teacher

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Joe Ragusa
Editor
 

Joe Ragusa grew up in the Chicago suburbs and originally moved to Kentucky in 2019 to continue pursuing his TV news career. Ragusa has spent the last decade working in journalism, most recently as a political reporter for Spectrum News 1 Kentucky. Before that, he spent time in southern Illinois working as a TV and radio reporter. He graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2012 with a degree in Radio/TV journalism and a minor in political science. Outside of work, he loves going to concerts around Louisville and following all his favorite sports teams from Chicago.