In Conversation: Mayor of Chicago Brandon Johnson and WBEZ’s Sasha-Ann Simons

Sasha-Ann Simons is an award-winning journalist and the host of WBEZ’s In the Loop. She’s an alum of Washington, D.C.’s NPR station WAMU where she was a program host, regularly behind the mic on newscasts and talk shows. Sasha-Ann was also a national reporter, focusing on issues of race, identity and economic mobility. Her many accolades include an Edward R. Murrow award, a radio feature award from the National Association of Black Journalists and a Peter Lisagor award for health and science reporting from the Chicago Headline Club. Sasha-Ann has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) and studied film and television production at American University.