Xana O’Neill was Executive Editor for WNYC News.
Prior to arriving at WNYC, Xana worked at NBC as senior editor and special projects manager helping coordinate national news, culture and entertainment coverage for affiliate news sites across the country.
Before that, Xana was a reporter at The New York Daily News, where she developed an affinity for crime reporting. She counts Wayne Barrett as a mentor after working for him at the Village Voice, where she did investigative reporting during the 2004 mayoral campaign.
She’s a graduate of NYU, and began her career as a sports reporter at the Hunterdon County Democrat in New Jersey.
Xana O'Neill appears in the following:
In Possible Intervention in Syria, Bosnian New Yorkers See Their Experience
Thursday, August 29, 2013
For some Bosnian New Yorkers, the events in Syria have brought back memories of a time when they waited for the U.S. to intervene in their country.
Fear of Snitch Label, Witnesses Remain Silent in Teen's Unsolved Murder
Thursday, June 27, 2013
It’s been a year today since 14-year-old Akeal Christopher was shot dead after leaving a friend’s party in Bushwick, Brooklyn — but still no arrests have been made in the case.
Crew Members Share Why They're Drawn to Street Gangs
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Deandre Kelly grew up with Xavier Granville in the Beach 41st Street Houses in Far Rockaway - a cluster of public housing apartments along a desolate stretch of Queens near the shoreline. They began hanging out in elementary school, bonding over X-Box video games and basketball.
In Harm's Way: Remembering the Life of D'aja Robinson
Monday, June 03, 2013
Fourteen-year-old D'aja Robinson, a giggly honor student known as “Asia,” is the first girl killed by gunfire this year — she was shot two weeks ago doing one of the most ordinary things in South Jamaica: taking a city bus.
In Harm's Way: Remembering the Life of Alphonza Bryant III
Friday, May 03, 2013
Alphonza Bryant III, 17, had a lot to look forward to. There was his upcoming prom (he already had a white tuxedo picked out) and next month, he was graduating high school. In a class photo, he appears to be anticipating the occasion, wearing a cerulean blue cap and gown.
Ex-NBA Teammate: What Jason Collins Can Expect On and Off the Court
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
After Death of LES Teen, Family of 17-Year-Old Suspect Speaks Out
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
“Two kids in the wrong place at the wrong time who both lost their lives. I mean one fatally, and one to the system.”
In Harm's Way: Remembering the Life of Raphael Ward
Friday, January 18, 2013
In Harm's Way: Remembering the Life of Jorge Rosario
Friday, December 07, 2012
Dispatch | Delivering Aid to Those Hardest Hit
Sunday, November 04, 2012
On the fourth floor of 2727 Surf Avenue, a dapper man in his 70s tried to retain a sense of normalcy. He answered the door wearing a matching vest and tie, his gray hair smoothed neatly back. The living room was a reflection of its occupant: neat and tidy.
Map: Explore Obama's New York
Thursday, July 19, 2012
