Richard Cunningham is a writer, journalist and digital storyteller.

Richard is an award-winning public media journalist based in Cleveland, where he creates engaging audio stories and conversations. 

He currently works as an engagement reporter/producer at Ideastream Public Media covering  the different communities across Northeast Ohio. 

His stories often explain larger systemic issues and how communities work together to solve them.

Richard earned a master's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in 2022.