Christopher Picciuolo

About

I am a news reporter and video news editor with an established career in broadcast news, marketing and print media. I am proficient in covering tough political, cultural and Indigenous issues as a print and video journalist. My skill set includes capturing and editing news packages, website and social media management, newspaper layout design, photojournalism, AP style news writing, video production and producing television shows. I am currently a news reporter for O'odham Action News, where I won the 2021 NAJA “Best Coverage of Native America” award and azcentral’s (Arizona Republic) Best of the Desert East Valley Best Columnist/Reporter 2022 and 2023. Some examples of my work include: * City of Tempe Acknowledges O’odham and Piipaash Land * Piipaash and O’odham Traditions Continue During Winter Months * Onk Akimel Kikam SRPMIC Members Condemn Desecration of Quitobaquito * O’odham Action at Border Met by Tear Gas * Western U.S. Wildfires Contribute to Local Air Quality Concerns * How Tribal Nations Are Handling the Pandemic Across the U.S. * Illustrator Michaela Goade Is First Indigenous Caldecott Medal Winner * Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for Cultural Repository Signifies New Era for SRPMIC * SRPMIC Community Day a Time of Reflection * The Save Oak Flat Act: An Update * Historic Kia-Ha Burden Basket Walk Keeps Tradition Alive * Interview with ‘Rutherford Falls’ Star Michael Greyeyes