J.D. Allen

A native Long Islander, J.D. is WSHU's assistant news director. He has reported for public radio stations across the U.S. Northeast.

J.D. has reported for public radio stations across the U.S. Northeast. He has hosts the WSHU climate podcast Higher Ground, has covered healthcare and small businesses for "Long Island Business News" and investigated real estate and land-use for The Express News Group newspapers in the Hamptons. He's a lecturer at Stony Brook University, Quinnipiac University and Suffolk County Community College. He's also a leader at the regional chapter of Society of Professional Journalists. J.D. holds a B.A. in journalism and sociology from Stony Brook University and an M.S. in communications from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University.