Ronak Patel
Political/Government Reporter, KUARRonak Patel is a political and governmental affairs reporter for KUAR News.
A graduate of Little Rock Central High School, Patel attended the University of Central of Arkansas, where he graduated with a major in English and a minor in journalism in spring 2021. As a student at UCA, he developed an interest in politics when he took a political reporting class and had the opportunity to interview candidates for the District 32 Senate seat, which covers parts of Little Rock and Cammack Village. As a student, Patel also reported on a state legislator requesting syllabi from UCA, a report that won a second place award for in-depth reporting from the Arkansas College Media Association.
Patel’s first job out of college was as a general assignment reporter for the Southwest Times Record. After six months there, he was hired at the statewide Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, where he wrote feature pieces, season previews for the local high school sports and helped write the Downtown Little Rock guide.
Despite working in print, Patel has always been a fan of broadcast and Steve Inskeep is one of his favorite political reporters.
Outside of work, Patel enjoys watching basketball, either the Milwaukee Bucks or the UCA Bears.
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Last year, Arkansas conducted a pilot program to see the results a cell phone ban would have on learning outcomes. -
At the convention, the Democratic Party will finalize its party platform and recognize Harris as the nominee. -
The legislation has bipartisan support. -
Hill is the co-chair of the Congressional Task Force on American Hostages and Americans Wrongfully Detained Abroad. -
In an interview with Arkies in the Beltway, Womack said he believed Benjamin Netanyahu provided the proper context to explain the war between Israel and Palestine. -
After announcing his decision to withdraw from the race, U.S President Joe Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him as the Democratic nominee for president. -
In an interview with Talk Business & Politics, Gov. Sarah Sanders, a Republican, said the process of phasing out the income tax could take years in order to do it responsibly. -
UAMS is hoping to have the program started by 2026. -
In an interview with NBC News, Cotton said he believes the justice system has been weaponized by Democrats. -
Evans was elected as the speaker of the House designate last week. He said he is working with leadership on a special session to address possible tax cuts and the Game & Fish Commission. -
In an interview with ABC News, Cotton was asked if he was going to be former President Donald Trump's vice president.
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Earlier this year, the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed when it was hit by a cargo ship. Womack and Crawford have visited the site of the collapsed bridge.
