Sunni Khalid
News EditorSunni M. Khalid is a veteran of more than 40 years in journalism, having worked in print, radio, television, and web journalism.
He has worked for Time magazine, USA TODAY, The Wilmington News-Journal,The Baltimore Sun, and National Public Radio, where he was a diplomatic correspondent and the Cairo bureau chief.
During his career, Sunni has reported from more than 35 countries in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the Caribbean on a number of breaking international stories. These include Operation Restore Hope in Somalia, the U.S. military intervention in Haiti, Israel’s Operation Grapes of Wrath in Lebanon and South Africa’s historic, first all-race elections in 1994.
Over the years, Sunni has also been a guest on several television and radio programs, including CNN, Al-Jazeera, ITN, Sky News and the Voice of America. He attended Howard University in Washington D.C. and graduated cum laude, majoring in print journalism. He also studied at the Johns Hopkins University’s Nitze School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington D.C., majoring in African studies and international economics.
More recently, Sunni helped establish the award-winning news department at WYPR-FM in Baltimore, where he served as managing news editor for nine years. Mr. Khalid was born in Detroit and raised in Highland Park, Michigan.
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The ruling follows the lead of an earlier decision from a California Appellate Court that found drivers have no reasonable expectation of privacy when traveling through public streets. -
Caltrain's average weekend ridership rose to 21,210 passengers in fiscal year 2026, about 50% higher than 2019 levels. -
Jackson Playground in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood is one step closer to being realized. -
Two more men have come forward with accusations of sexual assault against Manny Yekutiel. KALW spoke to Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez and Jonah Lamb, who broke the story. -
Yesterday, Monterey County and San Jose became the latest Bay Area jurisdictions to approve moratoriums on the construction of immigration detention facilities. -
Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation Sunday adding two Muslim holidays to the state’s official calendar. -
San Francisco’s iconic Alcatraz Island will be shutting down to visitors next month. -
California lawmakers are cracking down on expensive concert experiences by targeting prospective ticket sales being made in secondary marketplaces. -
It would allow existing retail storefronts to be converted to grocery stores or pharmacies, or have their operators changed. -
Former city councilmember also wants more transparency on the money generated by the Stadium and how Santa Clara's revenue is calculated.
