Xana O’Neill was Executive Editor for WNYC News.

Prior to arriving at WNYC, Xana worked at NBC as senior editor and special projects manager helping coordinate national news, culture and entertainment coverage for affiliate news sites across the country.

Before that, Xana was a reporter at The New York Daily News, where she developed an affinity for crime reporting. She counts Wayne Barrett as a mentor after working for him at the Village Voice, where she did investigative reporting during the 2004 mayoral campaign.

She’s a graduate of NYU, and began her career as a sports reporter at the Hunterdon County Democrat in New Jersey.