Amy Silverman is managing editor at Phoenix New Times and a commentator for KJZZ, the National Public Radio affiliate in Phoenix. Her
work also has appeared on NPR’s “This American Life” and in the New York Times, and she is the author of My Heart Can't Even Believe It: A Story of Science, Love, and Down Syndrome. Amy holds a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University. She lives in Arizona with her husband, Ray, and daughters Annabelle and Sophie.