Amy Eddings
Host/Producer “Morning Edition”Expertise: Hosting live radio, writing and producing newscasts, Downtown Cleveland, reporting on abortion, fibersheds, New York City subway system, coffee
Education: The Ohio State University - Bachelor of Arts
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Solstice Steps in Lakewood
Experience:
Amy Eddings is a writer and journalist who has worked at Ideastream Public Media as host of NPR's “Morning Edition” since 2017. She also hosted NPR's “All Things Considered” on WNYC in New York for 10 years. Amy was also a general assignment reporter for WNYC with a focus on the environment and solid waste management. She covered the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. She was a lifestyle reporter and columnist for The Lima News in Lima, Ohio. Amy's writing has also appeared in Guideposts Magazine and she's performed at Story Club Cleveland.
Highlights:
- 2020 Alliance for Women in Media Gracie Award, Host/Anchor Non-Commercial Local Radio
- 2019 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Award, Best Radio Anchor
- 2003 Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Chi Delta Award, Investigative Reporting
- 2003 Investigative Reporters and Editors prize for radio
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Temperatures in Northeast Ohio will rise into the mid-90s; Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson strongly denies sexual misconduct despite more allegations; and more stories. -
High winds and heavy rains led to scattered outages across Northeast Ohio leaving thousands without power; Mayors Justin Bibb and Dan Horrigan demand state and federal gun reforms on the same day Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill loosening training requirements for armed teachers; and more stories. -
Sen. Rob Portman is among a bipartisan group of senators supporting gun and school safety measures; Gov. Mike DeWine signs into law a bill reducing training requirements for arming teachers and staff in schools. -
Morning Headlines: Cleveland police ask for Ohio AG’s help on officer-involved shootings... and moreTwo recent shootings in Cleveland involving police officers from other departments will be investigated by the Ohio Attorney General's Office; U.S. Congressman Jim Jordan sent a letter to the Jan 6th committee questioning the legitimacy of the subpoena issued to him; and more stories. -
Chief Stephen Mylett says the teen's group fired a toy gun at suspects leading to the fight in front of the I Promise School; Former Cuyahoga County commissioner Jimmy Dimora's sentence has been cut by five years; and more stories. -
Jimmy Dimora is currently serving a 28-year sentence at a federal prison medical center in Massachusetts, and his attorneys say he should be released due to his poor health. -
FirstEnergy said it's disappointed by the resolution passed by Cleveland City Council, a progressive think tank is questioning Ohio's incentive package for Intel's new computer chip factory and a 24th massage therapist has accused Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson of sexual misconduct. -
The increase in the number of cases comes as with the jail's inmate population nearing capacity; Former Cavs coach Mike Fratello to receive the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award. -
Officials hope to educate participants on recycling do's and don't's during the sign up period; A Parma teen has been arrested for sending a school shooting threat via Instagram; Gov. Mike DeWine will sign House Bill 99 lowering training requirements for arming school staff. -
The Republican-backed House Bill 99, which was approved a week after a deadly school shooting in Texas, would allow school staff to carry firearms with only 24 hours of training; Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren announced plans to expand the city's parental leave policy; and more stories.
