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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As COVID-19 cases rise again, masks will be required for all indoor visitors and employees inside county buildings regardless of vaccination status; A bill to allow Ohio school districts to arm teachers and staff faced strong opposition at its first hearing since the deadly school shooting in Texas; MetroHealth trauma workers sent care packages to Uvalde, Texas. -
The drive-by shooting suspect was chased by Maple Heights police from Cleveland's Woodland Hills neighborhood early Monday morning; Two Lorain County students are under investigation for threatening their schools; Republican legislators are debating how to finance an estimated $20 million Aug. 2 primary; and more stories. -
Scion of a prominent Cleveland real estate family, Wolstein had been diagnosed with cancer. -
The superintendent said a review of APS security measures was initiated shortly after she was hired; A new report shows chronic absenteeism in K-12 doubled in 2021 at Cleveland public schools; and more stories. -
The Cleveland woman had been missing for nearly four days and was last seen at a Terminal Tower parking lot with an unidentified man; Lake Catholic High School says the lacrosse player with the swastika did not draw it himself and was unaware it was there; Deshaun Watson continues practicing with the Cleveland Browns despite allegations of sexual misconduct from 22 women. -
Ohio leaders expressed grief and outrage over the recent deadly school shooting in Texas; Lt. Gov. Jon Husted claims there is no conflict between his public service duties and a paid bank job he recently accepted; Mother of "Geauga's Child" sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. -
Gail Ritchey was found guilty of murder in April in the death of her newborn and will learn her sentence today; Orange Board of Ed members speak out against the swastika at the boy's lacrosse game last week; Lake Catholic's lacrosse coach resigns a week after one of his players brandished a painted swastika on his leg during a game against Orange. -
Local health officials are downplaying concerns about monkeypox; CDC officials have found high levels of COVID-19 community spread in Ashtabula and Lorain; a Cleveland City Councilman wants FirstEnergy's name taken off of the Browns' stadium. -
The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a law that cuts state funding to cities by the amount they collect in traffic camera fines; Thursday was the first day for public testimony on House Bill 598 which would trigger a near total ban on abortion in Ohio if Roe v. Wade is over turned; Two siblings have been ordered to pay $20,000 to Cleveland Metroparks for cutting down and selling a 200-year-old Black Walnut tree in Strongsville. -
Ohio Department of Health has applied for federal waivers to remove some WIC restrictions so low-income families have increased choices in infant formula; Nan Whaley is criticizing Gov. Mike DeWine's slow response to the ongoing shortage; Ohio House Speaker Bob Cupp has delayed voting on a constitutional amendment to reform bail-setting laws; and more stories.
