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
Why trust Ideastream Public Media?
The mission of Ideastream Public Media is to be a trustworthy and dynamic multimedia source for illuminating the world around us. Our highest priority is providing news and information that is reliable and accurate, that is gathered with integrity and professional care and that is presented with precision and respect for the intelligence of our audiences. We are transparent about how we discover and verify the facts we present and strive to make our decision-making process clear to the public. We disclose relationships, such as with partners or funders, that might appear, but will never, influence our coverage.
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Global Cleveland President Joe Cimperman provides an update on Afghan refugee resettlement and how people can help. -
Cleveland’s declaration of racism as a public health crisis wasn’t the beginning of the end of that crisis -
Q&A: Shontel Brown On The Race For Ohio's 11th Congressional DistrictShontel Brown, a Cuyahoga County Councilmember, discusses her priorities, her record and the attack ads in the race -
The race to fill the vacant seat for Ohio’s 11th Congressional District will hinge on next Tuesday’s Democratic primary. The district is reliably Democratic; state lawmakers gerrymandered it to be that way and it was held for years by Marcia Fudge, now the secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Thirteen candidates are on the ballot, but the two getting the most buzz are former state Sen. Nina Turner (OH-25) and Cuyahoga County Councilwoman Shontel Brown, chair of the county Democratic Party. -
Nina Turner discusses the issues, her top rival and whether the race is a referendum on the Democratic Party's future -
Cleveland author Laura DeMarco talks about the iconic sandstone figures behind the Cleveland baseball team's new name. -
Shardé Lackey got COVID-19 at her health care job. Workplace complications from her illness led to a career pivot. -
The podcast, from the Shaker Heights group Red Wine and Blue, seeks to hold 2020 Democratic gains with suburban women. -
Jeffry Goldberg is the special guest for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's fundraiser in Ohio -
Rust Belt Fibershed's "One Year One Outfit" challenge aims to create a bioregional, sustainable textile community.
