Carrie Wise
Deputy Editor - Arts & CultureExpertise: Digital, video and audio storytelling; arts and culture
Education: Solon High School
Kent State University - Bachelor of Science
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Walking in nature
Experience:
Carrie Wise leads the coverage of arts and culture in Northeast Ohio across platforms for Ideastream Public Media. She guides reporters and producers while working alongside them to share stories with digital, radio and television audiences. This work includes the longtime arts TV show "Applause," the local music podcast "Shuffle" and the To-Do List email newsletter. Before joining Ideastream, Carrie was digital news editor at The Columbus Dispatch in Columbus, Ohio. She also worked as a multimedia journalist for several years at The Columbus Dispatch and The Naples Daily News in Naples, Florida.
Highlights:
- Arts stories shared nationally by the PBS “NewsHour” and NPR
- 2022 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, Best Arts/Entertainment Reporting
- Oversaw the creation of Ideastream's first digital video series, "Making It," and the production of more than 100 features
- 2018 Gabriel Award, Catholic Press Association and Emmy Award, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Central Great Lakes, “Cleveland Nun Paints Prayers in Mural”
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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Seven shows come to Cleveland for the next series, including "The Wiz," "Funny Girl" and "MJ." -
Preview several films screening at Playhouse Square and streaming online as part of CIFF 47. -
The organization shared a list of steps it is taking after artists raised issues about the mishandling of a sexual assault and the mistreatment of Black women. -
Ukrainian films will be a focus at the 47th annual event, which begins in person at Playhouse Square March 22 and moves online for a week April 2. -
During the Red Summer, white mobs claimed Black lives in cities across the U.S. Karamu's "Red Summer" explores similarities to current issues and how people respond to racial violence. -
Learn about Cleveland’s past through the lens of photographer Allen E. Cole, or explore the English Renaissance with the new “Tudors” exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Here are five ideas of things to do this week in Northeast Ohio. -
Collette A. Laisure stands with artists raising issues of mistreatment at the organization and says her leadership wasn’t enough to disrupt bad behavior. -
The Allen Memorial Art Museum exhibit invites people to get “uncomfortable” with modern and contemporary art. -
Embrace the season with art outdoors or enjoy new exhibitions in Cleveland. There are many ways to enjoy arts and culture around the region this week. Here are five suggestions. -
The Elesh family shares a passion for model trains with the public through a display of trains, cities, businesses and amusements celebrating Northeast Ohio.
