Glenn Forbes

Expertise: Newscasts, broadcast writing, audio editing

Education: Mentor High School
The Ohio State University, public affairs journalism and political science

Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Quail Hollow

Experience:

Glenn Forbes has worked in newsrooms in Toledo, Columbus and Cleveland. Glenn moved back to the Cleveland area to work at radio station WTAM as a news anchor in 2011 and was also the executive producer for “The Mike Trivisonno Show.” Glenn held various roles at WOIO-TV, including assignment editor, general assignment reporter and sports anchor. He was hired by Ideastream in 2018 as a host/producer and became supervising producer in 2022 following the merger with WKSU.

Highlights:

• Extensive hosting experience at WTAM and WKSU, including “Morning Edition,” “All Things Considered” and “Sound of Ideas”
• Press Club of Cleveland, Best Radio Newscast

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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