Mike McIntyre
Executive EditorExpertise: Local news, multimedia journalism, writing, editing, live radio and television hosting, event moderation, master of ceremonies
Education: Bowling Green State University - Bachelor of Science, journalism
St. Edward High School
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: The Ledges Trail in Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Experience:
Mike McIntyre spent 30 years as a reporter, feature writer, Sunday Magazine staffer and metro columnist for The Plain Dealer, where he also wrote about stand-up comedy for the Friday! Magazine. In 2010, Mike took over hosting duties for the “Sound of Ideas,” WKSU’s daily public affairs talk show. He held that job for 10 years. Mike became executive editor in 2020 and continues to host the Friday “Sound of Ideas Reporters Roundtable” on WKSU and “Ideas” on WVIZ.
Highlights:
- Herb Caen Memorial Award, National Society of Newspaper Columnists, 2010
- Inducted into the Journalism Hall of Fame, Press Club of Cleveland, 2016
- Leadership Cleveland Class of 2022
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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City leaders in Springfield, near Dayton, say Haitian immigrants are not eating their neighbors' pet cats, but the surging immigrant population there has presented challenges for health care, education and traffic control. Gov. Mike DeWine is sending money and highway patrol troopers to help. -
FirstEnergy will avoid state prosecution for paying off public officials in the biggest bribery scheme in Ohio history by paying even more money to the state -- $20 million. -
In November, Ohioans will vote again on redistricting reform, this time to cut elected officials out of the political mapmaking process. -
City officials have made assurances that tech experts are on the case, but lack details about the cause or consequences of the threat. -
As we do each year, we asked on social media for one line of advice for the Class of 2024 and stitched them all together into a commencement speech for the ages. -
Clevelanders should enjoy the NCAA Women's Final Four and the total solar eclipse, regardless of the weather. -
The city this week passed a policy overhaul referred to as “Renters First.” -
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost supported the bill during a Tuesday news conference. -
Ideastream Public Media Executive Editor Mike McIntyre discusses the year in news covered by Ideastream and discussed each week on the "Sound of Ideas Reporters Roundtable." -
The redistricting commission will have just nine days before Secretary of State Frank LaRose says new maps are due.