Debbie Holmes
All Things Considered HostDebbie Holmes has worked at WOSU News since 2009. She has hosted All Things Considered, since May 2021. Prior to that she was the host of Morning Edition and a reporter.
Debbie began her career in broadcasting in Columbus after graduating from The Ohio State University with a major in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in French (due to her French heritage). She left the Buckeye state to pursue a career in television news and worked as a reporter and anchor in Moline, Illinois and Memphis, Tennessee.
Debbie also worked as a radio news reporter in Los Angeles and earned two Golden Mike awards for live news reporting. She has also been recognized with awards from the Associated Press, and Society of Professional Journalists for her news coverage.
In 2002, she earned her MBA at Franklin University.
Debbie enjoys public broadcasting because it allows her to cover news stories in-depth. Debbie and her husband have two adult children.
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Columbus' new professional women’s volleyball team will start its first season Thursday in the Pro Volleyball Federation. Columbus Fury will match up against the Grand Rapids Rise in Michigan.
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Business & EconomyCentral Ohio's economy could see new challenges in 2024, including slower job growth than in other parts of the country.
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Affordable housing, public safety and more neighborhood representation on Columbus City Council top the list of priorities among the three new council members.
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Funerals for the victims killed in the crash will take place Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday. The district will take a longer Thanksgiving break from Nov. 20 to Nov. 27.
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Author Adam Lazarus writes about the lifelong friendship between John Glenn and Ted Williams. The two men met during the Korean War.
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Early in-person voting in Ohio for November's election begins next week. Partisans and advocates are working to get voters out to decide the fate of amendments regarding abortion rights and marijuana legalization for recreational use.
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The campaigns for the November election are gearing up as early voting in Ohio begins in two weeks. Two issues on the ballot are getting most of the attention.
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The history of hip-hop music and creating the unique beats are part of a new course at the Ohio State School of Music. The program is one of the first in the country.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentA new documentary called “Canary,” highlights 50 years of climate research by Ohio State University Professor of Earth Sciences, Lonnie Thompson.
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Mark Lowrie, the 2024 Ohio Teacher of the Year, is a broadcast journalism teacher at Gahanna Lincoln High School. Lowrie says while the honor is “huge,” it is the second most outstanding event of his career.