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Photos: Looking back at 13 years of All Sides With Ann Fisher

WOSU 89.7 NPR News
Published May 24, 2023 at 2:52 PM EDT
Filmmakers Lynn Novick and Ken Burns pictured with Ann Fisher
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Filmmakers Lynn Novick and Ken Burns pictured with Ann Fisher to talk about their PBS film "Prohibition" on September 22, 2011.
Jane Pauley and Ann Fisher
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Journalist Jane Pauley joins Ann Fisher in studio to talk about her new book "Your Life Calling” on January 9, 2014.
Wil Haygood and Ann Fisher.
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Author and Columbus-native Wil Haygood joins Ann Fisher in the studio this hour to discuss the life and times of Thurgood Marshall on September 29, 2015
Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman in the studio with Ann Fisher on May 1, 2014.
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Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman in the studio with Ann Fisher on May 1, 2014.
NPR reporter and WOSU alum Tamara Keith with Ann Fisher in the All Sides studio on April 4, 2013. Keith worked at WOSU in 2004.
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NPR reporter and WOSU alum Tamara Keith with Ann Fisher in the All Sides studio on April 4, 2013. Keith worked at WOSU in 2004.
Ohio State University President Michael Drake joined Ann Fisher in the studio on November 20, 2018.
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Ohio State University President Michael Drake joined Ann Fisher in the studio on November 20, 2018.
Fritz the Nite Owl joined All Sides with Ann Fisher to talk about his career as a radio and television personality on July 7, 2011.
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Fritz the Nite Owl joined All Sides with Ann Fisher to talk about his career as a radio and television personality on July 7, 2011.
Ted Williams, “The Golden Voice” and Ann Fisher in the studio on May 21, 2012.
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Ted Williams, “The Golden Voice” and Ann Fisher in the studio on May 21, 2012.
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream founder Jeni Britton Bauer brought pints of ice cream to the studio during an appearance on October 26, 2011.
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Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream founder Jeni Britton Bauer brought pints of ice cream to the studio during an appearance on October 26, 2011.
Ohio Public Radio’ Bill Cohen discuss his career as a journalist as he was set to retire on May 2, 2013.
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Ohio Public Radio’ Bill Cohen discuss his career as a journalist as he was set to retire on May 2, 2013.
Chef Hubert Keller (right) along with Magdiale Wolmark (left), chef and proprietor of Till dynamic fare with Ann Fisher in the studio on May 2, 2012.
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Chef Hubert Keller (right) along with Magdiale Wolmark (left), chef and proprietor of Till dynamic fare with Ann Fisher in the studio on May 2, 2012.
Tom Burns was in the All Sides studio with Ann Fisher on his last day as the director of the Perkins Observatory at Ohio Wesleyan University on July 31, 2017. He shares his favorite memories and what’s exciting in the night sky. July 21, 2017
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Tom Burns was in the All Sides studio with Ann Fisher on his last day as the director of the Perkins Observatory at Ohio Wesleyan University on July 31, 2017. He shares his favorite memories and what’s exciting in the night sky. July 21, 2017
The cast of Jersey Boys join Ann Fisher in the All Sides studio on September 25, 2013.
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The cast of Jersey Boys join Ann Fisher in the All Sides studio on September 25, 2013.
Ann Fisher (right) hosting an episode of All Sides with political reporters on April 18, 2022.
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Ann Fisher (right) hosting an episode of All Sides with political reporters on April 18, 2022.
The All Sides staff, producer Michael De Bonis (left), Ann Fisher (center) and associate producer Shyla Nott (right) wear custom t-shirts in celebration of WOSU's Match Day in 2017.
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The All Sides staff, producer Michael De Bonis (left), Ann Fisher (center) and associate producer Shyla Nott (right) wear custom t-shirts in celebration of WOSU's Match Day in 2017.
Ann Fisher gets ready to interview architect Curt Moody and Ohio Union Director Tracy Stuck during the opening of the new Ohio Union at Ohio State University on March 29, 2010.
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Ann Fisher gets ready to interview architect Curt Moody and Ohio Union Director Tracy Stuck during the opening of the new Ohio Union at Ohio State University on March 29, 2010.
Ann Fisher holds a Cecropia Moth during a show with Mark Berman a.k.a. the Bugman on May 15, 2023.
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Ann Fisher holds a Cecropia Moth during a show with Mark Berman a.k.a. the Bugman on May 15, 2023.
Ann Fisher created a special doodle for Match Day on February 8, 2018. Ann was known to doodle while conducting phone interviews.
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Ann Fisher created a special doodle for Match Day on February 8, 2018. Ann was known to doodle while conducting phone interviews.
Ann Fisher (center) pictured with PBS Kids Characters Daniel Tiger and Katerina Kittycat from Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood at the Ohio State Fair.
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Ann Fisher (center) pictured with PBS Kids Characters Daniel Tiger and Katerina Kittycat from Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood at the Ohio State Fair.
Ann Fisher sports a WOSU 89.7 NPR News tote bag during a membership drive in September 2021.
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Ann Fisher sports a WOSU 89.7 NPR News tote bag during a membership drive in September 2021.
Ann Fisher on a horse as a part of a Game of Thrones illustration
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To mark the seventh season of the Game of Thrones in July 2017, Ann talked about this show and we created this mashup of Ann and GOT.
Author and educator Mimi Chenfeld joined Ann Fisher in the studio to talk about keeping kids creative in the Summer months on May 13, 2013
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Author and educator Mimi Chenfeld joined Ann Fisher in the studio to talk about keeping kids creative in the Summer months on May 13, 2013
Ann Fisher (stands behind) authors and historians Tom Betti (left) and Doreen Uhas Sauer (right) who are holding their book.
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Ann Fisher discusses the history of Columbus with authors and historians Tom Betti and Doreen Uhas Sauer on October 11, 2013.
Russell Holly, managing editor for Commerce at CNET, surprised Ann Fisher for her last Tech Tuesday segment by driving in from Baltimore and appearing on the show in person. Holly has appeared on Tech Tuesday since the weekly episode started 10 years ago.
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Russell Holly, managing editor for Commerce at CNET, surprised Ann Fisher for her last Tech Tuesday segment by driving in from Baltimore and appearing on the show in person. Holly has appeared on Tech Tuesday since the weekly episode started 10 years ago.
Deb Knapke, Ohio’s Garden Sage, (left) visited All Sides host Ann Fisher to share some helpful tips for spring gardening and talked about the human connection with all living things on April 24, 2023.
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Deb Knapke, Ohio’s Garden Sage, (left) visited All Sides host Ann Fisher to share some helpful tips for spring gardening and talked about the human connection with all living things on April 24, 2023.
Naturalist, artist and author Julie Zickefoose is in the studio with Ann Fisher to discuss birds on April 8, 2022.
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Naturalist, artist and author Julie Zickefoose is in the studio with Ann Fisher to discuss birds on April 8, 2022.
WOSU's Ann Fisher broadcasts at the Ohio State Fair.
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Ann Fisher hosts All Sides with Ann Fisher during a live broadcast at the Ohio State Fair.
Ann Fisher hosting All Sides on WOSU 89.7 NPR News
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Ann Fisher hosting All Sides on WOSU 89.7 NPR News in April 2022.
COSI CEO and host of WOSU TV's QED with Dr. B Fredric Bertley, WOSU TV producer Diana Bergemann, Classical 101 program director Cheryl Dring and All Sides host Ann Fisher at the 2022 Columbus A
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COSI CEO and host of WOSU TV's QED with Dr. B Fredric Bertley (from left to right), WOSU TV producer Diana Bergemann, Classical 101 program director Cheryl Dring and All Sides host Ann Fisher at the 2022 Columbus Arts Festival.
Even Ann Fisher got in on the Pokemon Go craze! A wild Weedle appeared on her desk on July 12, 2016.
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Even Ann Fisher got in on the Pokemon Go craze! A wild Weedle appeared on her desk on July 12, 2016.

As Ann Fisher approaches retirement, take a look back at some memorable guests, moments and more from her 13 years as the host of WOSU's All Sides with Ann Fisher on 89.7 NPR News.

Earlier this year, Ann Fisher announced her final show will be on Friday, May 26. Before she joined WOSU in 2009, Fisher worked 30 years in the newspaper business.

Listen to some highlights from Ann's radio career:

Remembering All Sides with Ann Fisher
All Sides with Amy Juravich
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