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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Business & EconomyAs the Eastland Mall is demolished, community leaders are outlining their redevelopment plan. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentFive years after COVID-19 started spreading in Ohio, Dr. Mysheika Roberts, health commissioner of Columbus Public Health, is reflecting on the community's response. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentThe Ohio State study is published in the journal Production and Operations Management. -
Rita Yedid spoke with WOSU's Debbie Holmes. -
The Columbus Promise program that allows Columbus City Schools students to attend Columbus State tuition free will be expanding. -
Franklin County Commissioner Kevin Boyce declined to give the keynote address at a Columbus VA MLK luncheon Thursday after organizers said he could not discuss DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) topics. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentIt’s estimated the Baby Boom generation is retiring at a rate of 10,000 people per day. The number of people over the age of 80 is projected to triple by 2050. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentMissy Creed works at the Library for Health Information at OSU's Wexner Medical Center. -
Business & EconomyBill LaFayette is an economist and founder of the consulting firm Regionomics. -
Fran Ryan, a central Ohio resident and former staff member in President Jimmy Carter’s administration, remembers her former boss as honest, caring and someone who really worked hard at his job.
