Matthew Rand
Morning Edition HostMatthew Rand is the Morning Edition host for 89.7 NPR News.
Before stepping into the hosting role, Rand served as an 89.7 NPR News reporter and as an interim producer for WOSU’s All Sides daily talk show.
Originally from Cincinnati, Rand attended Morehead State University in Kentucky, where he studied broadcasting and journalism.
Rand worked at several television and radio stations across the Commonwealth, where he honed his skills as a reporter, anchor and multimedia journalist.
Rand is thrilled to be back in the Buckeye State reporting on news that matters to central Ohio.
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Business & EconomyThe Ohio Division of Cannabis Control has proposed new rules that would bar marijuana retailers from advertising on billboards, radio, television, the Internet or anywhere else deemed likely to reach kids under 18. -
The sync placement is the first such deal with DC Comics and HBO to be landed by musicians and Columbus natives Taylor Nixon and London Elixir. -
Adam Coy is the first Columbus police officer to be convicted of murder for causing someone's death in the line of duty. -
The podcast is called "Elegy: The Many Myths of JD Vance." -
Curious CbusThis election, many Ohioans will be voting on school levies. Education funding is a complicated and controversial topic, but one way to make sense of it is by using a quirky metaphor: it’s like baking a cake. -
This year, the Republican National Committee and other conservative groups are working to recruit and train an “army” of thousands of volunteers to monitor the vote tallying process. What will this look like at the ballot box? -
Health, Science & EnvironmentOverall mortality rates from breast cancer in the U.S. have fallen by 44% in the last 35 years, saving an estimated half million lives. The American Cancer Society report released earlier this month also underlines persistent racial disparities and the continued upward trend in new cases of breast cancer in women under 50. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentA new national survey by the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center finds one in four adults suspect they have an undiagnosed case of ADHD, but only a fraction of them – 13% – have talked to their doctor about it, raising concerns that self-diagnosis may be leading to incorrect treatment. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentIllegal dumping is an unsightly and unsanitary problem—and one that cost the City of Columbus more than $2 million to clean up last year alone. -
All this week, WOSU is examining the intersection of religion and politics in Ohio. In Part 2 of WOSU's State of Religion series, we're examining how faith-aimed lobbying efforts shape policy in Ohio.
