Amanda Rabinowitz
Host/Producer “All Things Considered”Expertise: Audio storytelling, journalism and production
Education: Ohio University – Bachelor of Arts
University of Akron – Master of Arts
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Summit Metro Parks
Experience:
Amanda Rabinowitz has been a reporter, host and producer at WKSU since 2007. She is currently the local host of “All Things Considered” and produces Ideastream Public Media's local independent music podcast, “Shuffle.” She also interviews Cleveland.com columnist Terry Pluto for a weekly commentary about Northeast Ohio’s sports scene called the “View From Pluto.”
Highlights:
- Started working at WKSU in 2007
- Hosted WKSU's “Morning Edition” for 12 years, now hosts “All Things Considered”
- National Edward R. Murrow Award, Sports Reporting, Radio Television Digital News Association, 2013 - “Playing through pain sometimes means a deadly addiction for athletes”
- Taught audio storytelling and podcasting at the University of Akron and Kent State University
Why trust Ideastream Public Media?
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Longtime Northeast Ohio musician Scott Paris talks about the year he spent chronicling the life of an independent musician, which led up to his decision to step away from the stage. His book, "A Guitar Called Harry V and the Cover Band Conundrum," is out now. -
Our sports commentator Terry Pluto believes the team will pass on a quarterback and take elite two-way player Travis Hunter of the University of Colorado on Thursday night. -
Kenny Atkinson has made history in his first season as head coach in Cleveland. Now, our sports commentator Terry Pluto says, Atkinson faces pressure to lead the top-seeded Cavs deep into the playoffs. -
Jevaughn Bogard started playing saxophone in grade school. He went on to study sax in college, tour nationally and perform with stars. Now he's created his own band, Abstract Sounds, in Cleveland. -
After starting last season 8-2 en route to a Central Division title, the Guardians struggled in their first nine games on the road, going 3-6. -
Ideastream's sports commentator Terry Pluto weighs in on Browns owner Jimmy Haslam's comments calling the Deshaun Watson trade a "swing and a miss", and that renovating the downtown stadium is still a possibility. -
Clevelanders with a passion for modern Argentine tango are connecting audiences with a master. After 20 years of performing throughout the Midwest as the Oblivion Project, the group is releasing its first album. -
The Cleveland Guardians open the season on Thursday with a few new faces in the field. Ideastream Public Media’s sports commentator Terry Pluto talks about the new-look lineup and projections for the season. -
Cleveland trumpet performer and teacher Theresa May has established a diverse, prolific career in music. She joined Ideastream Public Media for an in-studio performance and conversation about the new sounds she's experimenting with — and her continued dedication to advocacy for underrepresented artists. -
A month after publicly requesting a trade, Browns star Myles Garrett has signed a $123 million dollar, four-year contract extension to remain in Cleveland. It was an outcome our sports commentator Terry Pluto predicted.
