Amanda Rabinowitz
Morning Edition hostAmanda Rabinowitz has been a reporter, host and producer at WKSU since 2007. Her days begin before the sun comes up as the local anchor for NPR’s Morning Edition, which airs on WKSU each weekday from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. In addition to providing local news and weather, she interviews Terry Pluto of Cleveland.com for a weekly commentary about Northeast Ohio's sports scene called The View From Pluto. She also hosts and produces Shuffle, a podcast focusing on Northeast Ohio’s music scene.
Amanda has been honored by the Radio-Television Digital News Association with a national Edward R. Murrow Award for sports reporting for her story about painkiller addiction in college sports. She’s also been recognized as “best anchor” by Associated Press of Ohio and has won awards from the Press Club of Cleveland, Ohio Professional Writers and the National Federation of Press Women.
Amanda got her master’s degree from The University of Akron. She teaches at Kent State University’s School of Media and Journalism and is the advisor for Kent State’s college radio station, Black Squirrel Radio.
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U.S. officials are working with Haitian authorities to try to secure the release of 12 adults and five children with an Ohio-based missionary group who were abducted by a gang notorious for killings, kidnappings and extortion; Pro Football Hall of Fame President David Baker has announced his retirement; COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to trend downward in Ohio; and more stories. -
Many fans and the media are taking aim at Mayfield for his role in the team’s win over Minnesota and for its 47-42 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday.
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New coronavirus cases in Ohio dropped below 3,000 for the first time in at least three weeks; The Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals are requiring that living organ transplant donors and recipients be vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to their procedures; local steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs has announced a $775 million takeover of one of the nation’s largest scrap metal processors; and more stories.
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Ohio’s coronavirus snapshot has improved heading into the week, though deaths continue to rise; Mansfield Frazier, the creator of Chateau Hough urban winery and re-entry program in Cleveland's Hough neighborhood, has died; TimkenSteel has reached a tentative, four-year contract agreement United Steelworkers Local 1123, also called the Golden Lodge; and more stories.
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Northeast Ohio has so far avoided the worst as the latest surge in new coronavirus cases slowly wanes; groups suing over Ohio’s new state House and Senate district maps will be allowed to question Gov. Mike DeWine and other members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission; a new report says Cleveland’s $511 million in federal relief funding could be transformational for the city; and more stories.
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University of Akron President Gary Miller has received an extension through June 2027; 16th Congressional District candidate Max Miller has filed a defamation lawsuit against his former girlfriend and White House colleague; The Timken Foundation is giving the University of Akron $3 million to boost manufacturing research; and more stories.
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As the Rock Hall prepares to induct its newest class this month, it's broadening its focus from highlighting well-known musicians from the past to local musicians of today.
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A new federal study shows the COVID vaccines have been extremely successful at preventing hospitalizations and deaths among Ohio seniors; nurses at Columbus City Schools have declared a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the rate of new coronavirus cases in Ohio continues to show signs of slowing; and more stories.
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For the Browns, one key position has remained elusive: the kicker. Sports commentator Terry Pluto says they may have finally find their answer.
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Ohio officials say they are seeing early indicators that COVID-19 cases appear to be peaking and starting to decline; a new report ranks the Cleveland Clinic worst in the nation when it comes to investing in the community; jurors have heard opening statements in a federal opioid trial involving two Northeast Ohio counties and major pharmacy chains; and more stories.
