Steve Brown
Morning Edition Host and Managing EditorSteve Brown grew up in nearby Richwood, Ohio and now lives there with his wife and sons. He started his journalism career as a weekend board operator at WOSU while majoring in journalism at Ohio State, where he also wrote for the student newspaper The Lantern and co-founded the organization Students for Public Broadcasting.
He left Ohio in 2007 to become the morning anchor at KSTK in Wrangell, Alaska while also serving as a regional correspondent for the Alaska Public Radio Network. Steve has also anchored and reported for public radio stations in Orlando and Jacksonville, Florida. His award-winning features have been featured on several NPR programs, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
When he's not working, Steve is likely listening to public radio, playing guitar or watching his beloved Buckeyes.
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The school's social media accounts said there is strong evidence that sophomore Charley Morris, 20, died along with his father Charles on March 16 while kayaking on Beaver Lake, Arkansas. -
Business & EconomyThe team behind the proposed Fortuna Bank has submitted charter applications with state and federal regulators and hopes to open later this year.
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Business & EconomyThe company announced Tuesday that it will begin producing the iconic Accord at its Indiana Auto Plant in 2025. The goal is to make room for electric vehicle production at the Marysville Auto Plant.
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The proposal originally called for food carts to close by 2 a.m., in line with other Short North businesses. After conversation with food cart operators, council member Emmanuel Remy says he wants to push the closure time to 2:30 a.m.
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Judge Dale Crawford wrote that the lawsuit against Ohio State would not go forward because the death of student Chase Meola did not happen on campus.
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More concerts and events are scheduled to be announced over the next two weeks.
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Business & EconomyThe judge ruled that Paxe Latitude, which owns the Latitude Five25 Apartments on Sawyer Boulevard, just off Interstate 670, should be held in contempt for violating numerous provisions of a January court order. The ruling also said a court-appointed receiver would begin managing property.
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Columbus Police said one officer fired at the man during a foot chase that followed a traffic stop at the intersection of Stanley and Wilson Avenues on the Southeast side Sunday.
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The trial of one of the men accused of being involved in the killing of a Columbus imam ended this week in a mistrial when a Franklin County jury couldn’t reach a verdict.
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Jurors are due back in a Cincinnati federal courtroom Tuesday for the resumption of the trial for former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and former Ohio Republican Party chairman Matt Borges.
