Steve Brown
News Morning Anchor and Managing EditorSteve Brown grew up in nearby Richwood, Ohio and now lives there with his wife and son. He started his journalism career as a weekend board operator at WOSU while majoring in journalism at Ohio State, where he also wrote for 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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Ohioans will soon be hearing a somewhat familiar sound, as the Brood X cicada emerges from underground for the first time since 2004. -
In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss how the decision to pause giving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is challenging the state's efforts to get Ohioans vaccinated.
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Columbus police pushed back protesters who tried to force their way into the downtown police headquarters Tuesday evening.
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The Columbus Blue Jackets have traded their captain and one of the main faces of the franchise, Nick Foligno, for a pair of draft picks, including a first-round selection.
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In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss former Health Department director Amy Acton's decision not to run for Rob Portman's Senate seat. Democratic strategist Antoinette Wilson joins the show.
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Eight people were injured and one person was killed after an overnight explosion at a northeast Columbus paint factory.
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An outside investigation of the Columbus Zoo includes many of the allegations made against two former executives in a Columbus Dispatch investigation.
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It’s been a decade since Freedom a la Cart started helping women escape prostitution and human trafficking with counseling, education and a steady paycheck. On Monday, the nonprofit’s services expand considerably as they open their first storefront, the Freedom a la Cart Café.
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The top two officials at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium have resigned following a Columbus Dispatch investigation about the improper use of zoo resources.
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In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the political legacy of Neil Clark,…
