Allie Vugrincic
Multi Media ReporterAllie Vugrincic has been a radio reporter at WOSU 89.7 NPR News since March 2023.
She came to Columbus from her hometown of Warren, Ohio, where she was a reporter and photographer for The Tribune Chronicle and Vindicator newspapers. She formally began her newspaper career on Nov. 26, 2018, the day that General Motors announced it was idling its nearby auto production plant in Lordstown. Allie came in to sign paperwork, but stayed to write a story about electric vehicles after a co-worker showed her how to sign onto her computer and use the office phone.
During her four years at the newspaper, Allie covered everything from local government to crime, storm damage, festivals, homelessness counts, maple syrup season (twice) and one ill-fated tree-trimming truck that flipped onto a house. Her favorite photography assignment was joining U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg when he came to view the wreckage of the East Palestine train derailment in February 2023.
At WOSU, Allie primarily focuses on long-form local radio stories and has particular enthusiasm for education, the environment, the housing crisis and issues that impact the arts. She also enjoys her time on the air as a fill-in All Things Considered and (sometimes reluctant) fill-in Morning Edition host.
Allie graduated from Denison University with a Bachelor’s degree in cinema.
She also holds a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from University College Cork in Ireland. There, her favorite pastime was “castlehunting,” or searching for ruins of castles and monasteries and visiting ancient sites, usually on her trusty bicycle. Several of Allie’s poems have been published in Irish literary journals, but she would prefer you didn't read them.
Passionate about all forms of storytelling, Allie has dabbled in community theatre, and she still helps out on friends’ film sets when she finds the time.
Allie holds second-place feature writing and third-place explanatory writing awards from the Ohio AP Media Editors Awards. She looks forward to someday winning a first-place award to complete the set.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentThe study, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, surveyed more than 1,400 Columbus 11 to 17-year-olds between 2014 and 2016
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Rhonda Coomes, 53, of Randor, was already accused of hitting a 10-month-old girl in the face with her palm six times using a hard plastic diaper wipe container.
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The agreements state that the city will stop its investigation into allegations of misconduct in exchange for Baer and Davis’ voluntary retirements.
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Business & EconomyThe Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area would encompass much of downtown Columbus west of Fourth Street, the Scioto Peninsula and part of East Franklinton.
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The city had initially planned to renovate the courts, but opted for a full rebuild for safety reasons.
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Last year again saw a record number of book challenges, and for the first time, public libraries were targeted almost as often as school libraries.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentThe proposed solar project has amassed supporters and opponents, including one seemingly well-funded opposition group that won’t disclose who is backing it.
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Residents from about 150 former Latitude Five25 households received checks as part of a $1.5 million settlement.
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Curious CbusThe moon will not fully block the sun in Columbus, but areas just north or west will have totality, making those places prime spots for eclipse visitors.
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The suit claimed Michigan-based company Trinity purposely provided wrong information to prosecutors and the media before William Husel was indicted on 25 charges of murder in 2019.