Debbie Holmes
All Things Considered HostDebbie Holmes has worked at WOSU News since 2009. She has hosted All Things Considered, since May 2021. Prior to that she was the host of Morning Edition and a reporter.
Debbie began her career in broadcasting in Columbus after graduating from The Ohio State University with a major in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in French (due to her French heritage). She left the Buckeye state to pursue a career in television news and worked as a reporter and anchor in Moline, Illinois and Memphis, Tennessee.
Debbie also worked as a radio news reporter in Los Angeles and earned two Golden Mike awards for live news reporting. Along with her WOSU colleagues Renee Fox, Matthew Rand and Allie Vugrincic, Debbie won a 2025 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for WOSU's State of Religion series. She has also been recognized with awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists for her news coverage.
In 2002, she earned her MBA at Franklin University.
Debbie enjoys public broadcasting because it allows her to cover news stories in depth. Debbie and her husband have two adult children.
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The Ohio Fourth District Court of Appeals ruled that two members of the Wagner family convicted in the Pike County massacres will be re-sentenced. -
Sean Walton, the Columbus NAACP’s new president, said he wants to increase membership and collaborate with other similar groups. -
As the rate of domestic violence homicides in Ohio grew by 37% in one year, Black Girl Dad Week events aim to increase efforts dedicated to preventing domestic violence. -
WOSU’s Debbie Holmes spoke with Shayla L. Davis, president and chief of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus Foundation. -
Ohio author Demba Ndiath is talking about his new book on challenges faced by West African immigrants in Ohio at the Columbus Arts Festival on Saturday. -
Gahanna Lincoln High School graduates are raising money for their alumni association by selling 2,000 bricks from the school's former buildings on North Hamilton Road. -
The Harr family, of Columbus, will be the stars of an A&E home remodeling show called "Zombie House Flipping: Family Business." -
As part of the America 250-Ohio Celebration, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources wants to recognize Ohio’s military members in a new "Letters to Home Trail." -
Business & EconomyWOSU's Debbie Holmes spoke with Gloria Alonso Cannon, president of Columbus Realtors. -
Business & EconomyNot every student is interested in a four-year degree, preferring not to take on that expense. Those who select a skilled trade can see financial benefit following high school.
