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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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. -
WOSU’s Debbie Holmes spoke with Columbus Dispatch sportswriter Brianna Mac Kay about how far Ohio State could play this year. -
It’s March Madness time. The NCAA men's and women's college basketball tournament starts this week. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentWOSU’s Debbie Holmes spoke to Dr. Sara Bode, medical director of school-based health at Nationwide Children's Hospital. -
Columbus City Schools' leaders are creating an independent non-profit foundation to increase opportunities for the district's students while strengthening education. -
There's a new Gahanna-Lincoln High School. Students moved in earlier this month. The old high school had several connected buildings constructed over many decades. About 2,400 students attend Gahanna-Lincoln. The district only has one high school. -
Antoinette Miranda, the new Columbus City Schools' Board of Education president, describes where the $50 million in cuts could happen as the district prepares for a challenging new year. -
Christopher McKnight Nichols, an Ohio State University history professor, questions how the U.S. will run Venezuela after capturing the country's president Nicolas Maduro. -
WOSU’s Debbie Holmes spoke to John Moore, general manager of Hauser Heating and Air in Blue Ash, Ohio, and current president of the Air Conditioning Contractors of Ohio.
