Ann Thompson
Reporter & Midday HostExpertise: Science and technology
Education: Muskingum University
Favorite Tri-State Neighborhood: Anderson Township (where I live now) and Lebanon (where I grew up).
Highlights
- Reporter and midday host
- More than 30 years of radio and television journalism experience in the Greater Cincinnati market, regular contributor to NPR
- In 2018 and 2011, AP named her Best Reporter for large market radio in Ohio
Experience
Ann Thompson brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her reporting. She has reported for WKRC, WCKY, WHIO-TV, Metro Networks and CBS/ABC Radio. Her work has been recognized by the Associated Press and the Society of Professional Journalists. She has won awards from the Association of Women in Communications and the Alliance for Women in Media. She is a former News Director and Operations Manager. Ann reports regularly on science and technology in Focus on Technology.
Education
Ann is a graduate of Muskingum University with a major in speech communications and minors in political science and English. Ann has reported from India, Japan, South Korea, Germany and Belgium as part of fellowships from the East-West Center and RIAS.
About WVXU
The central pillar of Cincinnati Public Radio’s local network — accounting for the lion’s share of its 211,000 listeners each week — 91.7 WVXU is among the most reliable media institutions in the Tri-State region. Our mission is to always be a trusted, independent source of journalism, music and culture, empowering a vibrant, engaged and informed community.
Why trust us
Our team of reporters and editors have decades of experience writing and reporting the news. Our first responsibility is to our listeners and readers. There is no connection between our funding and editorial decisions. When we do cover a funding partner, a disclosure will be mentioned on-air and online. We take pride in our work, editing and fact-checking every story. If an article warrants a correction, we will immediately correct it and explain the correction for complete transparency.
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The former WVXU personality, musician and life coach died June 24. He'll be remembered Oct. 1 at the Southgate House Revival with a memorial concert. -
Jorge Merlos not only translates inside the ball park, but also on car lots.
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A device the size of a cell phone could help make a sky full of flying cars, drones and planes saferAs the skies become more crowded, a device developed by a Cincinnati-based company could eventually keep the people flying in them safer.
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At least five eVTOL companies are testing at the Springfield Beckley Municipal Airport.
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The ACLU of Ohio has concerns about how the program works.
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High levels of arsenic were reportedly found in groundwater samples near Evans' Broadwell site in Newtown.
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80 Acres says the Kentucky farm is its most advanced, using increased automation and data analytics to predict growth.
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Eighteen-hundred Ford employees at the Sharonville transmission plant say they are behind national UAW negotiators.
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You can now dine outside at restaurants in Newport residential neighborhoods. Restrictions have been lifted that put some bars and restaurants at a competitive disadvantage.
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Once-bustling malls throughout Greater Cincinnati are now near-empty, if not abandoned entirely. But change is afoot.
