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Maryanne Zeleznik stands with her hand on her hip smiling and wearing a maroon top and glasses

Maryanne Zeleznik

Vice President of News and 'Morning Edition' Host
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Expertise: Responsible for all news and public affairs programming; host of Morning Edition

Education: Miami University

Contact: mzeleznik@wvxu.org

Favorite Tri-State Neighborhood: I've lived in Fort Thomas for almost 40 years, still like it a lot! Also like Newport, Over-the-Rhine.

Highlights

  • Has been waking up people in Greater Cincinnati on Morning Edition since 1985 on WNKU, WVXU and WMUB
  • Vice President of News at Cincinnati Public Radio, where she is responsible for all local news coverage
  • Has won numerous national, state, regional and local awards, including Best Anchor in Ohio and the prestigious Leo C. Lee Award from the Public Media Journalists Association
  • Taught Broadcast Journalism at Northern Kentucky University for more than a decade

Experience

In 2005, Maryanne Zeleznik came to 91.7 WVXU from WNKU where she served as News and Public Affairs Director for 20 years. At WVXU, she is responsible for all news and public affairs programming, hosts Morning EditionMonday through Friday, and fills in to host Cincinnati Edition.  She covers daily news, produces local features, and contributes news stories to National Public Radio.

Maryanne has won numerous regional and national journalism awards including the Leo C. Lee Award for significant contributions to public radio news from the Public Radio News Directors Incorporated, as well as awards from Ohio Associated Press, Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, and the Cincinnati Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. She was named Best Talk Show Host in Cincinnati in 2017 by CityBeat readers.   In 2016, The Salesian Guild honored her as Distinguished Communicator of the year.

She lives in Fort Thomas with her husband, daughter and their dog Zoe.

Education

Maryanne has a bachelor of science degree from Miami University, where she majored in mass communication with an emphasis on broadcast journalism.

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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