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0000017a-3b40-d913-abfe-bf44a4f90000Howard Wilkinson joined the WVXU news team as the politics reporter and columnist in April 2012 , after 30 years of covering local, state and national politics for The Cincinnati Enquirer. On this page, you will find his weekly column, Politically Speaking; the Monday morning political chats with News Director Maryanne Zeleznik and other news coverage by Wilkinson. A native of Dayton, Ohio, Wilkinson has covered every Ohio gubernatorial race since 1974, as well as 16 presidential nominating conventions. Along with politics, Wilkinson also covered the 2001 Cincinnati race riots, the Lucasville prison riot in 1993, the Air Canada plane crash at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in 1983, and the 1997 Ohio River flooding. And, given his passion for baseball, you might even find some stories about the Cincinnati Reds here from time to time.

Will He Or Won't He? A Conversation With Sherrod Brown

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U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown is considering a 2020 run for the White House.

Last November, Sherrod Brownof Ohio was elected to his third term in the U.S. Senate. The Democrat served as the U.S. Representative for Ohio's 13th congressional district from 1993 to 2007. Brown started his political career as an Ohio state representative in 1974.

Recognized by his raspy voice and often described as rumpled or unvarnished, throughout his political career Brown has championed the working class. While he disagrees with President Trump on most issues, Brown does agree with Trump's trade policies. And, like Trump, and Senator Bernie Sanders, he has been viewed as a populist.

Brown has been conducting what his office calls his "Dignity of Work" listening tour, traveling to key early voting states ahead of a possible presidential run in 2020. He spoke with Michael Monks for Cincinnati Edition this morning from Washington, D.C.

And joining Cincinnati Edition this afternoon to discuss Senator Sherrod Brown's current role in congress and his possible presidential bid are Ohio Public Radio Statehouse News Bureau, reporter Andy Chow (@andy_chow); and WVXU Senior Political Analyst Howard Wilkinson (@howardwilkinson).

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Michael Monks brings a broad range of experience to WVXU-FM as the host of Cincinnati Edition, Cincinnati Public Radio's weekday news and information talk show.