if you missed our appearance on the Ideastream Sound of Ideas Community Tour last week talking about Lower Shaker Lake and its future, it's re-airing now and we're following to take any questions you have.
Listen: www.ideastream.org
Listen: www.ideastream.org
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Ideastream Public Media is the home of Northeast Ohio's member-supported public broadcasting stations WVIZ, WKSU, and WCLV.
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August 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
if you missed our appearance on the Ideastream Sound of Ideas Community Tour last week talking about Lower Shaker Lake and its future, it's re-airing now and we're following to take any questions you have.
Listen: www.ideastream.org
Listen: www.ideastream.org
The Ohio Senate is preparing a transition plan for the nearly 800,000 people who'd be impacted by potential Medicaid cuts. But as of now, that plan is unclear.
I spoke with @7thinningsteph.bsky.social, of Cleveland NPR affiliate Ideastream Public Media, for her insight.
➡️ youtu.be/nwMoYbnnji0?...
I spoke with @7thinningsteph.bsky.social, of Cleveland NPR affiliate Ideastream Public Media, for her insight.
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May 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The Ohio Senate is preparing a transition plan for the nearly 800,000 people who'd be impacted by potential Medicaid cuts. But as of now, that plan is unclear.
I spoke with @7thinningsteph.bsky.social, of Cleveland NPR affiliate Ideastream Public Media, for her insight.
➡️ youtu.be/nwMoYbnnji0?...
I spoke with @7thinningsteph.bsky.social, of Cleveland NPR affiliate Ideastream Public Media, for her insight.
➡️ youtu.be/nwMoYbnnji0?...
Tom Homan is a racist liar like everyone else in this administration
August 22, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Tom Homan is a racist liar like everyone else in this administration
Ideastream and Ohio public media
December 18, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Ideastream and Ohio public media
in 2021 we recommended rebuilding Lower Lake dam.
today we recommend dam removal + stream restoration.
what changed?
• advanced data modeling
• new opportunity for conveyance
• analysis of ODNR compliance
• aesthetics & impact
our CEO talked about it last night: www.youtube.com/live/jt3BVEI...
today we recommend dam removal + stream restoration.
what changed?
• advanced data modeling
• new opportunity for conveyance
• analysis of ODNR compliance
• aesthetics & impact
our CEO talked about it last night: www.youtube.com/live/jt3BVEI...
Sound of Ideas Community Tour - The Future of Shaker Lakes
YouTube video by Ideastream Public Media
www.youtube.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
in 2021 we recommended rebuilding Lower Lake dam.
today we recommend dam removal + stream restoration.
what changed?
• advanced data modeling
• new opportunity for conveyance
• analysis of ODNR compliance
• aesthetics & impact
our CEO talked about it last night: www.youtube.com/live/jt3BVEI...
today we recommend dam removal + stream restoration.
what changed?
• advanced data modeling
• new opportunity for conveyance
• analysis of ODNR compliance
• aesthetics & impact
our CEO talked about it last night: www.youtube.com/live/jt3BVEI...
Today was National College Radio Day
Cleveland State University celebrated by killing WCSB, its college radio station, and transferring the license to Ideastream to broadcast smooth jazz.
www.clevescene.com/news/clevela...
Cleveland State University celebrated by killing WCSB, its college radio station, and transferring the license to Ideastream to broadcast smooth jazz.
www.clevescene.com/news/clevela...
Cleveland State University Kills WCSB, Transfers License to Ideastream to Broadcast Smooth Jazz - Cleveland Scene
CSU president Laura Bloomberg claimed the move, which drew immediate criticism, wasn't to cut costs but to increase opportunities for students as Ideastream takes the reins of WCSB.
www.clevescene.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Today was National College Radio Day
Cleveland State University celebrated by killing WCSB, its college radio station, and transferring the license to Ideastream to broadcast smooth jazz.
www.clevescene.com/news/clevela...
Cleveland State University celebrated by killing WCSB, its college radio station, and transferring the license to Ideastream to broadcast smooth jazz.
www.clevescene.com/news/clevela...
Will it be the kiss of death?
From PBS Ideastream:
President Trump is coming to Vandalia near Dayton Saturday for a rally for U.S. Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH).
From PBS Ideastream:
President Trump is coming to Vandalia near Dayton Saturday for a rally for U.S. Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH).
October 1, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Will it be the kiss of death?
From PBS Ideastream:
President Trump is coming to Vandalia near Dayton Saturday for a rally for U.S. Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH).
From PBS Ideastream:
President Trump is coming to Vandalia near Dayton Saturday for a rally for U.S. Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH).
www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-n...
#Ideastream murdered college radio station #WCSB yesterday without public discussion, just press releases about "opportunities" and "not taking over" as police lead students out of the station. That's it for my future support.
#Ideastream murdered college radio station #WCSB yesterday without public discussion, just press releases about "opportunities" and "not taking over" as police lead students out of the station. That's it for my future support.
Cleveland State University abruptly ends student-run WCSB radio, replaces with smooth jazz run by Ideastream
Cleveland State University's student-run alternative radio station WCSB was abruptly shut down Friday and replaced with a jazz station operated by Ideastream Public Media.
www.news5cleveland.com
October 4, 2025 at 12:55 PM
www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-n...
#Ideastream murdered college radio station #WCSB yesterday without public discussion, just press releases about "opportunities" and "not taking over" as police lead students out of the station. That's it for my future support.
#Ideastream murdered college radio station #WCSB yesterday without public discussion, just press releases about "opportunities" and "not taking over" as police lead students out of the station. That's it for my future support.
we’re joining a panel discussion shortly to talk about our latest recommendation for Lower Shaker Lake and where we go from here.
livestream starts at 6pm: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt3B...
livestream starts at 6pm: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt3B...
Sound of Ideas Community Tour - The Future of Shaker Lakes
YouTube video by Ideastream Public Media
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August 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
we’re joining a panel discussion shortly to talk about our latest recommendation for Lower Shaker Lake and where we go from here.
livestream starts at 6pm: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt3B...
livestream starts at 6pm: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt3B...
I have loved and supported public radio for decades, but Cleveland's Ideastream is way on the wrong fucking side of this and should be embarrassed and ashamed.
That’s right, shutting down our most popular college radio station WCSB 89.3 for another Ideastream station by Cleveland State University is embarrassing national news www.spin.com/2025/12/the-...
The Rock and Roll Capital Killed Its College Radio Station for Smooth Jazz and the Students Are Fighting Back
The white ON AIR light was still glowing when the cops walked in. A tiny bulb in a dirty old studio, shining on as if it had no idea its world was about to chan
www.spin.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I have loved and supported public radio for decades, but Cleveland's Ideastream is way on the wrong fucking side of this and should be embarrassed and ashamed.
First wave of Medicaid changes will drop hundreds of Northeast Ohio immigrants - Ideastream Public Media
First wave of Medicaid changes will drop hundreds of Northeast Ohio immigrants - Ideastream Public Media
First wave of Medicaid changes will drop hundreds of Northeast Ohio immigrants Ideastream Public Media
dlvr.it
September 28, 2026 at 11:08 AM
First wave of Medicaid changes will drop hundreds of Northeast Ohio immigrants - Ideastream Public Media
Cleveland State University abruptly ends student-run WCSB radio by Cleveland police, with students escorted out of station by CSU police, BECAUSE IT WAS TOO WOKE.
THIS IS FASCISM.
www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-n...
THIS IS FASCISM.
www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-n...
Cleveland State University abruptly ends student-run WCSB radio, replaces with smooth jazz run by Ideastream
Cleveland State University's student-run alternative radio station WCSB was abruptly shut down Friday and replaced with a jazz station operated by Ideastream Public Media.
www.news5cleveland.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Cleveland State University abruptly ends student-run WCSB radio by Cleveland police, with students escorted out of station by CSU police, BECAUSE IT WAS TOO WOKE.
THIS IS FASCISM.
www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-n...
THIS IS FASCISM.
www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-n...
I cannot say enough about the quality of PBS Kids programming. Eleanor Wonders Why teaches the scientific method perfectly (AND has fun songs). My own kids have enjoyed hours of problem solving with Work It Out Wombats!
Please join me in supporting them and donating! Cleveland/NEOhio area link:
Please join me in supporting them and donating! Cleveland/NEOhio area link:
July 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I cannot say enough about the quality of PBS Kids programming. Eleanor Wonders Why teaches the scientific method perfectly (AND has fun songs). My own kids have enjoyed hours of problem solving with Work It Out Wombats!
Please join me in supporting them and donating! Cleveland/NEOhio area link:
Please join me in supporting them and donating! Cleveland/NEOhio area link:
Alleged Jeffrey Epstein victim says she had multiple sexual encounters with Les Wexner | Ideastream Public Media share.google/wLPCNgTWMjur...
Alleged Jeffrey Epstein victim says she had multiple sexual encounters with Les Wexner
The court documents, released Tuesday, are tied to a 2015 lawsuit filed by Virginia Giuffre.
share.google
July 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Alleged Jeffrey Epstein victim says she had multiple sexual encounters with Les Wexner | Ideastream Public Media share.google/wLPCNgTWMjur...
This story is kind of so sad I can barely read about it (like many stories nowadays).
WCSB, the Cleveland State U student radio station, was turned into a private smooth jazz station (!) by bonehead university admins. This clip is the admins facing angry local callers
m.youtube.com/watch?v=qJWC...
WCSB, the Cleveland State U student radio station, was turned into a private smooth jazz station (!) by bonehead university admins. This clip is the admins facing angry local callers
m.youtube.com/watch?v=qJWC...
CSU, Ideastream leaders address controversy over switch from student-run WCSB to JazzNEO
YouTube video by Ideastream Public Media
m.youtube.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
This story is kind of so sad I can barely read about it (like many stories nowadays).
WCSB, the Cleveland State U student radio station, was turned into a private smooth jazz station (!) by bonehead university admins. This clip is the admins facing angry local callers
m.youtube.com/watch?v=qJWC...
WCSB, the Cleveland State U student radio station, was turned into a private smooth jazz station (!) by bonehead university admins. This clip is the admins facing angry local callers
m.youtube.com/watch?v=qJWC...
edit: sold to Ideastream
Terrible radio news: ouf of the blue, Cleveland University sold @wcsb.bsky.social radio frequency to NPR and locked all personnel out. It’s all gone.
October 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
edit: sold to Ideastream
Greetings, readers: I'm pleased to share that I'm freelancing for Ideastream Public Media on arts, culture, urbanism, economic development. My first pieces here: ideastream.org/steven-litt. Please share ideas.
Steven Litt | Ideastream Public Media
Covering art, architecture and economic development across Northeast Ohio with news stories, analysis and reviews.
ideastream.org
April 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Greetings, readers: I'm pleased to share that I'm freelancing for Ideastream Public Media on arts, culture, urbanism, economic development. My first pieces here: ideastream.org/steven-litt. Please share ideas.
Great to see local artist Mary Defer’s work at SPACES in Ohio City. Mary, a Cleveland-based photographer and Ideastream team member, approaches her projects with care and curiosity. Her work is thoughtful, layered, and quietly powerful, making a real mark on the local arts community
September 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Great to see local artist Mary Defer’s work at SPACES in Ohio City. Mary, a Cleveland-based photographer and Ideastream team member, approaches her projects with care and curiosity. Her work is thoughtful, layered, and quietly powerful, making a real mark on the local arts community
Great seeing Kabir Bhatia at Main Library’s 100th Anniversary. Since 2010, he’s been a trusted voice at WKSU and Ideastream, now Senior Arts & Culture Reporter and host of WVIZ’s Applause. His award-winning stories bring Northeast Ohio’s arts, history & culture to life.
June 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Great seeing Kabir Bhatia at Main Library’s 100th Anniversary. Since 2010, he’s been a trusted voice at WKSU and Ideastream, now Senior Arts & Culture Reporter and host of WVIZ’s Applause. His award-winning stories bring Northeast Ohio’s arts, history & culture to life.
Kent State University says federal government revoked visas of four students - Ideastream Public Media
April 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Kent State University says federal government revoked visas of four students - Ideastream Public Media
RFK Sr. On violence. youtu.be/Vt7IuKoETEc?...
Robert F. Kennedy's "Mindless Menance of Violence" Speech
YouTube video by Ideastream Public Media
youtu.be
September 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
RFK Sr. On violence. youtu.be/Vt7IuKoETEc?...
Robert F. Kennedy's "Mindless Menance of Violence" Speech
youtu.be/Vt7IuKoETEc?...
youtu.be/Vt7IuKoETEc?...
Robert F. Kennedy's "Mindless Menance of Violence" Speech
YouTube video by Ideastream Public Media
youtu.be
July 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Robert F. Kennedy's "Mindless Menance of Violence" Speech
youtu.be/Vt7IuKoETEc?...
youtu.be/Vt7IuKoETEc?...
Hello! I’m a reporter for Ideastream Public Media, Northeast Ohio’s NPR/PBS member station. I’m based in Akron and most of my coverage focuses on Akron and Canton. I’ll use this platform to share my reporting, connect with listeners & post occasional random thoughts/jokes/puns. Let’s connect!
January 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Hello! I’m a reporter for Ideastream Public Media, Northeast Ohio’s NPR/PBS member station. I’m based in Akron and most of my coverage focuses on Akron and Canton. I’ll use this platform to share my reporting, connect with listeners & post occasional random thoughts/jokes/puns. Let’s connect!
Caught up with legendary Cleveland storyteller David C. Barnett—better known as DCB. We took this photo in the Eastman Reading Garden at Cleveland Public Library where he once worked as a young man. After 27 years at Ideastream, his voice still echoes through the city.
July 23, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Caught up with legendary Cleveland storyteller David C. Barnett—better known as DCB. We took this photo in the Eastman Reading Garden at Cleveland Public Library where he once worked as a young man. After 27 years at Ideastream, his voice still echoes through the city.
"We have laid the groundwork for the most positive & ambitious economic transformation of my lifetime,returning jobs & advanced manufacturing to US soil & modernizing America's transportation. Tune in @ the City Club of Cleveland"
- Secretary #PeteButtigieg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFkw...
- Secretary #PeteButtigieg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFkw...
A Conversation with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg 12.09.2024
YouTube video by Ideastream Public Media
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December 9, 2024 at 10:11 PM
"We have laid the groundwork for the most positive & ambitious economic transformation of my lifetime,returning jobs & advanced manufacturing to US soil & modernizing America's transportation. Tune in @ the City Club of Cleveland"
- Secretary #PeteButtigieg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFkw...
- Secretary #PeteButtigieg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFkw...