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Meet Tom Crann
Tom Crann is the host of All Things Considered for MPR News. He's been in the host chair since 2005. He has interviewed a wide range of public figures, including Minnesota's members of congress, politicians, experts, writers, and artists. He anchored Minnesota Public Radio's award-winning live coverage of the 35W bridge collapse. He has hosted other special coverage for MPR News, including live coverage of election nights since 2012. He has been a host, producer, and interviewer for Minnesota Public Radio since 1995. His work on MPR News has been recognized with an Eric Severeid award, a regional Edward R. Murrow award, and a National Headliner award. He has also hosted the international cultural broadcasts "Sounds Irish" and "The Last Night of the Proms," a co-production with the BBC. In addition to his work in news, Crann has spent over 20 years hosting and producing classical music and cultural programs at public radio stations around the U.S, and for RTE/Lyric FM in Ireland, where he is still a contributor.
Recent Contributions
- What matters to Minnesota voters in the first presidential debate
- TV show takes Minnesota chef to Guatemala, where women are preserving tortilla tradition
- Education administrator speaks on importance of seeking resources for children with autism
- Minnesota mom hopes federal stillbirth law will protect others from grief
- Native boarding school healing group responds to Catholic bishops’ apology
- Appetites: The best way to find and cook wild mushrooms
- ‘The best weekend of my life‘: Minneapolis Chef Christina Nguyen lifts up family after big award night
- ‘Beyond the Light’: Minneapolis artist Layne Kennedy reveals the stories behind photographs in new book
- After big U.S. win, cricket craze comes to Minnesota
- New report highlights racial gaps in homeownership and housing across the state