Rachael McDonald
All Things Considered Host and Editor of the KLCC ExtraRachael McDonald is KLCC's All Things Considered host. She also reports on a variety of topics including local government, education, and breaking news. Rachael has a BA in English from the University of Oregon. She started out in public radio as a newsroom volunteer at KLCC in 2000. After reporting for the Northwest News Network and KAZU, Rachael returned to KLCC in 2007 as Morning Edition host and a general assignment reporter covering politics, the environment, education, and the arts. She was KLCC News Director from 2018- 2022. Rachael is a constant reader, loves to bake, and enjoys hiking and biking and exploring the natural world.
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Ada Limón, the former U.S. Poet Laureate will speak Wednesday at the University of Oregon in Eugene. -
The Lane Community College Board of Education wants more time and public input on proposed program cuts. -
A Lane County Jury Thursday found Scott Stolarczyk guilty of manslaughter in the death of Sharon Schuman. -
The trial for a man charged in the death of a well-known Eugene educator and musician got underway Tuesday in Lane County Circuit Court. -
Eugene Water & Electric Board finished a nine-year improvement project at the Carmen-Smith Hydropower Project in the Upper McKenzie River. -
The City of Eugene is temporarily reopening the Autzen Canoe Canal Footbridge on Monday, March 30 in advance of the Spring Game and other University of Oregon events. -
Spring Whale Watch Week on the Oregon coast coincides with Spring Break for many schools in the state. -
The price of gas and plane tickets may be altering Oregonians' plans for Spring Break this year. -
Whitmore Classical Academy is set to open in fall as a K through 3 charter school. -
The board voted to increase tuition by $2 per credit hour. It also gave college financial planners the go-ahead for a mitigation plan that may include up to $4.4 million in cuts.
