Meet Clay Masters
Clay Masters is the host All Things Considered for MPR News.
Clay, a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a degree in Journalism, is a seasoned journalist covering state and national politics and policy.
Before joining MPR News, Clay spent 12 years at Iowa Public Radio, first as a statehouse correspondent and eventually becoming the lead political reporter and host of IPR's “Morning Edition.” He began his career in public broadcasting at Nebraska Public Media, where he held various roles, including on-air radio hosting, agriculture and environmental reporting, and producing television documentaries.
Clay's work has been recognized with numerous awards, including a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for the podcast “Caucus Land.” In his personal time, Clay enjoys running, cycling and spending time with his family. As a native Nebraskan, he will gladly wax nostalgic about fly-fishing and canoeing in the Nebraska sandhills.
Recent Contributions
- Minnesota DNR firefighters union says pay issues leading to burnout
- A year after Minnesota legalized cannabis sales, business are still adjusting
- Hennepin County ends Operation Metro Surge business relief fund amid fraud concerns
- After rough skies, monarch butterfly population on the rise
- Minnesota DNR ends Twin Metals lease for land near Boundary Waters
- Mild winter and dry spring give pheasant population a boost
- Some Minnesota GOP lawmakers attend Republican midterm convention
- 150 years since Northfield's defeat of Jesse James
- Minnesota unemployment rate rises above national rate for first time since 2007
- How are Minnesota ranchers reacting to Trump's plan to import beef?
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