Meet Lukas Levin
Lukas Ford Levin is a producer for Morning Edition and All Things Considered at MPR News. He joined MPR News in 2023.
Before joining MPR News, Lukas worked as an assignment editor on the news desk at WCCO-TV. There, he helped coordinate logistics within the newsroom between reporters and photographers while staying on top of breaking news.
While at MPR, Lukas has won multiple awards for his work and created the series “Job Interview” which seeks to talk to everyday Minnesotans across the state about the rewards and challenges of their careers.
Lukas completed a double major in professional broadcast journalism and studies in cinema and media culture with a minor in American studies at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. While in school, he also worked with prospective journalism students to build skills around video and audio production and has presented at the Minnesota State Journalism Convention.
In his free time, Lukas enjoys thrifting, photography, walking/biking around the lakes, getting ice cream (preferably coffee flavored) and trying any new vegetarian foods. You can find Lukas Ford Levin on LinkedIn and X.
Recent Contributions
- Spring planting season in full swing as farmers benefit from rain and warm temps
- Appetites: Combat rising grocery prices with simple, flexible approach to batch cooking
- Parting Thoughts: Remembering a golden voice that graced Twin Cities airwaves for decades
- Minnesota Senate Minority Leader Johnson is optimistic lawmakers will make session deadline
- The weather forecast farmers have been waiting for: Spring is here to stay
- ‘Let's All Go to the Lobby’ celebrates the quirky charm of movie intermission trailers
- School board leader: It's too early to roll back universal free meals program
- Weekend storms gave Minnesota a nice big drink of water, but more is needed
- Parting Thoughts: Educator turned entrepreneur ‘wore his success quietly’
- Top Minnesota election official says Trump is attempting ‘unlawful’ power grab