Tom Crann
Host, All Things Considered
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
- Appetites: Minnesota chefs share their favorite Thanksgiving sides
- For your World Cup spread, try Guatemalan hot dogs
- Next St. Paul police chief wants to reduce gun violence, focus on evolution
- This Minnesota hazelnut can pump up your favorite recipe and the environment
- 14-year-old invents headphones that play music and treat ear infections
- A century, a pandemic and 13 editions later, Betty Crocker is still your 'helper in the kitchen'
- 'The show must go on, wherever it is': Kyiv City Ballet to perform in Minneapolis
- Allina Health addresses breast health gap for transgender patients
- Eviction 'monsoon' clouds Hennepin County budget talks
- Appetites: These Minnesotans collect, cultivate ancestral seeds as climate changes