Rachael McDonald
KLCCRachael 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.
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Over the weekend, Oregon surpassed 300,000 confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, according to the Oregon Health... -
Eugene 4J and Bethel School Districts have opted-in to a voluntary weekly testing program for COVID-19. It’s administered by the University of Oregon. -
Ed Whitelaw, who taught economics at the University of Oregon for more than 50 years and founded the prestigious consulting firm EcoNorthwest , has died... -
One of Oregon’s largest wineries has told its workers they must show proof they’ve received the COVID-19 vaccine by May 20th . Many workplaces are... -
The first doses of the newly-approved vaccine will be given to health care workers exposed to COVID-19 patients. -
Restaurants have been some of the hardest-hit businesses in the pandemic. In Lane County, the industry lost more than 1,600 jobs since March, according... -
The Oregon Country Fair is officially cancelled this year. -
A law conference that has been held at the University of Oregon for 38 years has been cancelled due to concerns over coronavirus. The Public Interest... -
Attorneys for 21 young people filed a petition Monday asking a full panel of the 9 th Circuit Court of Appeals to review their climate change lawsuit.... -
Funds from sales of a new gray whale license plate in Oregon have raised about 300-thousand dollars so far for OSU’s Marine Mammal Institute in Newport....
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Thousands of gray whales are swimming south past the west coast on their annual migration. December 27 th through the 31 st is official “Whale Watch... -
The leader of a Eugene-based advocacy group is urging changes to the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife’s policies toward predator animals after a...
