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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23 of Oregon's 36 counties are now officially in drought. Governor Kate Brown Tuesday added Curry, Hood River and Union Counties to the list. Water... -
The University of Oregon's Vin Lananna will lead the U.S. men's track and field team at the Olympics in Rio next year. Lananna has been instrumental in... -
Two Eugene teens have appealed a Lane County judge's ruling against their climate change lawsuit. The appeal was filed Tuesday. Kelsey Juliana and... -
Four boys will likely be charged with 2nd degree arson for causing the fire that destroyed Eugene's Historic Civic Stadium Monday. A fifth boy came to... -
Crews are still mopping up embers at Eugene's Civic Stadium where the historic grandstands burned down Monday. The Eugene Police arson team will... -
As the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on the constitutionality of gay marriage as soon as Friday, a University of Oregon researcher found no... -
A woman from Cottage Grove has filed a petition to recall democratic state senator Floyd Prozanski of Eugene. A small group of her supporters gathered... -
A rest-stop for homeless veterans is moving from its current home along Northwest Expressway to the Mission. The Eugene City Council voted 5 to zero... -
South Eugene High School and Roosevelt Middle School were placed on lockdown Wednesday morning for about 45 minutes. A Eugene Police SWAT team member... -
The Oregon legislature is expected to vote this week on statewide paid sick-leave. Eugene has passed its own sick leave ordinance, but, the mayor has... -
The leader of the Lane County NAACP is protesting the recent proclamation by the County Board of Commissioners refusing to enforce a state law expanding... -
Calling it an “unfunded mandate” the Lane County Board of Commissioners Tuesday voted not to enforce a new Oregon law that expands background checks for...
