Ohio State President Ted Carter put his $1.5M job, 45-year marriage on the line over ‘inappropriate relationship’ with podcaster: report

Ohio State President “Ted” Carter Jr. put his $1.5 million-per-year job and his 45-year marriage on the line over an “inappropriate relationship” with a local podcaster with pitiful listening numbers.

Carter’s resignation – which came after he admitted he gave “inappropriate access to Ohio State leadership” to a woman who wanted help with her personal business – was “possibly connected” with host of the Callout Podcast Krisanthe Vlachos, a podcast sponsor told NBC 4.

“JobsOhio is aware Ted Carter resigned this morning as President of The Ohio State University and that this situation is possibly connected to a relationship between him and the host of a podcast for veterans, which we sponsored,” JobsOhio, an economic development group, said in a statement.

“The Callout Podcast opportunity was consistent with that mission of outreach. The sponsorship of this podcast went through our standard and rigorous legal process, as with any sponsorship given by JobsOhio.”

Carter, 66, has been a regular fixture on Vlachos’ veterans-focused for months, according to Vlachos’ LinkedIn and Instagram accounts.

A photo taken at the Student Veterans of America 2026 national conference in Colorado Springs in January shows the former university president smiling alongside Vlachos, who is clad in an all-black leather get-up.

In a caption alongside the photo, Vlachos refers to Carter as her “dear friend and mentor.”

Carter’s  resignation Monday came after he admitted to the university’s board of trustees that he “made a mistake in allowing inappropriate access to Ohio State leadership” to a woman who wanted help with her private business, he said in a statement.

He did not elaborate on the circumstances surrounding the relationship, but said he was leaving with his wife of nearly 45 years.

Vlachos didn’t respond to a request for comment.