Jason Saul
Jason Saul is a public radio journalist and producer who moved to the Miami Valley to help build a new culture of nonprofit journalism here in Southwest Ohio.
Jason's an experienced reporter and manager, and is hard at work building a new team of reporters and producers dedicated to bringing you the thoughtful, independent, thoroughly researched, vetted and produced news you expect from WYSO and NPR. Listen for more of our team's stories every morning and afternoon, and find us online pretty much everywhere!
Jason started out on Long Island, and spent some time in Boston, New Orleans and Seattle before settling here in Yellow Springs with his wife Dionne. He's worked on a number of local and national programs, including some that air on WYSO, like American Routes and BirdNote.
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It’s the first of the month. And for about 1.8 million people living in Ohio, that means the rent is due. Renters in Ohio are particularly at risk for losing their homes. And, as WYSO’s Jason Saul reports, new data released by the federal government shows the mood in the state is grim. -
WYSO’s Jason Saul sat down with Diane Welborn, the Montgomery County Ombudsman, to learn a little bit more about the state of life in nursing homes today. -
The Ohio Secretary of State’s office is reporting that there are still over a quarter of a million absentee and provisional ballots still outstanding across the state. Ohio’s final vote totals won’t be announced until November 28th. -
On Thursday, Ohio broke its record for most new COVID-19 cases reported in a single day – for the second day in a row. That had Gov. Mike DeWine raising… -
Journalist Meghna Chakrabarti talks with WYSO News Director Jason Saul about the new On Point, coming to the station starting today. -
President Donald Trump announced his new Supreme Court Justice pick "will be a woman" at a campaign stop in Dayton on Monday.Trump said his team has been… -
Shortages of personal protective equipment left hospitals reeling at the start of the pandemic. Now, months into the crisis, we wondered, how difficult has it been for the Miami Valley’s hospitals to keep their critical protective supplies in stock? -
A broad swath of the city of Dayton was placed under a boil water advisory Monday evening after a large water main broke. -
The spring and summer months are when the Miami Valley sees some of its most dangerous weather. But it isn’t only tornadoes we need to worry about. Severe thunderstorms can pack just as destructive a punch. -
There’s just four months left until the 2020 presidential election, and Ohio stands to play a critical role. Like we did in 2016, WYSO News has joined a...
