Jerry Kenney
Jerry Kenney was introduced to WYSO by a friend and within a year of first tuning in became an avid listener and supporter. He began volunteering at the station in 1991 and began hosting Alpha Rhythms in February of 1992. Jerry joined the WYSO staff in 2007 as a host of All Things Considered and soon transitioned into hosting Morning Edition. In addition to now hosting All Things Considered, Jerry is the host and producer of WYSO Weekend, WYSO's weekly news and arts magazine. He has also produced several radio dramas for WYSO in collaboration with local theater companies. Jerry has won several Ohio AP awards as well as an award from PRINDI for his work with the WYSO news department. Jerry says that the best part of his job is being able to talk to people in the community and share their experiences with WYSO listeners.
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Anheuser Busch features a Cincinnati area canine on Budweiser's holiday beer cans. -
The new two year state budget under consideration by the Ohio Senate includes 8 billion dollars for transportation projects. Of that $8 billion, just $56 million dollars a year is dedicated to Ohio’s public transit agencies. -
The Village of Yellow Springs has passed a resolution declaring Juneteenth a holiday. -
Dayton is the home of the cash register. But is cash on its way out? -
Shriner’s Hospital for children has opened a new pediatric burn unit inside Dayton Children’s Hospital. For more than 50 years, the group operated their own facility in Cincinnati. -
This month on WYSO Weekend, we’ve been looking at the history of Black History Month. Our quest continues in this episode.
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In this edition of WYSO Weekend: Stories from the Eichelberger Center for Community Voices, more on how the pandemic is affecting education in the U.S., and from romance to Robins, WYSO Weekend is going to the birds.
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In this edition of WYSO Weekend: Stories from the Eichleberger Center for Community Voices, more on the effects of coronavirus, and a Fish Food Pantry - it’s not what you’re thinking.
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The Dayton VA has started vaccinating some veterans. But, they’re saying some veterans have been confused about what’s required to get the vaccine. -
While federal lawmakers are debating another coronavirus response bill, Montgomery County officials have released a summary of how they spent 2020’s CARES Act funds. The county’s share totaled more than $92 million dollars.
