Jess Mador
Jess Mador comes to WYSO from Knoxville NPR-station WUOT, where she created an interactive multimedia health storytelling project called TruckBeat, one of 15 projects around the country participating in AIR's Localore: #Finding Americainitiative. Before TruckBeat, Jess was an independent public radio journalist based in Minneapolis. She’s also worked as a staff reporter and producer at Minnesota Public Radio in the Twin Cities, and produced audio, video and web stories for a variety of other news outlets, including NPR News, APM, and PBS television stations. She has a Master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York. She loves making documentaries and telling stories at the intersection of journalism, digital and social media.
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More women are serving in the U.S. military, and women are the fastest-growing group among U.S. veterans. The Veterans Administration is trying to meet their health needs, including pregnancy care. -
Dueling abortion protests both for and against Planned Parenthood are on tap for Dayton Saturday. The group Dayton Right to Life is organizing a rally... -
Dueling abortion protests both for and against Planned Parenthood are on tap for Dayton Saturday. The group Dayton Right to Life is organizing a rally...
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Carly Short and Amanda Hensler are part of a group of friends who own several popular Oregon District businesses including Heart Mercantile. They say the past year has been especially traumatic for business owners who also experienced the 2019 Oregon District mass shooting. It happened across the street from Heart Mercantile’s storefront. -
With record numbers of coronavirus cases and hospital admissions now surging across the state, there are signs the pandemic is taking a deeper toll on some Miami Valley health workers -
In a typical year, it's an uneasy task for the nation's child welfare system to recruit new foster parents. Now there are signs the pandemic and financial issues are making it even harder.
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Ohio United States Senators Weigh In On 2020 Presidential Contest -
Long Lines At Greene County Polling Locations As Surge In Ohio Voter Turnout Continues On Election DStatewide polls opened at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday and Ohio was already on track to continue its record breaking voter turnout. By Monday, the Ohio Secretary of State reported more than 3 million Ohioans had already voted early or absentee before Election Day itself, a number representing 60 percent of the total votes cast in the entire 2016 general election. -
After another weekend of long lines for early voting, Tuesday is Election Day. And in this year of heightened anxiety, polarization and pandemic what’s driving Ohio voters as they head to the polls? -
The Montgomery County Board of Elections is expecting long lines this weekend as many voters take advantage of the chance to cast ballots early.
