Jo Ingles
Jo Ingles is a professional journalist who covers politics and Ohio government for the Ohio Public Radio and Television for the Ohio Public Radio and Television Statehouse News Bureau. She reports on issues of importance to Ohioans including education, legislation, politics, and life and death issues such as capital punishment.
After working for more than a decade at WOSU-AM, Jo was hired by the Ohio Public Radio/TV News Bureau in 1999. Her work has been featured on national networks such as National Public Radio, Marketplace, the Great Lakes Radio Consortium and the BBC. She is often a guest on radio talk shows heard on Ohio’s public radio stations. In addition, she’s a regular guest on WOSU-TV’s “Columbus on the Record” and ONN’s “Capitol Square”. Jo also writes for respected publications such as Columbus Monthly and the Reuters News Service.She has won many awards for her work across all of those platforms. She is currently the president of the Ohio Radio and TV Correspondent’s Association, a board member for the Ohio Legislative Correspondent’s Association and a board member for the Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters. Jo also works as the Media Adviser for the Ohio Wesleyan University Transcript newspaper and OWU radio.
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Mike DeWine, Ohio’s Republican incumbent governor, has won his bid to be re-elected as Ohio Governor against Nan Whaley, Democratic candidate and former Dayton mayor, according to the AP. -
The executive committee of Ohio’s State School Board heard testimony on a controversial anti-discrimination resolution to oppose federal changes to Title IX rules and the effect on parental rights and LGBTQ issues. -
After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v Wade, abortion become a key talking point in Ohio governor's race between Gov. Mike DeWine and Nan Whaley. -
Voters tell pollsters they are concerned about a "threat to democracy" yet candidates on the campaign trail continue to hammer wedge issues. -
The Ohio Republican Party fired back, saying there was a lot of crime and poverty in Dayton when Nan Whaley, the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, was the city’s mayor. -
Panic ensued this past Friday when emergency crews responded to eight schools throughout Ohio where there were false reports of active shooters on campuses through an internet practice known as swatting. -
Forty-seven of the emergency responders who are part of Ohio Task Force One are ready to assist immediately after Hurricane Ian. -
The candidates for U.S. Senate have both agreed to two debates in northeast Ohio for October. -
There's a new bill in the Ohio Legislature that would allow the Ohio Board of Pharmacy to set up a program that would import drugs from Canada then pass those savings along to Ohioans. -
The bill would prevent high-volume puppy breeders from removing dewclaws or docking tails without giving puppies anesthesia or pain medication.
