Mark Ferenchik
WOSU News DirectorMark Ferenchik is news director at WOSU 89.7 NPR News.
Before joining WOSU in March 2024, he was a reporter at the Columbus Dispatch for more than 25 years, where he covered Columbus City Hall, urban and growth issues, Columbus neighborhoods and other topics.
Before coming to The Dispatch, he reported for the Canton Repository and Medina County Gazette.
He's won Associated Press and Ohio Society of Professional Journalists awards.
He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Kent State University and lives in downtown Columbus.
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Coroner's office identifies man Columbus police shot after officers said he charged them with weaponPolice said they first tried to use a Taser on 35-year-old Noel Hernandez. Callers told police late Monday night that a man was threatening people with a knife. -
The 16-story Near East Side tower is one of four building on the 2024 list. -
The board also voted to produce public records related to a leaked document Simmons wrote. -
Waddell had served for a decade as president and general manager for the Carolina Hurricanes. -
Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther stressed that surrounding suburbs need to work with the city to handle pressing issues during his State of the City address Tuesday evening. -
Franklin County Judge Mark Serrott's ruling allows Columbus and other cities to continue enforcing bans. -
Business & EconomyAt least 200 buildings were damaged or destroyed. Galena and Berlin and Berkshire townships were among the hardest hit. -
The tuition hike, plus higher room-and-dining-plan costs, mean in-state freshmen will be paying slightly more than $28,000 per year. -
The man died on the city's southeast side Thursday morning after police were responded to a call that a man was threatening to take his life and kill others. -
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost's suit claims board members Wade Steen and Dr. Rudy Fichtenbaum seek to steer as much as $65 billion to a shell company.
