Natasha Williams
Former ReporterNatasha Williams was a multimedia reporter for 89.7 NPR News. Williams joined the WOSU newsroom with decades of experience, most recently at WLKY-TV in Louisville, Kentucky.
A veteran journalist, Williams began her broadcast career in Jackson, Tennessee and went on to spend more than 20 years as an anchor and investigative reporter for WHIO-TV in Dayton, Ohio. In 2008, she was named best reporter and awarded for best broadcast writing by the Ohio Associated Press. In addition to being honored by the Society of Professional Journalists, Williams also won an Emmy Award for coverage of the 2001 Xenia Tornado. She is an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists, as well as the Greater Dayton Association of Black Journalists. Williams received her undergraduate degree from Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina and a master’s degree from The Ohio State University.
Contact Natasha at natasha.williams@wosu.org.
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A nationwide teacher shortage is being felt across central Ohio, with substitute teachers also in short supply. -
The Ohio Department of Health no longer recommends widespread masking and COVID testing for schools. Instead, state health officials ask people who feel ill to stay home and away from others – just as they would with other illnesses. -
The Nina and Ryan Day Resilience Fund is a donation of $1 million for research and treatment at the OSU Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine. -
Columbus Police officers will be participating in the annual NNO event which will be held on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentThe federal government anticipates sending more vaccines to states like Ohio sometime in August. -
The city of Columbus is voting on an ordinance that will use taxes generated from a new hotel to create affordable housing. -
A carryout on the first floor of the over 100 year old building was closed during the collapse. No one was inside. The property owner who lived on the third floor is responsible for demolishing the site. -
Business & EconomyHomebuyers across the country have decided to backpedal after the largest interest rate increase in more than 20 years. -
An Ohio-based Veterans group is speaking out against the disbanding of the AIR commission, a group tasked with deciding which VA Hospitals should close or reorganize. -
The Paulist Priests who have overseen the OSU Catholic ministry for 66 years have been told they are being replaced.
