Renee Fox
ReporterRenee Fox is a reporter for 89.7 NPR News. Fox joined the WOSU newsroom from the Tribune Chronicle/Vindicator in the Youngstown area, where she’d been a reporter since 2014.
Fox has been nominated for and won several awards for her work, which ranges from local government coverage to investigative journalism and features.
She’s also an Air Force veteran and former defense contractor who worked on linguistics projects at Bagram Airfield and other bases in Afghanistan.
Fox served in the United States Air Force after joining in 2006 as an Airman First Class at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California where she also completed the Pashto Basic Course. She served as a specialist for a voice biometric project based at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan in 2009, and from 2010 to 2011.
Fox studied International Journalism at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst, and political science at the Hawaii Pacific University – Honolulu.
Contact Renee at renee.fox@wosu.org.
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Columbus-native Bennett Obenour has always been a fan of the Tennessee Vols, and now he works for the team. He's back in town for the game on Saturday, and is predicting a win for the Vols. -
Public utility regulators in Ohio found Connecticut-based Realgy Energy manipulated customer call recordings and lied to consumers. The company must pay a $355,000 fine. -
Adam Coy was convicted of killing Andre Hill in 2020. The former Columbus police officer wants a new trial. Attorneys on both sides have filed arguments with a Franklin County judge. -
After experiencing discrimination while receiving medical treatment, Hailey Adelaide pursued court orders to change her name and gender on her birth certificate. -
Whether or not Ohioans can change the gender marker on their birth certificate depends on their county's location and probate court judge. That's even though a federal judge ordered the state to make the process available. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentOhio State University's medical system released a statement criticizing Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. The university claims the insurance company is putting profits over fair practices when it comes to reimbursement rates. -
Report released detailing Franklin Co. poverty, program giving cash to single moms launches same dayA RISE Together report released Wednesday documents the state of poverty and economic insecurity in Franklin County. It comes on the same day as the launch of a new program meant to fight poverty, by giving 32 single moms $500 a month to spend with no conditions. -
Franklin County Judge Andy Miller sentenced 38-year-old Kreig Butler, 38, to six months in jail and three years of probation on charges of tampering with evidence and improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle. Butler shot and killed 13-year-old Sinzae Reed. The shooting was ruled to be in self defense. -
Steve Stivers, CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, spoke with WOSU and said Wednesday is a good day for Ohio after the federal government released billions of dollars for chip manufacturing facilities in New Albany and other states. -
Adam Coy was supposed to be sentenced on Monday after he was convicted of murder in the 2020 shooting death of Andre Hill.
