Tyler Thompson
Former ReporterTyler Thompson was a reporter and on-air host for 89.7 NPR News. Thompson, originally from northeast Ohio, has spent the last three years working as a Morning Edition host and reporter at NPR member station KDLG Public Radio and reporter at the Bristol Bay Times Newspaper in Dillingham, Alaska.
Thompson graduated from Kent State University with a degree in Journalism and Multimedia.
During his time in Alaska, he was a regular contributor to Alaska Public Media statewide news, Alaska News Nightly, and KTOO state capital news network. He also published the Bristol Bay Fisheries Report, an annual summer fish report that provides contextual statistics, stories and industry perspectives for the largest salmon fishery in the world.
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The Akron Zoo welcomed a unique deer species to the park last month. The birth of a Siberian Musk deer, which is still unnamed, is a first for the zoo.... -
The Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University is getting $50,000 to help make poetry more interactive. The center is using a grant from the Knight... -
Ohio is making progress in combating opioid misuse; however, a new report finds there’s still more work to be done, especially when it comes to doctor... -
A project in Akron to connect residents to their neighborhoods is hoping to bring them together through a series of events and activities this month. ... -
University Hospital is denying liability in the loss of 4,000 eggs and embryos after a cold storage tank malfunctioned this spring. A remote alarm set... -
Five museums in Summit County will open their doors at discounted prices this summer for families and individuals who are on food stamps. The five... -
Summit County’s first Financial Empowerment Center is now open in Akron’s Kenmore neighborhood. The center will provide free, ongoing financial... -
The Cuyahoga County Animal Shelter is still waiting for test results to determine what killed five dogs last month. Samples of the unknown respiratory... -
State auditor candidate Zack Space is detailing his plan to investigate the charter school scandal involving the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow .... -
Shareholders of Northeast Ohio manufacturer A. Schulman are set to vote on a merger with LyondellBasell tomorrow. LyondellBasell is the world’s seventh...
