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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Nearby residents in Licking County had raised concerns about the pollutants in the permit. The permit lists at least eight different toxins and other particulate matter like dust or smoke. -
Columbus city officials met in Linden Monday morning to share their plans on spending the proposed $200 million affordable housing bond package if voters pass it this fall. -
A group of tenured and tenure track faculty at Ohio State University’s Marion Campus will find out soon if it can move forward with its efforts to unionize. -
Intel hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking at its construction site in Licking County Friday morning. It’s a billion-dollar investment to build up to eight semiconductor manufacturing facilities. -
The City of Columbus is proposing a $1.5 billion bond issue on the November ballot that includes $200 million to expand affordable housing. It is four times more than what the city proposed in 2019. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentA new program in Columbus for first responders is trying to change the stigma around mental health treatment. The new Public Safety Wellness Center offers services only to public safety workers and their families. -
An attorney for the family of an unarmed Black man killed by a Columbus police officer Tuesday morning said the officer acted recklessly and there is no justification for the shooting. -
Columbus police and city leaders promise a complete and transparent investigation after the police shooting of an unarmed man, 20-year-old Donovan Lewis. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentThe Ohio EPA is gathering public comment on Intel’s draft air permit for two new plants in New Albany that identifies toxins which could cause health problems if they exceed certain limits. -
FEMA’s funeral reimbursement fund sets aside money for families of victims of COVID-19 and there is plenty available in Ohio.
