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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A bankruptcy settlement involving the Boy Scouts of America sets aside nearly $3 billion for the victims, but Ohio's statute of limitations caps the amount of money survivors can claim. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentColumbus Public Health’s monkeypox vaccine clinic filled up within two hours of its announcement last week. -
The Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act passed in June with support from both parties, but a technical error required a re-vote. Last Wednesday, 25 republicans changed their vote. -
A group of local gun shop owners is partnering with the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation to launch a unique suicide prevention program in the state. -
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost joined 21 other states Thursday suing the Biden Administration over policy updates to Title IX and food assistance programs for schools. -
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost claims that the social media giant lied to the public about the harm its products caused to its users, which led to $3 million in losses in losses for the Ohio Public Employee Retirement System. -
The Ohio State Fair returns with rides in 2022, the first year more strict inspection requirements are in place following the 2017 death of Tyler Jarrell on a faulty ride at the fair. -
Business & EconomyA report released Wednesday by Columbus REALTORS, shows that home sales were down by 10% in June. Pending sales were also down by 14% in June and may indicate slowing sales for July. A few factors have caused the decline. -
A second Columbus police officer will face no legal actions for alleged misconduct during the George Floyd protests in 2020. The case against Traci Shaw, who was accused of pepper spraying a group of women without provocation during the protests, was dismissed by the prosecution. -
For the first time in three years, people will crowd the midway as the Ohio State Fair returns in full capacity next Wednesday. Thrill rides, food, animal shows and free parking highlight a return to central Ohio’s summer staple event
