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.
-
Columbus businesses join wave of companies promising support for employees' reproductive health careMany large companies across the U.S have promised to cover employee travel costs for reproductive health care. -
The right to an abortion is no longer a constitutional right as the U.S Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade Friday morning. -
Intel has indefinitely delayed a groundbreaking ceremony for its $20 billion semiconductor factory in New Albany. The company blames inaction in Congress for the delay. -
COVID-19 vaccines for kids six months and older are rolling out this week in Columbus. -
Business & EconomyA proposed hydrogen plant in Piketon, Ohio is gaining steam. A Texas-based energy company plans to build on the site of a former uranium enrichment facility. While local leaders support the project, they hope it is not an empty promise and it’s safe for workers and neighbors. -
The Columbus Pride festival starts this weekend. It's in-person for the first time in three years. -
A law that allows eligible adults 21 and over to carry any kind of firearm in Ohio without a permit starts on Monday. -
A driver shortage at the Central Ohio Transit Authority will likely lead to route changes this year. While working to increase recruitment efforts, COTA is also seeking to make its income assistance pilot program permanent. -
Business & EconomyOhio's new capital budget sets aside up to $2 billion in cash incentives for Intel’s megaproject in Licking County. Some policy advocates and government officials think it falls short of promising jobs to Ohioans and protecting the state if the project fails.
-
Health, Science & EnvironmentA proposed 250-megawatt solar farm by Samsung in Union County will span 1,500 acres of farmland, and many residents are unhappy. At an open house this week, people met with developers to voice their concerns as feasibility studies on the land will start this summer.
