Kaitlin Schroeder
Digital Editor/Deputy News DirectorExpertise: Editing, digital journalism, podcasts, social media
Contact: kschroeder@wyso.org
Kaitlin Schroeder (she/her) is the new deputy news director and digital editor at WYSO Public Radio.
Schroeder joins WYSO with 10 years of experience in local news. This includes working as a health care reporter for Dayton Daily News; a real estate, retail and restaurants reporter for Dayton Business Journal; and a general assignment reporter for the Morning Sentinel in central Maine. After college, she also interned as a reporter at Kosova Live in Pristina, Kosovo.
She was recognized by the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors as Best Business Reporter in 2018 and 2019.
Most recently, Schroeder worked as the marketing and communications manager for YWCA Dayton, which is dedicated to eliminating racism and empowering women and operates Montgomery and Preble counties’ only domestic violence shelters.
In January, Schroeder started a term as a director on the board of HUES Women’s Health Advocacy Institute, which envisions a community capable of addressing the interpersonal and systemic barriers that Black, Indigenous and Women of Color face navigating health and wellness systems.
Schroeder is involved with House of Bread and the Salem Avenue community garden. She lives in the Oregon District with her husband, toddler and baby.
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Western U.S. wildfires and fireworks are expected to create high levels of fine particulate matter over the Fourth of July weekend. -
The Trump administration said on July 1 that TPS Haiti beneficiaries' documents and work permits will remain valid for a limited time until lower courts align with the Supreme Court. -
WYSO has unofficial results for key levies and candidate races across the Miami Valley. Results still need to be certified. Additionally, provisional ballots ballots still need to be counted. -
The Kettering Tree Committee is starting the initiative to improve the health of Kettering's urban forest. -
Dr. Robert Steele, the next CEO of Dayton Children’s, started as a pediatrician and has worked as a health care executive in Missouri and Arkansas. -
The man was stopped while riding a bike. Police say the shooting happened after the man ran and a struggle between the officer and the man. -
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled against the Trump administration, which argued it was harmed by Haitians with Temporary Protected Status remaining in the U.S. while the lawsuit plays out. -
The dam at Germantown is temporarily storing water in its upstream basin. -
First Brands, which makes auto parts, will lay off more than 300 workers in Darke County. The company is going through Chapter 11 bankruptcy. -
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-Dayton) reacted to the strikes on CBS Face the Nation on March 1.
