
Kaitlin Schroeder
Digital Editor/Deputy News DirectorKaitlin 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 community garden in the Jane Reece neighborhood in Dayton, where she lives with her husband and two-year-old son.
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The city of Springfield is home to thousands of legal Haitian immigrants. The mayor stated that the lawsuit "sends a clear message that hate, intimidation, and violence, have no place in our community.”
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Grace Maxwell, a Cedarville University student, was among those onboard the American Airlines plane that crashed near Washington D.C.
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The National Weather Service says wind chill values will be dangerously cold on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday mornings in the Miami Valley.
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Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region acquired Women's Med Center in Kettering, in response to Dr. Martin Haskell’s retirement plans.
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Multiple national news outlets report that Speaker Mike Johnson will not make Turner chair of the committee in the 119th Congress, citing that the move was backed by incoming President Donald Trump.
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The all-electric Acura SUV will be the first EV produced at the Honda EV Hub in Ohio, which is scheduled for production later this year.
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The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a winter storm warning until midnight, Monday Jan. 6.
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The National Weather Service in Wilmington issued a winter storm warning ending midnight Jan. 6, including Dayton and the surrounding area. Several inches of snow piled up by Monday morning.
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The former Montgomery County employee is accused of stealing license fees.
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Each fall, youth hunters enjoy a weekend of deer hunting with a firearm before the statewide season begins. Ohio Department of Natural Resources revealed the top 10 counties for deer taken during the 2024 youth season.