Kathryn Mobley
Education and Politics ReporterExpertise: Politics, local government, elections, K-12 and higher education
Email: kmobley@wyso.org
Cellphone: (937) 952-9924
Kathryn Mobley is an award-winning broadcast journalist, crafting stories for more than 30 years.
Kathryn started at WYSO in 2022, covering topics from local government, to education and more. She has led our political reporting through each election. She also covers our region's universities, school districts and education topics.
Kathryn has reported powerful, in-depth stories for WYSO, ranging from an investigation into renters' rights, to a feature on a Clark County man who became a bus driver to support his daughter.
Her work has been repeatedly recognized by the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors.
Across her career, she’s reported and produced for TV, NPR affiliate and for the web. Mobley also contributes to several area community groups. She sings tenor with World House Choir (Yellow Springs), she’s a board member of the Beavercreek Community Theatre and volunteers with two community television operations, DATV (Dayton) and MVCC (Centerville).
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A new agreement further enhances Ohio’s long-standing agriculture relationship with Taiwan. This latest agreement will generate an estimated $6.4 billion over three years. -
Dayton city leaders are completing a plan to add as many as 64 traffic cameras across the metropolitan area. The new speed traffic cameras would primarily be in school zones, commissioners say. -
Dayton city leaders are taking the next step to make a new violence intervention program a reality. It begins by looking at violence as a public health issue. -
Kettering City Schools has a new multi-million-dollar gem that's preparing some of its students for top-paying advanced manufacturing jobs. -
Short Street has morphed into a pedestrian-oriented space for residents and visitors to socialize, dance and enjoy performances. Village leaders want to know how residents feel about that. -
Leaders in the defense and aerospace industries say Ohio is ripe for more economic growth in these areas. Many spoke at the Ohio Defense and Aerospace Forum held at Wright State University. -
The Greater West Dayton Incubator will soon be a new tenant in the Wright Dunbar Cornerstone project. The University of Dayton received $1.8 million dollars in state and federal money for this project. -
The Fairborn City Council approved a cannabis dispensary within the city limits. But no sales are allowed until January 2026. -
Kettering Health will invest millions to renovate Greene Memorial Hospital in Xenia and create a new outpatient center in Xenia. -
Across from the Dayton Masonic Center, a new memorial is being raised to honor fallen police and deputy officers.
