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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On June 20, the Dayton Black Rodeo is riding into town to observe Juneteenth. -
Organizers encourage people to visit downtown and plunk out their favorite tune on the painted pianos, which will be on display until Sept. 1. -
The city of Xenia and Central State are closer to a final annexation agreement. On June 11, Xenia city council will hold a public hearing and vote on the annexation proposal. -
The city of Dayton is launching a series of efforts to address several key issues impacting residents. -
Sinclair Community College is teaming up with the Sierra Nevada Corp. to launch an aviation academy. The goal is to cultivate a new talented workforce for the company. -
For 70 years, the Senior Resource Connection has provided a range of services for seniors and disabled residents across Montgomery County and the Miami Valley. -
Dayton Public Schools leaders are speaking out against an Ohio Senate bill that could more easily close low-performing schools. -
The Salem Avenue Business Association is advocating for new economic investments to create a thriving Salem Avenue Peace Corridor. -
Bishop Richard Earl Cox dedicated his life to speaking out against what he believed to be social injustice oppressing a community’s marginalized citizens. WYSO spoke to his friends and family about his decades as a spiritual leader, history with the Civil Rights Movement and push for a public hospital. -
Social justice advocate Bishop Richard E. Cox died on May 2. The 77-year-old founded and was president of the Clergy Community Coalition, which pushed for the city's new public hospital levy.
