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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WYSO's independent, nonprofit news team has decades of experience writing and reporting. Our first responsibility is to be a trusted source of news for the Miami Valley and southwest Ohio. There is no connection between our funding and editorial decisions.
Our mission is to produce trustworthy journalism that is fact-based, researched, transparent, intellectually curious, pushes beyond the obvious answers, local, fair, and, when it’s called for, embraces the search for solutions. We believe an educated citizenry is essential to the functioning of our democracy.
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Early next year, Greene County property owners will see a slight drop in their 2025 tax bill. -
From a powerful feature on a school bus driver, to changes in DEI policies, WYSO was there for the biggest local moments in education in 2025. -
Pathways to Homeownership is a collaboration between the city of Dayton and several nonprofits to make homeownership a reality for some in the Hope Zone off Salem Avenue. -
Temporary protected status is set to end Feb. 3 for those who came to the U.S. from Haiti under the designation. With thousands of Haitian immigrants living around Springfield, local groups are preparing for the change. -
The Dayton Public School District continues remembering the many ways board member Karen Wick supported the district. She died Saturday. -
The Miami Valley Immigration Coalition, Dayton United for Human Rights and the International Peace Museum are sponsoring this vigil, Saturday Dec. 6 in downtown Dayton. -
The affected West Chester corridor is about 3,200 acres along Union Centre Boulevard. -
Proponents of a new collaboration between the city of Dayton and the state of Ohio say it will reduce violent crime in the area. -
In West Chester, trustees are now reviewing a moratorium initiated in October. It halts all business development in one area for more than a year. Complaints are prompting more revisions. -
Over the next six years, VA hospitals nationwide are moving all patient records to one national electronic system. The Dayton VA's transition is underway.
