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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Volunteers hauled 80-pound canoes and hundreds of pounds of debris from the Little Miami River in late June. -
Beginning Aug. 31, the Greater Dayton RTA will run an express bus to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. -
Dayton Public Schools ran Freshmen Orientation classes this summer. One element was how to use the city's RTA service. -
The Greater Dayton RTA is adding a new route and modifying two existing routes. The company says this will better service customers. -
During the 2025-2026 school year, Dayton Public Schools will only provide limited bus service for some of its high school students. -
Many Dayton high school students rely on the Greater Dayton RTA to get to and from school. Next month, the public transit system will host classes on how to successfully ride the bus. -
The Clergy Community Coalition has another shot to gather signatures to get a public hospital levy on the November ballot. The Dayton City Commission explained their votes, which was split 2-2 with one abstaining. -
The Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association will partner with the city of Dayton to lead the Cure Violence initiative. One expert describes elements the initiative should include. -
The city of Kettering is getting millions of dollars in federal funds to improve a portion of Far Hills Avenue. -
Attorneys for the city of Dayton and for the Clergy Community Coalition reached a compromise related to a financial disclosure, which is part of the coalition's effort to get a levy for public hospital funding on the ballot.
