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Local Eagle Scout Establishes LGBT-friendly Boy Scout Unit

Lake Miller says his work in justice and equality issues largely comes from how he was raised, and the work his mother has done in her life.
Lake Miller

In this WYSO Weekend excerpt, meet Lake Miller from Yellow Springs, Ohio. He'll soon be heading to college and says he'll specialize in either entrepreneurship or business management at Wittenberg University.

Lake will likely do well with either decision—even now the 18-year-old Eagle Scout is the youngest member of the national Scouts for Equality Leadership Council and he's just begun the first LGBT-friendly Boy Scout unit at Temple Israel in Dayton.

To find out what's behind that effort we spoke to Lake in the WYSO studios earlier this week.

For more information on Lake's efforts and the Boy Scout unit at Temple Israel, you can contact him at lakesphotos@sbcglobal.net

Read more at The Dayton Jewish Observer

Jerry began volunteering at WYSO in 1991 and hosting Sunday night's Alpha Rhythms in 1992. He joined the YSO staff in 2007 as Morning Edition Host, then All Things Considered. He's hosted Sunday morning's WYSO Weekend since 2008 and produced several radio dramas and specials . In 2009 Jerry received the Best Feature award from Public Radio News Directors Inc., and was named the 2023 winner of the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors Best Anchor/News Host award. His current, heart-felt projects include the occasional series Bulletin Board Diaries, which focuses on local, old-school advertisers and small business owners. He has also returned as the co-host Alpha Rhythms.