Chris Welter
Managing Editor, Eichelberger Center for Community VoicesChris Welter is the Managing Editor at The Eichelberger Center for Community Voices at WYSO.
Chris started in radio in 2017 when he trained at the Eichelberger Center for Community Voices. Most recently, he worked as a substitute host and the Environment Reporter at WYSO.
He is a graduate of Antioch College, where he edited the campus newspaper, The Record. He now sits on the newspaper's advisory board.
Chris is a lifelong Ohioan. He was born and raised in Columbus and lives in Yellow Springs with his partner and their cats and dog. He moonlights as a mediocre disc golfer and loves cooking, hiking, and reading about Ohio history.
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Clark County, Ohio, teenager Sydni Howard shares how the foster care system shaped her family and why finding a loving, stable home can improve a child's life. -
Teens in Clark County, Ohio, speak out on how phone use and lack of sleep affect their mood, dreams, and school performance in this heartfelt WYSO Youth Radio PSA. -
Robenson Lauvince is the director of the new movie, 'July 7.' It is the first film produced in Haiti and directed by a Haitian to be distributed in U.S. theaters. -
Anaiah Westmoreland and Armani Montgomery are students in Ohio. They both say they have struggled with self-confidence due to what they see on social media platforms. -
WYSO contacted the DeWines to ask if they would talk about their recent experience in Oklahoma and why they decided to build Great Council State Park, and they said yes. -
Today, Ohio has no federally recognized tribes headquartered within its borders. Still, representatives from American Indian nations whose homelands are in the state gathered recently for a two-day event. -
The 3-year, $1.39 million grant comes from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. It bolsters an existing program that provides opioid-free care. -
The criminal charges were filed in Springfield by a Haitian organization last month, accusing Trump and Vance of disrupting public services and making false alarms. -
The town hall comes after the city was put in the national spotlight because of xenophobic rumors spread by some Republicans about the Haitian American population here. -
The rally was in response to xenophobic rumors about the Haitian American community in Springfield that former president Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. JD Vance spread.
