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Jerry Kenney
Host/ProducerJerry 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.
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In this WYSO Weekend excerpt, DJ Ladi Bounce talks about her "quirky" and classic approach to music and her new show Bounce With Me on Thursday nights.
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A clerical error kept two Civil War soldiers from receiving the Medals of Honor given to their fellow infantryman. Now that error is corrected.
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Westrafo, an Italian company that makes power transformers, plans to open a new facility in Trotwood and create an estimated 230 new jobs.
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WYSO is talking with mayors in the Dayton region, and we’d love to hear from you. What are challenges they need to address? What's going right?
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Dr. David Morris, chief of pediatric allergy at Dayton Children’s Hospital, spoke with WYSO’s Jerry Kenney about the course correction that health officials are making on avoiding peanut allergies.
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The National Museum of the United States Air Force will host the final appearance of an air balloon that set a world record for skydiving.
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You can receive alerts and daily Air Quality Index forecasts via email at visit MiamiValleyAir.org.
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WYSO interviewed Debbie Blunden-Diggs, who is leading the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company into its 56th season.
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Statewide, around 32,000 Ohio veterans have now been granted VA medical benefits as part of the PACT Act.
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The 2024 Dayton Pride Festival was likely the largest the annual event has seen. A new layout for the event may have spurred that growth.