Jerry Kenney
Host/ProducerExpertise: All Things Considered host, Alpha Rhythms co-host, WYSO Weekend host
Contact: jkenney@wyso.org
Jerry Kenney began volunteering at WYSO in 1991 and hosting Sunday night's Alpha Rhythms in 1992. He joined the WYSO staff in 2007 as Morning Edition Host, then All Things Considered. He's hosted Sunday morning's WYSO Weekend since 2008, which is now also a podcast. From severe weather to election nights, Jerry can be counted on as a trusted anchor of local coverage.
Among his numerous awards and recognitions, in 2025 Jerry won first place for best anchor through Ohio Society of Professional Journalists and was also recognized by Ohio Associated Press Media Editors as one of the best anchors in the state. 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.
Some of his signature projects include the occasional series Bulletin Board Diaries, which focuses on local, old-school advertisers and small business owners. He is also the producer of WYSO's Mayor Series, helping our community get to know the various mayors through the Miami Valley.
He has also returned as the co-host Sunday night's Alpha Rhythms. The show highlights music that will 'transport your mind, inhabit your body, and transform your soul.'
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'Such a Night: The Last Waltz Live' happens on Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at Dayton, Ohio's Victoria Theater. WYSO Music Director Juliet Fromholt has the details. -
Check out this excerpt from WYSO Weekend to learn more about WYSO's Morning Edition host, Mike Frazier. -
Miami Township’s fiscal officer has been temporarily banned from performing his job. The move comes at the request of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. -
Dayton and the RTA announced a new police substation is opening by the downtown bus hub. -
WYSO’s Neenah Ellis offers a remembrance in honor of her long-time friend and colleague, NPR's Susan Stamberg. The public radio icon died last week at the age of 87. -
Prosecutors say Wayne T. Essex, 70, and his wife, Susan Essex, 67, used their business, Essex and Associates, to sell investments in property in so-called "opportunity zones" around the country. -
Eileen McClory with the Dayton Daily News tells WYSO how education leaders believe a recently implemented program called the "Science of Reading" will lead to higher proficiency scores in Ohio. -
While scuba diving is just making its comeback at a once popular old quarry in Cedarville, the new owners have some big ideas for the future of what’s now called Silver Cup Lake Adventures. -
The new Space Intelligence Production Cell joins together two Ohio Air National Guard squadrons that will focus on integrating crucial intel into the military’s space operation. -
The Washington-Centerville Public Library’s Fix-it Clinic is part of Kettering Parks and Recreation annual EcoFEST at Fraze Pavilion.
