Mike Frazier
Host, Morning EditionExpertise: WYSO Morning Edition host
Contact: mfrazier@wyso.org
A chance meeting with a volunteer in a college computer lab in 1987 brought Mike Frazier (he/him) to WYSO. He started filling in for various music shows, and performed various production, news, and on-air activities during the late 1980s and '90s, spinning vinyl and cutting tape before the digital evolution.
Mike hosted Morning Edition from 1999 to early 2001, and was asked to return in 2005 as the on-call substitute host for both Morning Edition and All Things Considered. He was hired as the permanent host in 2020.
He is a graduate of Wright State University with a Bachelor of Arts in mass communication. Mike has a background in video production, having worked at several Dayton-area cable access television channels. He has also worked as a long term substitute high school media arts teacher.
Mike is a lifelong Dayton-area native, born and raised in Riverside and currently residing in Kettering. In his spare time, he likes to work on vintage Volvo cars, observe the weather, cosplay as a Star Wars Stormtrooper, perform on stage in community theater, and annoy people as a member of a local comedy improvisational troupe.
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The NCAA expands its First Four to 76 teams starting next season. Games will continue to be played in Dayton, along with one other city. -
The Kettering design school will close its campus immediately while its current student body finishes out their externships. -
A World A'Fair is celebrating its 50th anniversary of cultural enrichment in the Dayton area on May 1, 2 and 3. -
Gratis officials placed the village police chief and an officer on administrative leave after they visited three Cincinnati schools for what they called wellness checks. -
Planners for the Springfield 2051 project are gathering data from the community to see what people want for their hometown 25 years from now. -
March is colorectal cancer awareness month. A doctor with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield spoke with WYSO about Ohio cancer data and importance of screening. -
A light earthquake on Sunday morning centered near Hillsboro, Ohio, was felt as far west as the Miami Valley. -
The League of Women Voters of Greater Dayton, the NAACP Dayton Branch, and the Dayton Bar Association have come together to voice their commitment to democratic values and to celebrate those who stand up for the rule of law. -
Springfield city schools dismissed early and downtown roads briefly closed as the threat was investigated. -
The frigid temperatures are proving too much for some underground water pipes in the Dayton region as they break and take part of the road with them.
