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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Clark State's Caring Campus program aims to provide a positive student-college experience. -
Overnight snow is causing closures and delays around the Miami Valley area today, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. -
A Montgomery County, Ohio, expert gave us tips on reducing waste and greening up Thanksgiving. -
VA centers across the nation are getting a long-awaited new medical records system. The Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs visited the Dayton VA to check on its progress. -
WYSO's Mike Frazier steps in as the momentary host of WYSO Weekend to interview the show's regular host Jerry Kenney about his history with the station and more. -
Courtney Patel becomes Daybreak's new CEO as the organization celebrates its 50th anniversary. -
A recent study shows untreated mental illness costs the Dayton-area economy an estimated $30 billion a year. The director of counseling and wellness Services at Wright State University offers employers some solutions. -
The impact of untreated mental illness is wide-ranging. A study from Wright State University quantifies the economic impact on the Miami Valley region. -
Compensation agreements have been finalized with both Trotwood-Madison City Schools and the Miami Valley Career Technology Center in light of a 100% property tax abatement. -
Augusta Sportswear, Inc. says it will close its Sidney distribution facility early next year due to “financial and operational realities."
