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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A reporter from the nonprofit Haitian Times sees a lack of representation at forums meant to help Haitians in Springfield. -
A study is underway that looks at how microplastics can aggravate arterial plaque in people. -
A Miami University researcher says the videotape is why it's hard to repair consumer electronics. Now, the "right to repair" movement is pushing back. -
A hospital record 17 nurses who deliver babies for others at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton will soon have babies of their own. -
The new system went live May 27, making it faster and easier to transfer properties, according to the Montgomery County Auditor. -
About 1.5 million e-bikes were sold in the U.S. in 2025 and that number is forecast to keep growing. WYSO’s Mike Frazier spoke with the owner of Mike’s Bike Park in Dayton to learn more. -
The Ohio Department of Commerce's Division of Financial Institutions offers tips on reducing expenses. -
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.
