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 city of Dayton has listed the Diner on St. Clair on an auction site. The property recently topped the list of most endangered architectural sites by Preservation Dayton. -
A preservation group publishes its list of the most endangered historical properties in Dayton.
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A 90-year-old Springboro resident has won five gold medals in the Ohio Senior Olympics. He talks about how he keeps his body, and mind, in great shape after 90 years. -
The reimagined form of baseball will stop in Dayton on its North American tour in 2027. -
People in Kettering and Springfield who had damage from recent storms are getting help while Gov. Mike DeWine declares a state of emergency for several Southwest Ohio counties. -
Walter J. Dunson of Dayton was a pioneer of civil rights, starting in the mid-1950s. He also was pastor of Greater Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church. -
Multiple flood warnings were issued Sunday evening as at least three inches of rain fell in Kettering. -
The 97 year-old Dwight L Barnes Building in Kettering that once served as a high and middle school will be converted into a multi-use facility while maintaining its outer historic façade. -
Karlos Marshall is back in his native Springfield as the new director of the Clark County Public Library. He talked to WYSO about his experience and vision for the library system. -
It’s been an active summer in Ohio with high heat, flooding, and 45 confirmed tornadoes so far. Now fall is coming, and AccuWeather’s lead long-range expert has a preview of what we can expect.
