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 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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Cincinnati Children’s Hospital College Hill Campus celebrated the grand opening of its new greenspace. Gov. Mike DeWine said it’s a step forward to treat children facing mental health challenges. -
Connie Blum earns a place in Ohio's Senior Hall of Fame as a 94-year-old Medicare advisor. -
The Federal Government shutdown has closed the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force and the National Aviation Hall of Fame. -
GPS, Bluetooth, and advanced sensors are some of the tools University of Dayton researchers are exploring to increase safety at road construction sites. -
This year shows a continued but modest increase in the sandhill crane population in Ohio. -
The Dayton-based Airline announced the first of several layoffs in its transition to its new headquarters in North Carolina. -
A minor earthquake centered under Springboro was detected Sunday morning. -
The Montgomery County Sheriff had asked people in an area of Washington Township to shelter in place as they searched for a suspect. -
Investment scams have increased in Ohio and nationwide in recent years. Consumers lost almost $6 billion in 2024 to investment scams, according to the Federal Trade Commission. -
Two tornadoes touched down in Clark County on Saturday night.The National Weather Service says the first hit at 9:15 p.m. one mile southeast of North Hampton.
