Renee Wilde
Community Voices ProducerRenee Wilde was part of the 2013 Community Voices class, allowing her to combine a passion for storytelling and love of public radio. She started out as a volunteer at the radio station, creating the weekly WYSO Community Calendar and co-producing Women’s Voices from the Dayton Correctional Institution - winner of the 2017 PRINDI award for best long-form documentary. She also had the top two highest ranked stories on the WYSO website in one year with Why So Curious features. Renee produced WYSO’s series County Lines which takes listeners down back roads and into small towns throughout southwestern Ohio, and created Agraria’s Grounded Hope podcast exploring the past, present and future of agriculture in Ohio through a regenerative lens. Her stories have been featured on NPR, Harvest Public Media and Indiana Public Radio.
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Renee Wilde traveled to the Stephen Bell Elementary school in Bellbrook at lunch time to talk to the cafeteria staff who the students, and parents, call "Lunch Heroes." -
Renee Wilde goes searching for rare cave salamanders in southwestern Ohio. She joins a researcher who helps keep track of and preserve the state's endangered amphibian population.
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Renee Wilde travels along the backroads of Clark County to talk to a traffic flagger who works for a company that paves country roads.
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'Everyday People' is WYSO’s series that highlights the workers and jobs that form the fabric of our everyday lives but that often get overlooked or under-appreciated. This story was suggested by listener Colleen Badenhop.
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A new exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center uses the museum’s world-class fossil collection to transport visitors four hundred and fifty million-years back in time. It’s called “Ancient Worlds Hiding in Plain Sight.” The exhibit also features the work of Hamilton artist James Herrmann. His bronze sculptures allow visitors to see, and touch, the past. Renee Wilde spoke with Herrmann at his studio.
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With everything that’s going on in the world right now we can all use a little more kindness. Amanda Rutan is using her family's farm and her skills as a gardener to help spread smiles to her community. Her act of kindness is growing and taking root in other communities.
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The Boston Public Library, which opened in 1854, is generally considered the first public library. Its statement of purpose basically says: Every citizen has the right of free access to community-owned resources. That’s still the founding principle among today’s public libraries, but their role has also changed to evolve with the current needs, as Renee Wilde found out during a chat with three Dayton Metro librarians
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WYSO’s Renee Wilde takes a ride on the Greene CATS bus in Xenia, Ohio.
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A Seattle-launched app similar to Airbnb is gaining traction among dog owners, offering private yard rentals as dog parks. In Groveport, Ohio, WYSO's Renee Wilde visits a Sniffspot and talks to its operators.
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Meet the folks who maintain the roadways, traffic signals and road signage in Greene County, and learn a cautionary tale about why you shouldn’t try to steal street signs.
