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Local Advocates To Receive Access To Justice Awards

WYSO | By Jerry Kenney

Published November 9, 2015 at 12:33 PM EST

On Thursday, November 12th, four honorees will be celebrated for their work to protect the rights of low-income and disadvantaged people living in the Miami Valley. It will take place at the Access To Justice Awards ceremony at the Sinclair Community College Ponitz Center. To talk about the honorees and the celebration, Jerry Kenney spoke with Karla Garrett Harshaw—regional director of development for Advocates for Basic Legal Equality. To find out more about this year's recipients of the award, visit ABLE Law's website.

* This interview is an excerpt from WYSO Weekend, which runs each Sunday morning at 10am. Listen to past episodes here.

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Jerry Kenney

Jerry began volunteering at WYSO in 1991 and hosting Sunday night's Alpha Rhythms in 1992. He joined the YSO staff in 2007 as Morning Edition Host, then All Things Considered. He's hosted Sunday morning's WYSO Weekend since 2008 and produced several radio dramas and specials . In 2009 Jerry received the Best Feature award from Public Radio News Directors Inc., and was named the 2023 winner of the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors Best Anchor/News Host award. His current, heart-felt projects include the occasional series Bulletin Board Diaries, which focuses on local, old-school advertisers and small business owners. He has also returned as the co-host Alpha Rhythms.

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