Shay Frank
Food Insecurity & Agriculture ReporterExpertise: Agriculture, housing and homelessness, farming policy, hunger and food access, grocery industry, sustainable food systems
Contact: sfrank@wyso.org
Shay Frank (she/her) was born and raised in Dayton. She joined WYSO as a reporter in 2024, after freelancing for the news department for three years.
Prior to WYSO, Shay covered the arts for The Blade in Toledo.
She graduated from University of Dayton with a Bachelor of Arts in communications and has been honored to be a repeat guest at her alma mater, speaking about her career in journalism.
Her current reporting focuses on food insecurity and agriculture, including solutions to food access in the Miami Valley. This has ranged from grocery access, to composting, to the Farm Bill and more. In 2025, her deep dive into Ohio's gas station boom was recognized with a first place award for enterprise reporting by the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists.
She also works with the music department at WYSO to research and record weekend music breaks for Novaphonic.fm.
Shay is thrilled to be working with the team at WYSO and reporting for her hometown community.
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The city of Dayton plans to begin reconstruction of West Third Street in 2027 and reconstruction on Gettysburg Avenue in 2028. -
The "Westwood Rising Experience: Our Neighborhood. Our Future" exhibit will be on display at Dayton Metro Library's West Branch through Feb. 28. -
"The Price of Eggs" is by two Dayton artists. The exhibition will be on display at Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland through Aug. 2. -
Organizations, partnerships and community leaders can apply for monday through March 20 from the Miami County Community Wellness Grant, formerly known as the Opioid Settlement Grant. -
Pre-registration is required to attend a free screening of ThinkTV's Let Ohio Women Vote, 1 p.m. March 8 at Victoria Theatre. -
Honda helped USA Bobsled-Skeleton athletes prepare with the use of its Ohio wind tunnel, which the automaker has for aerodynamic testing. -
The destructive insect has been destroying boxwoods in many parts of Ohio. One landscape nursery said it has been pouring funds into keeping its plants safe. -
The Dayton nonprofit launched RISE Northwest Development Corp. to revitalize the Mt. Vernon, Fairview, College Hill, Hillcrest, and Dayton View Triangle neighborhoods. -
Montgomery County Animal Resource Center has urged pet owners to take extra steps to protect their animals from dangerously cold winter weather conditions. -
Miami Valley Housing Opportunities is working to raise money for a 40-home tiny home community off of Needmore Road.
