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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This comes as fire and EMS agencies are experiencing increased call volumes and changes to the workforce. -
More than 40 local vendors will now be posted outside the market at 600 E. Second St. in downtown Dayton, selling produce, meat, flowers, native plants and more. -
The U.S. House passed its version of the Farm Bill after nearly a decade with no updated legislation. But some in the ag sector are concerned about the future of first-generation farmers. -
The Boonshoft Museum of Discovery has started streaming 24/7 footage of their two,10-year-old North American river otters, giving viewers an inside look at their daily activities. -
The Foodbank, which serves Montgomery, Greene and Preble counties, will open its new 12,000-square-foot community building at a block party on June 25. -
Sheltered Inc. announced on Monday that it will file for bankruptcy and cease operations in late May. The nonprofit said in a statement that it doesn't have enough reliable funding. -
The Agraria Center for Regenerative Practice was forced to halt classes designed to increase access to farmland and farming connections. -
Clark State invited a Fulbright Scholar to speak with its agriculture students, encouraging cultural and global exchange through the international education program. -
Philanthropist and founder of Paychex Inc. Tom Golisano donated $40 million to Dayton Children's Hospital as part of a series of donations to small and large hospitals across the nation. -
The sale of Tom's Market is set to be finalized in June, allowing the Yellow Springs Community Foundation to form a steering committee and hire a general manager.
