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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ADAMHS of Montgomery County recently offered $5,000 grants to partner agencies filling the gap SNAP (food stamps) during the shutdown. Now, they want to help beyond their network. -
State Rep. Levi Dean of Greene County is sponsoring House Bill 406 to legalize the sale of raw milk in Ohio with some regulations. The Ohio Dairy Producers Association opposes it. -
Travelers will soon be able to fly directly to Myrtle Beach from the Dayton International Airport with the addition of 30 new nonstop routes through Allegiant Travel Company. -
Here's a list of Dayton-area nonprofits that will distribute hot meals and food boxes for this year's Thanksgiving season. -
The city of Troy is joining the Troy Foundation and other area organizations to provide provisional funding to the Troy Head Start program as federal funds face delays amid the government shutdown. -
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is still investigating the death of 53-year-old Edgar Keiter Jr., who was pronounced dead on Tuesday while incarcerated at the jail. -
The city of Springfield work with the Nehemiah Foundation’s Faith Community Crisis Response Team, the Salvation Army and others to open a warming shelter for unhoused residents this winter. -
The Wright family mansion in Oakwood, Ohio, was the dwelling place of the world’s first pilot, Orville Wright. It has now been memorialized with a bronze and granite marker. -
The Trump administration has agreed to fund SNAP benefits for the nation through money from an Agriculture Department contingency fund. But, these funds equate to only half of the typical benefits disseminated, and recipients could expect delays. -
Rumpke said its air quality initiatives will support 220 Ohio jobs, strengthen infrastructure, and expand its capacity. The curbside trash and recycling company serves millions in Ohio and other nearby states.
