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.
Shay is thrilled to be working with the team at WYSO and reporting for her hometown community.
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After a boom in business late last year, Kèkèt Bongou in Springfield has been seeing less of a profit from customers visiting the restaurant on Sunset Avenue. -
University of Cincinnati Professor Jennifer Wright-Berryman and Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science graduate Kat Vancil-Coleman created the Equal Deathcare database for members of the LGBTQIA+ community to find inclusive and affirming end of life and death care. -
The barn fire in Darke County killed more than 200,000 pullet chickens on Feb. 4. More than 30 crews worked together to extinguish the fire. -
The historic Silos in Dayton currently have a food hall and bar. As the business develops, its founders have plans for expansion. -
Darke County is the center of Ohio's egg industry and its poultry farmers have been particularly hit hard. This loss drew Gov. Mike DeWine and other state and industry leaders out Thursday afternoon. -
Ohio exports 50% of its soybeans, raising concerns about the impact of cutting USAID programs which account for more than 1 million tons of U.S. farm product purchases annually. -
Practicing hand hygiene and avoiding crowds are other ways to avoid the flu this season. -
The Children's Defense Fund of Ohio is optimistic about proposals in DeWine's budget, which leaders say would help children living in poverty. -
The SUN Bucks program provided food assistance to close to 1.2 million children in Ohio and had a total economic impact of more than $182 million in 2024, according to the Center for Community Solutions. -
The Dayton Metro Library will be reducing food distributions at its main branch downtown from two to one a month, and closing its Vandalia, Trotwood and Southeast branch pantries.
