The Eichelberger Center for Community Voices is WYSO’s award-winning public radio training program and storytelling initiative. Through intensive hands-on workshops, participants learn the craft of audio journalism—from interviewing and script writing to editing and voicing. The result: powerful, personal stories that reflect the diversity, resilience, and creativity of life in southwest Ohio.
Since its founding in 2010, Community Voices has trained hundreds of local residents, educators, students, and nonprofit leaders to tell stories from their own communities. The series centers voices often left out of mainstream media and uplifts first-person narratives that deepen public understanding.
Whether you're hearing a story about immigration in Dayton, a family legacy in Springfield, or a local artist’s journey, Community Voices brings you closer to the people who shape the Miami Valley.
Want to become a storyteller?
Learn more about Community Voices workshops
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A century of aerospace growth has propelled Dayton to new recognition. The report highlights the area's long-standing ties to military innovation, which Dan Patterson digs into for the latest episode of Blue Skies and Tailwinds. -
Trae Grace joins the Columbus chapter of GirlTrek, a movement of more than 1.3 million using walking to support Black women's health, healing and community. And, there's a chapter coming to Dayton. -
Conscious Connect, a Springfield nonprofit founded by Dr. Karlos Marshall and Moses Mbeseha, celebrates distributing 100,000 free books to children and families across the Miami Valley. -
WYSO producer Trae Grace talks with Black campers during an intergenerational camping trip at Glen Helen Nature Preserve, led by the BIPOC Food and Farming Network. -
A group of teens from Dunbar High School's Urban Agriculture Program speaks to WYSO producer, Trae Grace, about its project to build bridges and walkways at Highview Hills Park in Dayton. -
On this episode, after a ride down Bison Trail in Columbus, host Trae Grace reconnects with AJ Boyce and Willie Franklin to talk representation and how spending time outdoors helps feed the soul. -
U.S. Air Force military dog handlers Staff Sgt. Mantrease Robertson and Senior Airman Jordan Johnson talk about the training and challenges that define the job. -
After World War II, the U.S. government no longer needed WACO's assault gliders. What followed was an extraordinary surplus story that led to piles of boxes of airplane parts in a Shelby County field. -
Teens from Clark County's BATS group share their superpowers with WYSO. -
Dave Isay, founder and president of StoryCorps, has dedicated his career to building one of America's leading storytelling organizations. Inspired by StoryCorps' new Connect 250 initiative, Will Davis of WYSO's Eichelberger Center for Community Voices spoke with Isay to learn more about the project. -
Randy Ark, Vietnam veteran and former Army combat medic, talks about the work he does to advocate for veterans in Springfield, Ohio. -
In this episode of WYSO Youth Radio, teens from Clark County's BATS group visit WYSO to share their superpowers, like resilience, bravery, and heart.
