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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When Jerry Bowling III noticed the flagpole at the North Dayton Patriots Memorial was empty, he took it upon himself to bring it back. The restored memorial will be dedicated on June 14. -
Dan Patterson shares this history of aviation cargo, from the first 1911 Wright Flyer delivery to modern freight dogs who keep global supply chains moving through air freight logistics. -
Clark County's BATS group visits WYSO to share the everyday superpowers like breathing, positive self-talk, and empathy that help teens navigate stress and life. -
For the last episode of the season, Translucent host Lee Wade talks to Ellie Krug, the transgender host of The Illegal Trans Woman in the Twin Cities. -
Army Air Corps Lt. Dashe Reeves and his aerial photographers help define what are now UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ohio. -
Host Lee Wade highlights TransOhio, an Ohio-based nonprofit working statewide to support the rights and visibility of trans and gender-diverse people. -
Translucent host Lee Wade talks with a physician about what happens when gender-affirming care is interrupted or denied, and why starting and stopping treatment can do real harm. -
Translucent host Lee Wade talks to Gage Gatlyn, co-founder of a local grassroots group turning support into action for transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people. -
In the final episode of One Small Step, two strangers meet at WYSO’s Chuck Berry Studio and find they share a sense of despair, but believe hope is something you actively choose rather than wait for. -
In this episode of Translucent, Lee Wade talks with a local speech therapist about the importance of voice in transgender lives. -
PR Frank of Dayton and Mary McKnight of Trotwood met at the Huber Heights Branch of the Dayton Metro Library and talked about their faith journeys. -
Translucent host Lee Wade talks to Iden Crockett, a trans woman who came out in her early 40s while married, raising kids, and working as a firefighter.
