WYSO Public Radio

WYSO is the only National Public Radio affiliate station in the Dayton, Ohio, area. The station also does local and state news along with public affairs programming and news specials. WYSO station began broadcasting in 1958 as a student-run station on the campus of Antioch College. Today, it belongs to the community, with oversight from a seven-member board of directors comprised of community leaders. It reaches 14 counties in southwest Ohio.

Current Position

Location: Yellow Springs, Ohio

Beat: Food insecurity and the business of food

Position:

This reporter covers food insecurity and the business of food in southwest Ohio. Efforts by local organizations and government agencies to address this problem were only moderately successful before the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the outbreak, the area’s hunger problem has increased dramatically.

Reporter: Alejandro Figueroa