Jerry Kenney
Host/ProducerExpertise: All Things Considered host, Alpha Rhythms co-host, WYSO Weekend host
Contact: jkenney@wyso.org
Jerry Kenney began volunteering at WYSO in 1991 and hosting Sunday night's Alpha Rhythms in 1992. He joined the WYSO staff in 2007 as Morning Edition Host, then All Things Considered. He's hosted Sunday morning's WYSO Weekend since 2008, which is now also a podcast. From severe weather to election nights, Jerry can be counted on as a trusted anchor of local coverage.
Among his numerous awards and recognitions, in 2025 Jerry won first place for best anchor through Ohio Society of Professional Journalists and was also recognized by Ohio Associated Press Media Editors as one of the best anchors in the state. In 2009 Jerry received the Best Feature award from Public Radio News Directors Inc., and was named the 2023 winner of the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors Best Anchor/News Host award.
Some of his signature projects include the occasional series Bulletin Board Diaries, which focuses on local, old-school advertisers and small business owners. He is also the producer of WYSO's Mayor Series, helping our community get to know the various mayors through the Miami Valley.
He has also returned as the co-host Sunday night's Alpha Rhythms. The show highlights music that will 'transport your mind, inhabit your body, and transform your soul.'
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The Astrion layoffs follow previous job cuts that took place for workers at Samaria Systems LLC. -
Jocelyn Robinson is the director of Radio Preservation and Archives at WYSO and the HBCU Radio Preservation Project director. In this excerpt from WYSO Weekend, she talked about the center and the wide swath of preservation efforts underway. -
Gov. Mike DeWine, First Lady Fran DeWine, and Ohio Department of Health Assistant Director Lance Himes visited another school participating in OhioSEE. -
As snow returns to the Miami Valley, residents and businesses are urged to use caution and clear sidewalks. -
On Wednesday, more than 600 regional business leaders gathered for the Dayton Development Coalition’s Annual Meeting. This includes leaders of IBM. -
The 25th Winter Olympics will soon be underway. That includes curling. WYSO's Jerry Kenney caught up with a local group, Curl Troy, which is working to boost the sport. -
Olivia Green was a 2025 fellow with the HBCU Radio Preservation Project. She shared with WYSO about her past year preserving the vibrant history and cultural resources of Historically Black Colleges and University radio stations. -
WYSO has launched a new series of interviews, during which community members have a conversation and get to know each other as people. -
WYSO’s Bulletin Board Diaries reveals some of the hidden stories of the people behind bulletin board advertisements. Who are they? What experiences can they share? And what do their stories tell us about life in the Miami Valley? -
A Dayton Daily News investigation revealed Kettering Health provided $3.2 million in excess benefits to hospital executives and leaders of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
