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 and produced several radio dramas and specials. From severe weather to election nights, Jerry can be counted on as a trusted anchor of local coverage.
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 Alpha Rhythms.
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WYSO's Eichelberger Center for Community Voices is working on a project called "One Small Step" which pairs community members with different political or religious views to have a conversation and get to know each other as people. -
This week, for WYSO’s City Mayor Series, we head to the city of Clayton. Mayor Mike Stevens talks about new housing, responsible growth, and brags on a future wood-fired pizza place. -
WYSO GM Luke Dennis addresses attempts to defund public media, including a House-approved rescissions package that could claw back $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. -
The Montgomery County Arts and Culture District supports and promotes arts and cultural activities. It's funded by county commissioners and provides general operating grants to arts groups. -
Residents at three locations in the Miami Valley can expect lots of additional activity and noise due to a full-scale military joint exercise this weekend. -
A ransomware group "Interlock" has claimed credit for Kettering Health cyber attack. The southwest Ohio system operates 14 hospitals and medical centers. -
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base renewed an agreement Monday to share science, technology and information. -
University of Dayton Associate Professor of Religious Studies and author of The Look of Catholics: Portrayals in Popular Culture - Anthony Smith discusses the surprise selection of an American. -
Kettering Health is dealing with a cyber attack, which has led to a systemwide tech outage and cancelled appointments. -
Cheryl McHenry, a long-time journalist and newscaster at WHIO, is retiring after 44 years. In this interview, she reflects on her career, noting that she aimed to treat people with respect and build trust with viewers.
