Jess Mador
Jess Mador comes to WYSO from Knoxville NPR-station WUOT, where she created an interactive multimedia health storytelling project called TruckBeat, one of 15 projects around the country participating in AIR's Localore: #Finding America initiative. Before TruckBeat, Jess was an independent public radio journalist based in Minneapolis. She’s also worked as a staff reporter and producer at Minnesota Public Radio in the Twin Cities, and produced audio, video and web stories for a variety of other news outlets, including NPR News, APM, and PBS television stations. She has a Master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York. She loves making documentaries and telling stories at the intersection of journalism, digital and social media.
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Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley is calling for more federal aid to help the nation's smaller cities weather the coronavirus crisis. Whaley is among a group of…
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Miami Valley hospitals could soon receive more ventilators and other emergency supplies to help in the coronavirus outbreak.On Monday, the state Office of…
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As the United States coronavirus outbreak escalates, Ohio hospitals are taking new precautions to protect frontline health workers from unnecessary…
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Gov. Mike DeWine has sounded the alarm for weeks about a dangerous shortage of masks, gowns and other personal protective equipment in Ohio. The so-called…
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This year’s annual LGBTQ festivities will happen later than usual as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.Pride typically takes place in June in and…
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Montgomery County is offering additional mental health and addiction assistance during the coronavirus Stay At Home order. The governor’s office this week…
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Federal officials say Social Security benefits will continue to be paid on time throughout the coronavirus pandemic emergency.The agency also urges anyone…
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Some Dayton Teachers Find Creative Inspiration In Remote Teaching During Coronavirus School ShutdownGov. Mike DeWine Monday extended his order closing all K-12 schools statewide until at least May 1. The emergency order was unprecedented, and virtually…
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Demand for unemployment benefits is skyrocketing across the state as the coronavirus continues to disrupt nearly every aspect of the economy. Last week,…
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Drive-through testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus disease has been underway for more than a week in Dayton. Doctors at the University of Dayton site have…