Welcome to WYSO Weekend, the home of WYSO produced news and features. On today’s program, climate commentary from Bob Brecha, and a conversation with WYSO’s Basim Blunt about our series Dayton Youth Radio. Plus, Community Voices producer Kevin McGruder looks at student unrest on the campus of Wilberforce University in the late 1960s. See full details below.
- On Wednesday, the family of a black man shot and killed by Montgomery County sheriff’s deputies last week held a press conference calling for a full investigation, after two two white deputies responded to a 911 call about a single-car crash in Harrison Township. The deputies say Martin pointed a pistol at them from inside the car, and they shot him several times after he refused to put it down. WYSO’s Lewis Wallace filed this report from Downtown Dayton following the news conference.
- A prosecutor says a grand jury decided no charges are warranted against two University of Cincinnati police officers who responded to the traffic stop in which another officer fatally shot a driver. We'll tell you about that.
- Also last week, activists petitioned the prosecutor in Cuyahoga County, demanding charges against two Cleveland police officers involved in the death of Tamir Rice. The 12-year-old was shot in November after he was seen waving a realistic-looking toy gun. Activists calling themselves The Cleveland 8 have claimed the investigation shows police get special treatment. From Ohio Public Radio station WCPN, Joanna Richards looked into whether the criminal justice system does treat police officers differently.
- In the late 1960s, black students on college campuses around the country were at the vanguard of protest to bring about change in the world around them. While there is an extensive record of student views of these activities, we rarely hear the perspectives of faculty and administrators who worked at these campuses. Community Voices producer Kevin McGruder looks at the challenges facing faculty and administrators during times of student unrest on the campus of Wilberforce University in the late 1960s.
- A recent UN report concludes that we still have just enough time to prevent the worst effects of climate change. University of Dayton professor Bob Brecha explains one of the key steps needed to put us on the right path. Bob Brecha is a professor of physics and renewable and clean energy. He is the coordinator of the Sustainability, Energy and The Environment program at the University of Dayton.
- Since September of last year, WYSO has been airing a series of stories for our Dayton Youth project. The program brings journalism and broadcasting skills like those used in WYSO's daily operations to area high school students, teaching them everything from interviewing technique to digital audio editing. As we wrap up our latest round of stories we wanted to check in with Project Manager Basim Blunt who’s here to talk about the impact of the program give us the break down of the student’s work.
