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WYSO Weekend: March 06, 2016

WYSO Weekend

On this week's program: Culture Couch, our occasional arts and culture series looks at Teaching Shakespeare -  400 years of the famous writer’s death. We’ve got Dayton Youth Radio and more audio from the WYSO archives to share in Rediscovered Radio.

  • It was just a week ago that the Rev. Dr. William Schooler was shot and killed near the end of worship services at St. Peter’s Missionary Baptist Church in Dayton. Schooler, who was 70, was reportedly shot by his brother Daniel after a long-running dispute over some property and other assets. Daniel Schooler has pleaded not-guilty to the crime. Rev. Schooler’s memorial service on Thursday brought many family and community members out to honor the slain pastor, and this week we spoke to several friends and colleagues to learn more about the kind of man Schooler was. First we’ll hear from Donald DomineckJr. He’s a Dayton Native and an area leader for the New Black Panther Party and says Schooler influenced the way he looks at community leadership. Joining us at the 3rd Perk Coffee house in downtown Dayton were a number of Schooler’s friends and it was clear that they’re mourning his death. One of them, Ras Calhoun says, with Schooler it was more than friendship.
  • Today on Rediscovered Radio, we return to the Viet Nam war period – when a Yellow Springs resident, inspired by his Quaker beliefs, took part in a dramatic war protest. His actions are remembered today by the Quaker community he was part of. Community Voices producer Dave Barber tells the story.
  • The Dayton Public School district is in the middle of a few major transitions: the district is facing failing grades from the state, and the possibility of a takeover if the district doesn’t improve test scores over three years. The district’s latest test scores were among the worst in the state, although there’s also a debate raging about whether 2014-2015 tests should even be considered. DPS is also rearranging a number of school buildings to create new junior high schools, a process it’s calling “reconfiguration. And in February the superintendent and treasurer found outtheir contracts may not be renewed by the school board. To fill in the details on all this, WYSO’s Lewis Wallace talked to Jeremy Kelley, who covers education for the Dayton Daily News and Cox Media Group.
  • Today on Youth Radio we meet 17 year old Khari Alves a senior at Ponitz Career Technical Center. Khari produced story about her cousin Kylen English, an aspiring singer who died in police custody 5 years ago. His death was a shock to the North Dayton community and left Khari's family searching for answers. 
  • 2016 marks the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare. And today, more than ever, high schools are grappling with how to teach him, since he is required reading in the Common Core standards. Some teachers say just because Shakespeare’s 400 years old, that doesn’t mean he can’t make you blush. For Culture Couch, Luke Dennis takes a look at how classrooms in greater Dayton and Cincinnati are giving students the freedom to make the Bard their own.

Jerry began volunteering at WYSO in 1991 and hosting Sunday night's Alpha Rhythms in 1992. He joined the YSO 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 . 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. His current, heart-felt projects include the occasional series Bulletin Board Diaries, which focuses on local, old-school advertisers and small business owners. He has also returned as the co-host Alpha Rhythms.<br/>