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WYSO Weekend: September 22, 2013

Wayne Baker

In this edition of WYSO Weekend...

In the news wrap, you’ll hear about steps WPAFB officials are taking in the wake of the Naval Base shootings in Washington D.C.

You’ll also hear the latest housing numbers for the Dayton region, including 6500 vacant and blighted structures in the city that still need to come down.  In the last few years, national and state programs have been helping cities like Dayton tear down these homes, but those funding sources may be drying up. 

Meanwhile, vacant properties are also keeping city workers busy. WYSO’s Lewis Wallace reports demolition or not, abandoned lots are extra work.

In this week's Politics Ohio, Emily McCordspeaks with Lewis Wallace about ucpoming changes to the SNAP food stamp program.

WYSO's Wayne Baker reports that after years of fundraising, a statue will be erected this weekend by the old South High School in Springfield to honor boxing legend Davey Moore 50 years after his death.

There are more than 2,100 students enrolled this fall in Wright State University’s undergrad engineering and computer science degree programs.  And thanks to a curriculum change the university initiated several years ago, Wright State says students now have a higher chance of completing those programs than ever before.  To find out more about the program, Jerry Kenney spoke with Professor Nathan Klingbeil, Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Wright State.

Cooler temperatures are setting in and with the change of seasons, we look to our very own Bill Felcker to tell us about the natural world in Poor Will's Almanack.

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/>