The League of Women Voters Greater Dayton celebrated its 90th anniversary with an event on Feb 23rd at the Ponitz Center in Dayton. The keynote speaker was Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner. During the luncheon event, Ms. Brunner awarded five local activitists with the Cathy Bantz Making Democracy Work Award. They included: Willis Blackshear, Montgomery County Recorder; Aileen LeBlanc, broadcast producer/filmmaker; Mary Morgan, community activist; Walker Mitchell, community activist; Shannon O’Neil-Pote, Community Activist.
LeBlanc was selected to receive this award because of her variety of radio and television productions that benefit and educate the Dayton community and beyond. During trying financial times, she worked with WYSO and Think TV on “My House - Facing the Mortgage Crisis.” She produced radio and TV public service announcements, live call in programs and a forum with the Dayton Daily News. Her news report “Facing Foreclosure on Grange Hall Road” dealt with a man who has been fighting with Wells Fargo Bank to save his house and the bank’s reluctance to talk about the issue at all. The story “Appraisers, Valuation and Who’s Looking Out for the Consumer?” exposed the manipulation of codes and regulation which is threatening to defraud homebuyers – again. And “The Small Print of Plastic” warned consumers about the fees, fines and hidden APRs that are characterizing the credit card business before new regulations can go into effect.
Additionally, LeBlanc has received Associated Press Awards for her radio documentary about the film “A Lion in the House” and for “Murray Ebner – Holocaust Survivor.” She produced and directed the film “Dayton Codebreakers” about the NCR Engineers, led by Joe Desch, who broke the code of the Germans and Japanese during WWII and “Who’s Minding the Planet” the story of YSI an environmental company dedicated to helping monitor the worlds water resources. Her current film is called “Take Us Home,” a story about the Ethiopian Jews and their desire to go to Israel.
Provided by WYSO
Editor's note: I have confirmed that the Mary M. Morgan, community activist, mentioned in this press release is also from Yellow Springs.
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Is the Mary Morgan listed one of our own Mary Morgans? Yellow SPrings has two very wonderful Mary Morgans who are both great community activists.
Yes, this is Mary M. Morgan of YS. I confirmed that with her, yesterday. She said she didn't want any notoriety from it. But, I suppose I should put a note on the post, as folks like you are starting to take notice.
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