WYSO news reporters recognized by Ohio Associated Press

All the news reporters at public radio station WYSO in Yellow Springs are finalists in the Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters awards.

WYSO reporters Jerry Kenney, Emily McCord and Juliet Fromholt are finalists in five different categories. Independent producer Aileen LeBlanc of Yellow Springs, who participated in and served as editor for WYSO’s 2009 “Facing the Mortgage Crisis” series, was also nominated for her work.

Here are the details:

• Best use of Sound: Jerry Kenney for “Stivers Students Learn Strayhorn,” Juliet Fromholt for “Cedar Bog.”
• Best documentary or series: Kenney, McCord, Fromholt and LeBlanc for “My House: Facing the Mortgage Crisis.”
• Best feature reporting: Jerry Kenney, “HIV Today and Yesterday: Alex’s Story,” and Juliet Fromholt, “Teens and Money.”
• Best investigative reporting: Aileen LeBlanc, “Facing Foreclosure on Grange Hall Road,” and “Appraisers.”
• Best enterprise reporting: Aileen LeBlanc, “The Small Print of Plastic,” and Emily McCord “Antioch Alumni Weekend.”
• Best reporter: Emily McCord.

WYSO General Manager Neenah Ellis said, “We are proud that WYSO reporters have been recognized for their work and proud, too, of our association with Aileen LeBlanc. We will build on this success and strive to fulfill our mission of service to the Miami Valley.”

The awards will be made at the OAPB’s annual convention on June 6 in Columbus.

WYSO 91.3 is licensed to Antioch University with studios in Yellow Springs. It serves the entire Miami Valley on multiple platforms: FM broadcast, HD broadcast and internet streaming at WYSO.org.