Public Radio station WYSO 91.3 won two first place awards for reporting in 2009 from Public Radio News Directors, Incorporated. Jerry Kenney won first place for his news feature “HIV – Alex’s Story,” a profile of a Dayton man who is HIV-positive. And the entire news staff was recognized for their series called “My House: Facing the Mortgage Crisis” which was produced and edited in association with Yellow Springs freelance producer Aileen LeBlanc. WYSO staff members who contributed to the series were Emily McCord, Juliet Fromholt, Jerry Kenney and LeBlanc.
Both awards came in the small-market public radio station category.
McCord and Kenney accepted the awards Saturday, June 26 on behalf of WYSO at the PRNDI annual conference in Louisville, KY. PRNDI is a non-profit, professional association that serves public radio journalists all around the United States.
“These national awards inspire us to stay focused on our goal of serving our listeners. WYSO has a long tradition of local news in this community and we intend to honor that,” said WYSO general manager Neenah Ellis.
These two national awards to WYSO come on the heels of ten state-wide Associated Press Awards, received by the WYSO staff and Aileen LeBlanc earlier this month.
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, internet streaming at WYSO.org and multiple podcasts.
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