Jess Mador
Jess Mador comes to WYSO from Knoxville NPR-station WUOT, where she created an interactive multimedia health storytelling project called TruckBeat, one of 15 projects around the country participating in AIR's Localore: #Finding Americainitiative. Before TruckBeat, Jess was an independent public radio journalist based in Minneapolis. She’s also worked as a staff reporter and producer at Minnesota Public Radio in the Twin Cities, and produced audio, video and web stories for a variety of other news outlets, including NPR News, APM, and PBS television stations. She has a Master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York. She loves making documentaries and telling stories at the intersection of journalism, digital and social media.
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A 24-year-old man accused of helping the Dayton mass shooter has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing firearms and lying on a federal firearms form....
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Nearly six months after the Memorial Day tornadoes, hundreds of people who sought federal disaster assistance continue to wait for final word on their...
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In January, Wright State Provost Sue Edwards will officially become the university’s next president. The Board of Trustees voted unanimously in favor of...
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Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley is reacting to Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed changes to state gun laws. The governor unveiled details of his so-called STRONG Ohio...
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Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley testified on Capitol Hill Wednesday in support of stricter gun controls. Speaking before a House Judiciary Committee Hearing on...
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A charity fund established after the Oregon District mass shooting has so far collected nearly $3 million. Later in September, Miami Valley residents...
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Thousands of people were in downtown Dayton Sunday for comedian Dave Chappelle's Gem City Shine benefit show. Chappelle and the city of Dayton organized...
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President Donald Trump’s visit to Dayton Wednesday sparked protests across the city. After landing at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, the president and...
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A fund set up to help survivors of the Memorial Day tornadoes has so far raised nearly $1 million. The Dayton Foundation’s Greater Dayton Disaster...
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It’s been a month since the Memorial Day tornadoes cut a wide path of destruction across the Miami Valley. Damage assessments continue, but the latest...