Mark Arehart
Arts Reporter/HostMark Arehart joined the award-winning WKSU news team as its arts/culture reporter in 2017. Before coming to Northeast Ohio, Arehart hosted Morning Edition and covered the arts scene for Delaware Public Media. He previously worked for KNKX in Seattle, Kansas Public Radio, and KYUK in Bethel, Alaska.
His reporting has taken him everywhere from remote islands in the Bering Sea to the tops of skyscrapers overlooking Puget Sound. Arehart has been featured on NPR and the Alaska Public Radio Network.
Equal parts Nebraskan/Kansan and a University of Kansas graduate, he's a diehard college basketball fan. He loves reading crime fiction and fantasy, as well as enjoying movies with subtitles, explosions, or both.
As a former morning drive-time host, you'll likely find him out walking his dog, Otis, well before sunrise.
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Wednesday saw more than 10,000 new cases under the state’s new measuring system. It includes both confirmed and probable positive tests; the mother of a Black man fatally shot by an Ohio sheriff's deputy is demanding answers about her son's death; 78 inmates were infected with the coronavirus at the Cuyahoga County Jail as of Wednesday and nearly 400 more inmates are quarantining in specialized areas of the jail. -
A backlog of more than 13,000 probable infections was added to the confirmed number of COVID-19 cases resulting in nearly 28,000 new cases logged in Ohio for Tuesday; President-elect Joe Biden has selected Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge as his housing and urban development secretary; and more stories. -
As Ohio continues to see large numbers of COVID-19 cases, Gov. Mike DeWine did not announce any new restrictions to slow the spread of coronavirus Monday; at least three Ohio House members have tested positive in recent days; Summit County Public Health officials are urging schools and colleges to stop all sports and further reduce in-person contact as COVID-19 cases continue to rise; and more stories. -
The future of the property is still undecided, though, as the city also is considering residential development projects. -
"Portraits of a Pandemic" juxtaposes the realties of frontline workers and those who are staying home. -
Ohio reported more than 7,800 new COVID-19 cases Sunday; Initial claims for unemployment compensation in Ohio are continuing to rise; Gov. Mike DeWine on Sunday urged President Donald Trump to allow a smooth transition for President-elect Joe Biden's administration; and more stories. -
The number of new coronavirus cases in Ohio has hit yet another record high; the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that a municipality is not considered a victim under a new victims' rights law; the Ohio Department of Health has launched two new online features for people to track COVID-19 cases by ZIP code and get more data about flu cases and hospitalizations throughout the state; and more stories. -
The task force will address several areas to help stem racism in the city. -
At a time when people are growing tired of the pandemic, Health Commissioner Donna Skoda says it's most important to practice the established safety measures. -
The company has already hired hundreds of workers to staff the facility.
