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WYSO wins 12 Ohio journalism awards

 Jerry Kenney, host of All Things Considered and WYSO Weekend on WYSO 91.3 FM wearing a black T-shirt and jacket and headphones stands in a radio studio in front of a board and a microphone.
Andy Snow
Jerry Kenney, host of All Things Considered and WYSO Weekend on WYSO 91.3 FM.

WYSO won 12 Ohio Associated Press Media Editors awards on Sunday — including second place for General Excellence.

Neenah Ellis — director of the Eichelberger Center for Community Voices — was inducted into the Hall of Fame. She also won first place with host Jerry Kenney for Best Documentary or Series; Remembering filmmaker Julia Reichert.

Jerry Kenney won first place for Best Anchor/News Host.

Other first place winners were Best Sports Feature - Jason Reynolds for sports reporting on surfers in Dayton, and Best Feature Reporting - Tony Holloway for his story on a veteran recovering from PTSD.

Kathryn Mobley and Chris Welter also won first place for Best Coverage of a Scheduled Event for their reporting on a Trump rally last fall. And Leila Goldstein got the top prize for Best Enterprise Reporting for her coverage of Ohioans involved in the January 6 capitol attack.

Basim Blunt took home two second place awards in Best Documentary or Series and Best Feature Reporting — for The Race Project and for Dayton Youth Radio.

Kathryn Mobley also took second place in Best Coverage of a Scheduled Event for a story on a Beavercreek income tax proposal. Chris Welter received second place in Best Sports Feature for a story on Central State’s football team.