Mark Ferenchik
WOSU News DirectorMark Ferenchik is news director at WOSU 89.7 NPR News.
Before joining WOSU in March 2024, he was a reporter at the Columbus Dispatch for more than 25 years, where he covered Columbus City Hall, urban and growth issues, Columbus neighborhoods and other topics.
Before coming to The Dispatch, he reported for the Canton Repository and Medina County Gazette.
He's won Associated Press and Ohio Society of Professional Journalists awards.
He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Kent State University and lives in downtown Columbus.
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Columbus City Council has scheduled a public hearing on the proposed changes to the Big Darby Accord on April 7. -
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered E. Gordon Gee, who was Ohio State's president from 1990-1998 when Dr. Richard Strauss was a team doctor, to be deposed within 30 days. -
The suit filed in federal court in Columbus Wednesday asks the court to order agents to stop making warrantless arrests without determining escape risks, among other things. -
A recent report about funding Columbus arts, tourism and human services recommends reallocating hotel tax revenue, increasing ticket tax and new sources of art funding. -
John Kulewicz said he filed the complaint because he is concerned about JobsOhio sponsoring a podcast connected to former Ohio State University President Ted Carter's resignation. -
Some faculty are excited to have Ravi Bellamkonda, Ohio State's former provost and executive vice president, as the university's new president, while others are concerned about the quick transition. -
The Tepes were shot and killed inside their home on Dec. 30, 2025. -
JobsOhio said it spent $60,000 on The Callout Podcast, Krisanthe Vlachos' podcast. The podcast has been connected to Carter's resignation. -
Ohio State Provost Bellamkonda replaces former President Ted Carter, who resigned on Saturday after acknowledging an inappropriate relationship with a woman.
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Former Ohio State President Ted Carter submitted a letter of resignation on Saturday after he disclosed that he had an inappropriate relationship with someone seeking public resources to support her personal business.
