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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A federal suit filed against the Lisinski Law Firm alleges that the firm filed immigration status cases with exaggerated claims clients were unaware of. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentLocal Matters, known in past years for the Veggie Van, said it will cease operations June 6th because of financial strains. -
Martonio Wilder was found dead in the attic of a home in the Milo-Grogan neighborhood in 2024. The lawsuit claims Franklin County agencies and the National Youth Advocacy Program didn't do enough to protect him. -
The building preservation group's 2026 list includes a former Columbus city office building, two school buildings and a former warehouse dating back to the 1870s. -
On Wednesday, the Central Ohio Transit Authority released a LinkUS progress report on proposed bus rapid transit lines and other COTA service upgrades. -
The court ruled Tuesday that the Oak Run Solar project must provide more information to the Ohio Power Siting Board about the project's visual impacts. -
The C Dance studio has been on East 14th Avenue for 18 years and has become a safe space and place of growth for young dancers. -
Elaine Bryant was named chief of the Columbus Division of Police in 2021. At the time, Mayor Andrew Ginther said the police division needed new direction and leadership. -
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed the motion Sunday, arguing that Ohio State was immune from alleged abuse claims that happened before Oct. 21, 1986. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentSave Ohio Parks says data centers should be required to meet their energy needs with solar and wind power and battery storage.
