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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Carlos Gutierrez says he does wonder what will happen to Venezuela, but he said President Nicolas Maduro needed to go. -
The question is whether a state decision to deny a construction permit because of local opposition to the project violates state law. -
A statement from the family Friday said Dr. Spencer Tepe and his wife Monique were "extraordinary people whose lives were filled with love, joy and deep connection to others." -
The Trump administration announced the freeze earlier this week after a right-wing influencer alleged without any evidence after posting videos of Somaii-run day cares in Minnesota. -
Authorities said the investigation into Gerald Dixon will continue. He allegedly abused underage boys for several years. -
A letter from the university's president on Dec. 12 said Brian Smith violated his employment agreement because of his "participation in extramarital affairs, including one with an undergraduate student." -
Disciplinary charges will be filed Tuesday. Chief Jeffrey Happ could face suspension, demotion or termination. -
Whitehall City Councilmember Gerald Dixon was arrested Monday evening and charged with soliciting prostitution from a minor and gross sexual imposition. -
Business & EconomyUnionized Starbucks workers picketed outside a North High Street Starbucks store on Thursday. -
Business & EconomyAEP Ohio and a Meta affiliate are asking the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to approve the arrangement. Meta wants the substation to supply power to a data center.
