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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Health, Science & EnvironmentPrecipitation for September is down more than an inch, and by more than six inches for the year. -
The preliminary injunction prevents David L. Ross Jr., also known as Connor Goodwolf, from talking about what he finds on the dark web while continuing talks with the city about the data breach. -
A man, woman and infant died Tuesday night in East Columbus, according to police. -
Police were called twice Monday night to a Chittenden Avenue address on reports of a person with a weapon before shooting and killing the man in an alley Tuesday morning.
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Former purchasing assistant Grant Bell was sentenced to two years of community control, fined $1,000 and ordered to pay more than $8,500 in restitution. -
A judge has granted the city of Columbus a temporary restraining order against a cybersecurity expert who has provided details about the city's data hack to the media, including WOSU. -
A construction crew working on the new high school was digging a ditch and ruptured the gas line. -
Nalah Jackson, who kidnapped infant twins outside a Short North restaurant in late 2022, has been sentenced to more than 23 years in prison. -
The Ohio State Board of Trustees will vote Thursday on the raise and bonus. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentThe governor’s office said in a statement that DeWine is taking Paxlovid, a medication used to treat COVID-19. He is set to work from home for the rest of the week.
