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WYSO Weekend: May 6, 2018

A coalition of West Dayton religious groups is calling for a federal civil rights investigation into the shutdown of Good Samaritan hospital. Premier Health recently announced it will close the medical center later this year. WYSO’s Jess Mador has more. 

Two years ago, investment firmEFHutton relocated its headquarters to Springfield, Ohio. The company took a generous tax-incentive package, promising to invest millions of dollars and create hundreds of jobs in the city. SomeSpringfielderssayEFHutton’s progress on these ambitious goals has been too slow ... Now, Community Voices producer Jason Reynolds reportsEFHutton officials are hoping a new social media investment platform will help convince the naysayers otherwise.

The Ohio primary is just days away and several local races have a fair number of Democrats and Republican facing off. One of those races is the10thcongressional district, with candidates from both sides of the aisle vying for the seat. The district currently represented by Republican Mike Turner covers Montgomery, Greene and parts of Fayette County.WYSO’sAprilLaisslecaught up with Dr. Lee Hannah, an associate professor of Political Science at Wright State University, to hear how the contest is shaping up.

Today on Senior Voices, we meet Cheryl Grimes, who moved to Dayton in the late‘60safter graduating college. She remembers the businesses owned by her entrepreneurial family in the small town of Laurel, Mississippi, where she began working in 1950, at the tender age of three. Cheryl spoke with Dayton Metro Library volunteer interviewer, JasonCoatney-Schuler.

Children raised in a religious home often face challenges to their beliefs as they become teenagers. Our story today from Dayton Youth Radio charts that battle from the inside. Here’s project coordinatorBasimBlunt to introduce today's feature.   

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Jerry Kenney was introduced to WYSO by a friend and within a year of first tuning in became an avid listener and supporter. He began volunteering at the station in 1991 and began hosting Alpha Rhythms in February of 1992. Jerry joined the WYSO staff in 2007 as a host of All Things Considered and soon transitioned into hosting Morning Edition. In addition to now hosting All Things Considered, Jerry is the host and producer of WYSO Weekend, WYSO's weekly news and arts magazine. He has also produced several radio dramas for WYSO in collaboration with local theater companies. Jerry has won several Ohio AP awards as well as an award from PRINDI for his work with the WYSO news department. Jerry says that the best part of his job is being able to talk to people in the community and share their experiences with WYSO listeners.