WOSU names Mark Ferenchik, a former Columbus Dispatch reporter, as news director
Mark Ferenchik, a longtime, award-winning reporter for the Columbus Dispatch, has been named news director at WOSU Public Media.
In his new position at the helm of WOSU's radio station, Ferenchik will coordinate local news coverage and communicate with other public radio outlets in Ohio to organize coverage and share stories.
Ferenchik said he was drawn to WOSU because of the radio station's reputation as "a first-class organization."
"They cover the community and Ohio State well and I want to be a part of that. There are lots of opportunities here to help provide coverage for the community," he said. "Also, it's an administrative position, which I haven't had before."
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A 1984 graduate of Kent State University, Ferenchik began his career at the Medina County Gazette, followed by 10 years at the Canton Repository before coming to The Dispatch in 1998.
During his time at The Dispatch, Ferenchik worked as a city hall reporter for six years and most recently covered Columbus urban affairs and neighborhoods, focusing on numerous issues in the city and central Ohio, including poverty, vacant and abandoned housing, income inequality, the immigrant community, city development and other topics.
Ferenchik said his goal as WOSU's news director is to "provide the best, most thorough and accurate coverage of Columbus and OSU in our broadcast area, good enterprise stories you can't get anywhere else and be on top of breaking news as well."
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Mark Ferenchik, a former Dispatch reporter, named WOSU news director
