Mary Evans arrived at WYSO in January 2018 with a clear mission: to give people like her a chance to share their experiences on the radio. She did exactly that.
Evans died on June 19th at age 42. Her series “ReEntry Stories” gave voice to formerly incarcerated people returning to their communities, stories often overlooked or misunderstood in mainstream media.
Evans joined WYSO as a Miller Fellow while studying at Antioch College. She had been admitted to Antioch while still incarcerated at the Dayton Correctional Institution, where she participated in Sinclair Community College’s advanced job training program…