Comedian Dave Chappelle stood on the front lawn of a newly restored 19th-century schoolhouse Thursday, joining neighbors and local officials as a small-town radio station secured its future in the community he calls home.
The ribbon-cutting marked the opening of a renovated building that will house NPR affiliate WYSO. It is a project funded in large part by Chappelle that keeps the station from relocating out of Yellow Springs at a time when local media outlets face mounting challenges.
“It’s like our lifeblood in the community,” Chappelle told The Associated Press about the station, recalling how its possible departure to nearby Dayton would have been “a crushing blow” for Yellow Springs…