Leila Goldstein

Leila Goldstein is a reporter and producer for WYSO. Before coming to WYSO she interned with Marketplace where her reporting focused on business and technology, from financial tech tools for domestic workers to the hidden world of online returns. She has also interned with New Hampshire Public Radio, and has produced pieces for NPR, Wyoming Public Media, Wondery, and the Coney Island History Project.

Prior to her work in radio she taught ESOL in New York City and Banda Aceh, Indonesia. She’s a graduate of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies and Oberlin College. Leila grew up in Northern Virginia and has family roots in Dayton.

Governor Issues Three-Week Curfew in Ohio Beginning Thursday

By Leila Goldstein • Nov 17, 2020

Gov. Mike DeWine issued a 21-day curfew in Ohio during his Tuesday coronavirus briefing. The curfew will begin on Thursday, and is in effect nightly from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. Retail establishments need to be closed and people need to be at home during the curfew period, the governor said.

“The bad news is that our situation in Ohio is deteriorating,” DeWine said. “We see more and more cases, more and more people in the hospital. We've got to turn this thing around.”

Ohio Reports Lowest Number Of Daily Coronavirus Cases In Two Weeks

By Leila Goldstein • Sep 22, 2020

The Ohio Department of Health reported 685 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest number of cases reported since Sept. 8. The state’s 21-day average continues to stay around 1,000 cases, with a slight downward trend.

On Tuesday Ohio reported 145,850 total COVID-19 cases and 4,635 deaths. The state has had 14,899 hospitalizations and 3,210 ICU admissions.

DeWine Announces Reopening of Adult Care Centers, Mandatory Testing at Assisted Living Facilities

By Leila Goldstein • Aug 20, 2020

Ohio's adult day care and senior centers may begin reopening Sept. 21 at a reduced capacity, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday. Those facilities have been closed since March 23.

Latina And Black Pregnant Women Show High Rates Of COVID-19 In Southwest Ohio

By Leila Goldstein • Jul 14, 2020

Doctors from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center say that Latina and Black pregnant women in their hospitals are testing positive for COVID-19 at disproportionately high rates. They looked at cases from the 14 hospitals covered by the medical center’s neonatology division, stretching from the Dayton area to Northern Kentucky.

Police Fire Tear Gas, Dayton Declares Emergency As Hundreds March To Protest Police Violence

By Leila Goldstein • May 31, 2020

A peaceful protest turned into a skirmish with police officers in downtown Dayton, as hundreds gathered to protest the death of George Floyd.

Around 400 people gathered midday Saturday to protest police violence against Black people. Floyd died after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pinned Floyd down with his knee on Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes.