Dee Crawford

Community Affairs Director at WKBN-TV (Youngstown, OH)

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In-depth with Youngstown, Ohio's Commonwealth Inc.

2 days ago | wkbn.com | Dee Crawford

(WKBN) — Pat Rosenthal and Jim Converse from Youngstown’s North Side-based Commonwealth Incorporated went in-depth Tuesday about what the group does to help the community. Watch part one of the interview in the video player above. “The Commonwealth is a 501-C3 nonprofit that grew out of the efforts to help workers buy out the steel mills back in 1986 and 87, when we were incorporated, and the efforts to buy out the mills did not work,” Converse said.
In Depth with Youngstown Playhouse’s 100th celebration

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Dee Crawford

WKBN Community Affairs Director Dee Crawford sits down with leaders at the Playhouse to talk about the history of the stage and upcoming events, including a celebration gala. Watch the video players to see Dee’s interviews. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WKBN.com.
In Depth on Youngstown health improvement zones

3 weeks ago | wkbn.com | Dee Crawford

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – WKBN 27 First News Community Affairs Director Dee Crawford sat down with representatives from the Youngstown Health Department to talk about community health improvement zones. Through a state grant, Youngstown started health improvement zones. It was an initiative that came through the Ohio Department of Health and funneled down to the local level. “We began in November 2022 with this initiative.
In-Depth: Events planned for Minority Health Month

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Dee Crawford

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — April is Minority Health Month, and Andrea Bivens and Jamille Murphy began a conversation Tuesday about upcoming events supporting minority health in the community. “This weekend we have our citywide baby shower. That is coming up. And I will defer to my coworker, Jamille, who is our director of minority health, as she could talk a little bit more about our citywide baby shower,” Bivens said.
In-Depth: Events planned for Minority Health Month

1 month ago | wkbn.com | Dee Crawford

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — April is Minority Health Month, and Andrea Bivens and Jamille Murphy began a conversation Tuesday about upcoming events supporting minority health in the community. “This weekend, we have our citywide baby shower. That is coming up,” Bivens said. The shower will be held on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Eugenia Atkinson Recreational Center at 903 Otis Street in Youngstown. “To promote maternal and infant health.
In-depth on home buying in the Youngstown, Ohio

1 month ago | wkbn.com | Dee Crawford

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — Being a home buyer can be very confusing, so this coming weekend, there will be a free workshop to help people through the process. Jamie Bledsoe and Deborah Robinson began a conversation Tuesday about home buying and the upcoming workshop. Robinson says one of the main reasons people don’t buy a house is fear. “So if we take away that fear and replace it with education… then it kind of helps a little bit and lets them know that there is financial help out there as well.
In Depth with Youngstown's Union Baptist Church on Pastor Michael Harrison's 30th anniversary

1 month ago | wkbn.com | Dee Crawford

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – It’s springtime, and it’s often the opportunity for organizations to show appreciation. WKBN Community Affairs Director Dee Crawford sat down with leaders from Youngstown’s Union Baptist Church to talk about Pastor Michael Harrison’s 30th anniversary. The church is one of the oldest in the city, located on the north side at 528 Lincoln Avenue. Several special events to commemorate the occasion are being held.
In Depth with United Way's Roxann Sebest in Youngstown, Ohio

1 month ago | wkbn.com | Dee Crawford

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – WKBN Community Affairs Director Dee Crawford sits down with United Way’s Roxann Sebest to talk about the organization’s work in the Valley. United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley has been around for 106 years, but it’s been in the last 15 years that it’s directive has been to look the community and its unique needs.
In Depth with Youngstown Cityscape

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Dee Crawford

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Spring is just around the corner, and Youngtown Cityscape is getting ready to beautify the city. WKBN 27 First News Community Affairs Director Dee Crawford gets the details. Cityscape Executive Director Shannon Letson said that the organization has been making downtown a destination where people want to go for 28 years. Some plantings, such as lilies have been planted and replanted for decades.
Mahoning Youngstown Community Action Partnership senior citizen center focuses on mind and body

2 months ago | wkbn.com | Dee Crawford

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — A lot of exciting things have been happening with a new local senior citizen center that recently opened. Kadeja Johnson is the director of senior services for the Mahoning Youngstown Community Action Partnership. She says the focus is the overall health of their seniors – mind, body and spiritual. The center, located at 64 Ridge Avenue in Youngstown, is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday.