Kenny Cooper is a WHYY News multiplatform reporter covering Chester and Delaware counties. He joined WHYY in November 2020. Kenny, a Montgomery County native, graduated in 2020 from Temple University with a BA in journalism and political science.
Prior to WHYY, he covered Pennsylvania state politics through an Election SOS fellowship at the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. In early 2020, Kenny was selected to be a participant in the POLITICO Journalism Institute. He has interned at numerous news outlets, including CNN, NBC News & MSNBC, NBC Sports Philadelphia, and FOX 29.
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Delco Woods set to get a loop trail, formal BMX arrangements and pavilion
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Listen 0:43Delaware County Council bans ‘ghost guns.’ A gun rights organization threatens legal action
Pennsylvania Gun Rights sent a letter to Delco officials in March calling the ordinance a violation of the Constitution and threatening legal action if adopted.
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Listen 5:23Prospect Medical Holdings is progressing in high-stakes negotiations to sell Crozer Health, but no deal has been reached yet.
9 months ago
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10 months ago
Listen 1:09Chester receiver demands stormwater authority stop paying board salaries
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10 months ago
SPS Technologies in Jenkintown lays off 250 employees following four-alarm blaze
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10 months ago
Chester’s state-appointed receiver resigns. Pa. agency taps his No. 2 to take over
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