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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Listen 5:23Prospect Medical Holdings is progressing in high-stakes negotiations to sell Crozer Health, but no deal has been reached yet.
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Listen 1:09Chester receiver demands stormwater authority stop paying board salaries
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1 year ago
SPS Technologies in Jenkintown lays off 250 employees following four-alarm blaze
Montgomery County Commissioner Neil Makhija wrote to Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffet asking for expanded severance packages for SPS employees.
1 year ago
Chester’s state-appointed receiver resigns. Pa. agency taps his No. 2 to take over
Rick Siger, secretary of Pennsylvania's Department of Community and Economic Development, nominated Vijay Kapoor to lead the city of Chester out of bankruptcy.
1 year ago
Short-term agreement reached to keep Crozer Health open
The Foundation for Delaware County will provide an undisclosed amount of funding to keep Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital operational in the short term.
1 year ago
Prospect Medical Holdings says it only has enough cash to keep the hospitals up and running through March 14.
1 year ago
Listen 1:13What is Montgomery County doing to prevent its lone measles case from spreading?
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