
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 5:14Delco is creating a land bank to fight blight. Can it avoid the problems plaguing others?
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Chester County to introduce mobile mental health crisis unit as part of revamped 3-pillar system
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Bucks County SPCA rescues 59 cats and counting in animal hoarding case
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