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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Pa. coronavirus update: Suburban counties jointly decry plan for single PEMA vaccine site
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Meet the volunteers helping Montco seniors register for COVID-19 vaccines
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4 years ago
Delco launches effort to ‘redesign and rethink’ mental health services for school-age children
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Pa. coronavirus update: Philly adds those age 65 and over to Phase 1B
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The pandemic laid bare issues of nurse-to-patient levels in the region’s medical systems. As new contracts were negotiated in 2020, this was a top concern.
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Gun violence epidemic, recent mass shootings push victim service agencies into overdrive
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