Mike Mason

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Investigative Reporter, WOIO-TV (Cleveland, OH)

Anchorage, Cleveland, Tampa

Crime and Justice, U.S.

As seen in: WOIO-TV (Cleveland, OH), LinkedIn, Substack, The Business Journals, AZCentral | The Arizona Republic, KNXV-TV (Phoenix, AZ), WXIX-TV (Cincinnati, OH), NewsBreak, BetaKit, KSHB-TV (Kansas City, MO), WBRC-TV (Birmingham, AL) and

Covers: Crime, corruption, wrongdoing

Doesn't Cover: Fluff

Award-winning Investigative Reporter in Cleveland. I like art, photography, writing & anything outdoors.

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Mike Mason’s Biography

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Mike comes to 19 News with decades of award-winning investigative reporting experience, including over 30 first place awards, a national Alfred I. duPont baton, local and national Edward R. Murrow awards, the IRE Certificate, Emmys and top recognition by SPJ, AP and others.

His work has changed laws, improved safety standards and impacted numerous legal decisions.

Mike is excited about moving to Cleveland where he'll be closer to his family.

Mike's work at previous stations includes KTUU in Anc…

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New synthetic opioid cychlorphine appearing on Ohio streets, researcher warns

Jul 13, 2026 |

By Mike Mason

| WILX-TV (Lansing, MI)

OHIO, (WOIO) — A new synthetic opioid called cychlorphine has begun appearing on Ohio streets, and researchers say it’s more potent than fentanyl and may be harder to reverse with naloxone. The drug belongs to a newly emerging class of compounds called piperidinylbenzimidazolones — or “orphines” — which experts say first appeared in the United States last fall. What is cychlorphine?

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New synthetic opioid cychlorphine appearing on Ohio streets, researcher warns

Jul 13, 2026 |

By Mike Mason

| WTVG-TV (Toledo, OH)

OHIO, (WOIO) — A new synthetic opioid called cychlorphine has begun appearing on Ohio streets, and researchers say it’s more potent than fentanyl and may be harder to reverse with naloxone. The drug belongs to a newly emerging class of compounds called piperidinylbenzimidazolones — or “orphines” — which experts say first appeared in the United States last fall. What is cychlorphine?

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New synthetic opioid cychlorphine appearing on Ohio streets, researcher warns

Jul 13, 2026 |

By Mike Mason

| WOIO-TV (Cleveland, OH)

OHIO, (WOIO) — A new synthetic opioid called cychlorphine has begun appearing on Ohio streets, and researchers say it’s more potent than fentanyl and may be harder to reverse with naloxone. The drug belongs to a newly emerging class of compounds called piperidinylbenzimidazolones — or “orphines” — which experts say first appeared in the United States last fall. What is cychlorphine?

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Writer at WSVN in Miami.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

It means we have to post everything on those sites to inform people.

Awards

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Investigative Reporters and Editors Award

2005 - Investigative reporting

Crosstown Expressway Investigation

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Alfred DuPont Baton

2005 - Investigative Reporting

Crosstown Expressway Investigation