21-WFMJ News Podcast

In today's edition of the WFMJ 21 News podcast, managing editor of news J. Breen Mitchell speaks with a representative from Direction Home of Eastern Ohio about ways to make sure your elderly family members are cared for during the coronavirus crisis. Community liaison for Direction Home of Eastern Ohio , Cassandra Valentini, talked about what happens if loved ones get sick, what's avail...

In this edition, WFMJ reporter Corey McCrae speaks with Monsignor John Zuraw of the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown, about the condition of Bishop George Murray, whose leukemia has recently returned. Murry, the bishop of the Youngstown Diocese since 2007, which includes Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, Stark, Portage, and Ashtabula counties, was first diagnosed with acute leukemia in 2018. By July 2...

Lindsay McCoy speaks with Senator Rob Portman about what role the federal government should play in helping in Ohio's hospitals and economy through the coronavirus crisis.

In this edition of the 21 News Podcast, we're talking with State Senator and well-known Valley grocer Mike Rulli. Rulli talks from his perspective both as a lawmaker and a businessman about what new restrictions on stores will mean when you go to the store, whether there's any relief from difficulty finding necessary items on the shelves and what the future of Ohio's economy is like...

21 news managing editor Justin Mitchell speaks with Bert Cene, the executive director of the Mahoning and Columbiana county Workforce Development Board about Ohio's record unemployment caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Cene discusses the online issues people are having trying to file for unemployment and whether the problems have been fixed yet and also shares what the employment landscape...

In this phone interview podcast, WFMJ reporter Michelle Nicks speaks with Mark Vortruba, the interim chair of the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland. Dr. Vortruba's area of expertise includes the implications of job loss for displaced workers and communities, and the consequences of low-quality healthcare to the US economy.   Michelle discusses the record-se...

In an exclusive podcast interview, WFMJ anchor Derek Steyer speaks with scientist Linda Saif, an international authority on viral diseases of animals that also sicken humans, about the coronavirus pandemic and what to expect going forward.

Listen to our in-depth, exclusive interview with Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton as they share information about the Covid-19 virus pandemic affecting the Valley and the state with 21 News anchor/reporter Lindsay McCoy.