Columbus Perspective

00:00 Show Open / Jesse Ghiorzi, Marketing Director for the Greater Columbus Sports Commission. 23:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Angela An presents information about help for veterans suffering from traumatic brain injury; Tracy Townsend talks with Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant; and Angela visits a huge Asian Garden in Knox County. 48:30 Dr. Griffin Rodgers, Director of the...

00:00 Show Open / Portions of the State of Ohio’s Memorial Day Observance, held Friday at the Ohio Statehouse. 11:00 Dr. Nadine Gracia, President & CEO of Trust For America’s Health, discusses the organization’s annual “Pain in the Nation” report. 20:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS-10TV, Tracy Townsend talks about the special election coming in August; the changes happening to the northeas...

00:00 Show Open / Dr. Jenny Tsai with the Cleveland Clinic discusses symptoms and treatment of stroke. 09:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend takes a look at the special election to be held in August; talks to the new CEO of the OSU Wexner Medical Center; and presents an in-depth look at the teacher shortage. 35:00 Dr. Brian Santin, President of the Ohio State Medical Ass...

00:00 Show Open / Dr. Whitney Raglin Bignall, Associate Clinical Director for ‘On Our Sleeves’ at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, discusses concerns about social media use by kids. 16:00 Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, Director of the Ohio Department of Health, discusses the end of the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency. 25:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend looks at some of this mo...

00:00 Show Open / Lisa Courtice, President & CEO of the United Way of Central Ohio. 17:30 Governor Mike DeWine, speaking about Google’s new investments in Central Ohio. 22:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents information about presidential politics; a group in Westerville helping war-torn Ukraine; and more. 49:00 Alan Shaw, CEO of Norfolk Southern, discusses the t...

00:00 Show Open / Michael Shields, Researcher with Policy Matters Ohio, discusses Ohio’s minimum wage. 26:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend provides an update on the East Palestine train derailment; efforts to curb violence in Columbus; and a look at where all that revenue is going that the state is receiving from sports betting. 56:00 Courtesy of 10-TV, a feature on Co...

00:00 Leo Almeida, Director of Government Relations for the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network Ohio, discusses efforts to increase funding for cancer research, prevention and treatment. 15:30 Kathryn Bronsky, National Policy Manager for the USDA’s Plant Protection & Quarantine Program, discusses invasive pests in Ohio. 23:00 Cait Harley, Active Transportation Manager for the Ohio Depa...

00:00 Show Open / Sonya Thesing, Executive Director of Huckleberry House, which shelters and helps homeless youth in Columbus. 14:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend gets reaction from Ohio leaders about the indictment of former President Donald Trump; she’ll also provide information on Ohio’s new voter I-D and distracted driving laws; and talks with Governor Mike DeWine...

00:00 Show Open / Governor Mike DeWine, from a news conference this week, discussing Ohio’s new distracted driving law. 5:00 Leah Fullenkamp, who lost her husband in a distracted driving accident in 2018. 12:30 Matt MacLaren, Director of “Ohio. Find it Here,” discusses Ohio’s hiking trails, kayaking opportunities and more. 25:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend talks with...

00:00 Show Open / Dr. Douglas Scharre, Director of Cognitive Neurology at Ohio State University. 22:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend talks with Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther and Rena Shak, the newly-appointed Director of the city’s Office of Violence Prevention; there’s also information about train safety; and an effort to make automated external defibrillators more av...

00:00 Show Open / Dr. Nadine Gracia, President and CEO of Trust For America’s Health, discusses the role of public health agencies in Ohio and the nation. 13:00 Andrew Ginther, Mayor of Columbus, discussing crime and policing in his State of the City address. 20:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend looks back at the last three years since the onset of the pandemic, from he...

00:00 Show Open / Susan Choe, Executive Director of Ohio Legal Help. 17:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend has information about train safety, plans to expand AMTRAK in Ohio, and the conviction of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder in his racketeering trial. 46:00 Derek Longmeijer, Executive Director of the Problem Gambling Network of Ohio.

00:00 Show Open / Michael Stinziano, Franklin County Auditor, discusses the reappraisal of properties, which is wrapping up in Franklin County, and its impact on property taxes. 17:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents information about the ongoing concerns over the toxic train derailment in East Palestine; an effort to make defibrillators more readily available at...

00:00 Show Open / Joree Novotny, Chief of Staff for the Ohio Association of Foodbanks, discusses the change in monthly SNAP benefits that is happening. 20:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend has lots of information about the situation in East Palestine and efforts to improve train safety; the effort to put an amendment on the statewide ballot in November to ensure access...

00:00 Show Open / Guillermo Bervejillo, a Senior Fellow with Policy Matters Ohio, discusses state tax policy and proposed changes. 25:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend takes a closer look at the train derailment in East Palestine; the story of a northwest Ohio woman’s triumphant win over an opioid addiction; and Richard Solomon profiles black opera singer Justin Swain o...

00:00 Show Open / Sarah Townes, Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer for Experience Columbus. 11:00 Linda Logan, President and CEO of the Greater Columbus Sports Commission. 23:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend gets reaction from Ohio lawmakers to President Biden’s State of the Union Address, and presents some fact-checking on his comments, as well as on the rebuttal...

00:00 Show Open /Dorcas Taylor Jones, Communications Manager for the Columbus Metropolitan Library, discusses Black History Month programming. 12:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend takes a look at Governor Mike DeWine’s State of the State address; efforts by local schools to increase security; and changes coming for voters in the May Primary Election. 40:00 Derek Longmei...

00:00 Show Open / John Barker, President & CEO of the Ohio Restaurant Association. 23:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents topics that include the ongoing corruption trial of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder; the settlement reached between Bowling Green State University and the parents of hazing victim, Stone Foltz; and Ohio’s new Voter I-D law. 48:30 D...

00:00 Show Open / Sarah McQuaide, Manager of Communications and Marketing for the Columbus Regional Airport Authority. 12:00 Haley Melcher, Manager of Partnerships and Events for Special Olympics Ohio 22:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents information about the Larry Householder racketeering trial now underway; concerns about Ohio’s new voter I-D law; and a propo...

00:00 Show Open / Jeff Pullin, Public & Media Relations Manager for COTA 22:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend takes a look at the new session of Congress getting underway, Ohio’s new voter I-D law, and efforts to increase the number of teachers in Ohio. 47:00 Tito Brown, the Mayor of Youngstown, discusses his participation in this week’s U.S. Conference of Mayors in Was...

00:00 Show Open / U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) 08:30 Dr. Charlotte Pratt, Deputy Branch Chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. 18:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents information on a number of topics, including Ohio’s infrastructure problems; a local mother on a mission to have portable defibrilla...

00:00 Show Open / Derek Longmeier, Executive Director of the Problem Gambling Network of Ohio. 21:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBN 10-TV, Tracy Townsend takes a look back at some of the big stories making news in Ohio in 2022, and talks to political analysts about what to expect this year; and she'll present a segment about how bars, restaurants, and this radio station are adapting to the le...

00:00 Show Open / Blythe Thomas, Initiative Director for 1,000 Days, which advocates for children in daycare. 12:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Kevin Landers sits down with Governor Mike DeWine for a discussion about abortion, taxes, the death penalty, and more. And Ohio's Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown looks back at 2022. 36:30 Elaine Mardis, PhD, Co-Executive Director of t...

00:00 Show Open / Ryan Wilkins, Chief Marketing Officer of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio. Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Clay Gordon presents topics that include plans by a school district near Bellefontaine to arm staff members to protect students; Ohio's coming tougher laws on distracted driving; the search for a new superintendent for Columbus City Schools; and a...

00:00 Show Open / Aimee Shadwick, Director of RecoveryOhio, an agency formed to address mental health and addiction. 21:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend covers a number of topics, including U.S. Senator Rob Portman's farewell speech as he wraps up his career in public office; legislation that passed in the final days of voting at the Ohio Statehouse, measures approved...