That's So Cincinnati

Legendary college basketball coach Bob Huggins is introspective in a wide-ranging, in-depth interview with "That's So Cincinnati" podcast.  Ahead of his return to Cincinnati on June 14 to raise money for cancer research, the West Virginia University basketball coach discussed:  His late mother's legacy and the effort to honor through the Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Endowment Fund  His coaching style...

The folks who select the Pro Football Hall of Fame classes will be calling Anthony Munoz soon. And the Bengals' only member in the Hall of Fame will tell them the same thing he always does. "I always pivot when I'm talking to senior selectors, and I say, 'Let's talk about Ken Anderson,' " Munoz said. "I dominate the conversation because I'm one of the biggest advocates for Ken Anderson. He should...

That’s So Cincinnati: Buddy LaRosa shares the not-so-secret ingredient in the sauce that makes his pizza so special

Pam Kravetz is fun, effervescent, vivacious. Take your pick of how to describe the Cincinnati artist and suburban high school art teacher. They all fit. She's so fun, in fact, that her family and friends held a parade in Over-the-Rhine for her 60th birthday last weekend. A few hundred people, including a who's who from the local arts and entertainment scene, converged on Washington Park wearing co...

Sharon Kennedy grew up in Colerain Township watching police dramas on television and dreaming of becoming a cop.  She achieved that goal -- and much more. Kennedy is now in her second term as an Ohio Supreme Court justice.  The Butler County resident talks about how her teachers and mentors, including former U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, inspired her to run for statewide elected office.  Kenned...

Vivek Ramaswamy isn't really known in his own hometown. But that's likely going to change.  The 35-year-old St. Xavier High School graduate is surging onto the political scene after recently leaving his lucrative career as a biotech executive. Ramaswamy is viewed in national political circles as a leader in shaping the debate about the future of the conservative movement. The author of the upcomin...

Carl Lindner III sat down with The Enquirer's That's So Cincinnati podcast to reflect on the road to bringing Major League Soccer to Cincinnati and what his dad, Carl Lindner Jr., would think if he were still alive.

Can Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley lead a Democratic resurgence in Ohio? How did Indiana native go from chemistry major to running for Ohio governor? And what's it going to be like facing good friend John Cranley in the 2022 primary?  Whaley has the answers and more on The Enquirer's That's So Cincinnati podcast.

Total Quality Logistics isn't a household name in its hometown, but it has quietly become a booming nationwide success. The Greater Cincinnati-based freight brokerage corporation is now looking to take on a higher profile at home. TQL is going big, too, with Wednesday's announcement that the company has purchased naming rights to FC Cincinnati's new West End stadium. In an interview with The Enqui...

Dr. Lakshmi Sammarco admittedly knew nothing about politics when the  nationally renowned neuroradiologist was appointed Hamilton County coroner nine years ago. But the Democrat is pretty good at the politics now. An elected official can't get a major project done without having political savvy, and Sammarco has relentlessly led efforts to get a $55 million, 90,000-square-foot crime lab built in B...

The Cincinnati Fire Department is short staffed and working so much overtime firefighters are exhausted. This year has brought a high number of fire deaths for residents – six so far compared to two in 2020.   Both things mean the Cincinnati Fire Department needs resources: additional firefighters to staff the city's 26 firehouses and more than the current six fire specialists, who conduct safety...

John Sadak was starting to make plans for this day to never come in his career.  But it's here. Opening Day in Cincinnati, and Sadak will make his major league debut as the lead play-by-play announcer for Reds television broadcasts.  What will the moment be like for Sadak when the New York City native calls his first pitch at 4:10 p.m. Thursday on Fox Sports Ohio?  Sadak has been trying hard not t...

That’s So Cincinnati: Holy Grail owner Jim Moehring talks 10-year at The Banks, the benefits of the new outdoor drinking district at The Banks and paying it forward after a Crosstown tip-off challenge windfall.

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport is well positioned for "good things ahead" coming out of the pandemic, CEO Candace McGraw told The Enquirer's That's So Cincinnati podcast this week.  The airport has already announced new low-cost flights flights coming this spring from Allegiant Air , Alaska Air and Sun Country Airlines , reflecting a renewed demand for leisure travel. As busine...

Nearly six years ago the historic Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges – the Obergefell being Cincinnati's own Jim Obergefell – made marriage equality the law in all 50 states. Obergefell and Cincinnati Civil Rights Attorney Al Gerhardstein, who represented Obergefell, are featured in an episode of the new Netflix documentary, Amend: The Fight for America. Hosted by actor Will Smith, the...

Melanie Bates isn't backing off her crusade to try to get Cincinnati Public Schools fully reopened this spring, despite criticism from the teachers' union and some parents.  In fact, the veteran school member is speaking out even more about the need for students to return to the classroom five days a week after the district recently received proficiency test results.  In an interview with The Enqu...

Cincinnati City Councilman Wendell Young has been in politics and public service his whole life, starting by walking his Avondale neighborhood with his dad, who was a Democratic Party precinct executive, when he was a child. On this week's That's So Cincinnati podcast Young talked about his childhood, his time on Cincinnati City Council, his rocky relationship with Mayor John Cranley and what he t...

First Amendment attorney Jack Greiner, who represents Cincinnati.com and The Enquirer, joins as special guest. 

You may know Tricia Macke as the dean of Cincinnati evening news anchors.  But Fox 19's lead anchor leads a busy life off the air. Macke has five children, runs a youth basketball organization and has a strict exercise regimen. And she somehow finds time to share about all of it on social media. Macke, in her 22nd year as Fox 19's lead anchor, joined The Enquirer's That's So Cincinnati podcast to...

Sports broadcaster Thom Brennaman calculates that he's spoken nearly 190 million words on live television while calling football and basketball games during a 33-year career. And it was one derogatory and insensitive three-letter word that derailed his promising career and changed his life forever. The latter, the former Reds broadcaster says, has been for the better.  Six months after using a hom...

Miss Ohio Caroline Grace Williams joins That's So Cincinnati podcast to talk about how she got interested in pageants while at Miami University; talking with Gov. Mike DeWine about improving 911 communications; teaching people how to use their smartphones in emergencies; and life in small-town Ohio.  Also on this week's That's So Cincinnati episode, co-hosts Sharon Coolidge and Jason Williams disc...

New Hamilton County Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey really missed the department during her nearly four years out of uniform.  The 33-year law enforcement veteran missed many of her old coworkers. She missed putting on the black-and-gold uniform each day. And she missed the jail inmates.  Wait. What? Any doubt there's a new sheriff in town? Certainly the county's previous two sheriffs – Jim Neil and Si...

Liz Keating grew up sitting at her grandparents' kitchen table listening to her Cincinnati-famous grandfather tell stories about his honorable career law, politics and journalism. She loved both fields, but saw her career someday going a different route. Nearly a year ago, however, Liz Keating had a change of heart and started thinking that she'd like to do a job the late Bill Keating once did – s...

Long-time Cincinnati weatherman Steve Raleigh can quickly recall the exact dates of the two biggest storms he's encountered in life.  • March 2, 2012, when a rash of tornadoes killed more than 20 people across Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana. • Jan. 17, 2019, when Raleigh's 24-year-old daughter, Madison, committed suicide after battling addiction and mental illness. As Rale...

Forget 2020. What lies ahead for Greater Cincinnati in the New Year? Regional political, business, legal and media leaders share their hopes for 2021 in That’s So Cincinnati’s annual New Year’s resolutions episode.