Columbus Perspective

00:00 Show Open / Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, Director of the Ohio Department of Health, provides an update on the coronavirus. 07:00 Columbus Public Health Commissioner Dr. Mysheika Roberts, along with OSU Wexner Medical Center Dr. Andy Thomas and emergency department nurse Nate Royster, provide updates on the local situation with the coronavirus. 17:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy...

00:00 Show Open / John Pappas, State Advocacy Director for iDEA Growth, which represents sectors involved in online gaming and sports betting – an industry that needs only Governor Mike DeWine's signature to begin preparing for business in Ohio. 19:30 Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, Director of the Ohio Department of Health, provides an update on the coronavirus. 31:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 1...

00:00 Show open / Stacey Frohnapfel-Hasson, Chief for Prevention and Problem Gambling at the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. 18:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Karina Nova presents information on the coronavirus, vaccine mandates, an effort by the City of Columbus to give a second chance to those with criminal records, and problems with regulations within Oh...

Angela Pace, Director of Community Affairs for WBNS 10-TV, discusses their annual Toy Drive Lydia Mihalic, Director of the Ohio Department of Development, talks about holiday shopping around Ohio Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, who was recently in Columbus; a segment about the Ohio State Highway Patrol implementing...

00:00 Show Open / Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, Director of the Ohio Department of Health, discusses COVID vaccinations among kids and recent trends with the virus in Ohio. 09:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend covers several topics, including: Gerrymandering, gun legislation at the Ohio Statehouse, an interview with the new Public Safety Director in Columbus, and a look at the...

00:00 Show Open / Susan Choe, Executive Director of Ohio Legal Help, a web site that provides Ohioans with legal information, as well as downloadable forms and documents. 20:00 Penny Martin, Chief of Strategy and Public Affairs for the Ohio Department of Development, discusses the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), which helps lower income Ohioans who are struggling with winter heating bills....

00:00 Show Open / Governor Mike DeWine, speaking at a news conference to launch a new public awareness campaign from the Ohio Opioid Education Alliance to fight the stigma of addiction. 05:00 Chad Jester, President of the Nationwide Foundation, which is involved with the Ohio Opioid Education Alliance. 24:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents information on a numbe...

00:00 Show Open / "Buck" Bramlish, Executive Director of the Franklin County Veterans Service Commission. 19:45 U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), discusses Tuesday's election. 25:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend talks with new State Representative Latyna Humphrey (D-Columbus) and Republican Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted talks about jobs and Ohio's economy. 44:00 Du...

00:00 / Show Open / Ben Zenitsky, a spokesperson for the Columbus Metropolitan Library. 12:00 K.L. Allen, Chancellor of Western Governors University Ohio (WGU Ohio). 21:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents a look back on the life of former Secretary of State Colin Powell. She'll also present information about vaccine mandates; vaccines for kids age 5-11; and more....

00:00 Show Open / John Pappas, State Advocacy Director for iDEA Growth, which represents sectors involved in online gaming and sports betting - an industry that could soon be legalized in Ohio. 26:00 Scott DiMauro, President of the Ohio Education Association, discusses how public educators in Ohio are navigating their way through the pandemic. 51:00 Leigh Purvis, Director of Health Care Costs and...

00:00 Show Open / Judy Mobley, President & CEO of the Children's Hunger Alliance in Columbus. 13:00 Betsy Pandora, Executive Director of The Short North Alliance. 25:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Kevin Landers presents information on a number of topics, including a new anti-hazing law in Ohio; concerns about Ohio's statute of limitations; and the on-going debate over abortion righ...

00:00 Show Open / Micaela Deming, Policy Director and Staff Attorney with the Ohio Domestic Violence Network. 23:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents information about The Dr. Richard Strauss case and Ohio's statute of limitations; an anti-abortion bill at the Statehouse; the debate over vaccine mandates; and more. 43:30 Jay Timmons, President and CEO of the Natio...

00:00 Show Open / Jeff Pullin, Public & Media Relations Manager for COTA, discusses policy changes being made by that public transportation agency. 23:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents information about COVID vaccination incentives and mandates and the effect on businesses; as well as information about an organization working to empower women to run for public...

00:00 Show Open / Dr. Nadine Gracia, President and CEO of Trust For America's Health, discusses her organization's annual 'State of Obesity' report. 13:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Angela An presents information about the redistricting fight in Ohio, the mask mandate debate, and the status of Hispanics in Ohio - September is National Hispanic American Heritage Month. 36:00 Dan Sk...

00:00 Show Open / Scott Anderson, Problem Gambling Coordinator with the Ohio Department of Health and Addiction Services and Ohio For Responsible Gambling. 22:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents segments about the mask mandate in Columbus, ride safety at Ohio's amusement parks and festivals, and the 20-year anniversary of 9/11. 43:30 Doniella Winchell, Executive...

00:00 Show Open / Comments from Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther and Columbus Health Commissioner Dr. Mysheika Roberts, from their news conference on Wednesday in which the mayor re-issued a mask mandate for the city. 09:30 Dr. Dan Waxman, Vice President and Senior Medical Director of the Versiti Blood Center of Ohio, discusses the need for more blood donors. 17:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBN...

00:00 Show Open / U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) discusses the infrastructure package approved by the Senate that is now in the House, and also discusses the end of the war in Afghanistan. 08:00 Matt MacLaren, Director of 'Ohio - Find It Here' - provides information on fall attractions around Ohio. 19:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents information on Afghan...

00:00 Show Open / David Corey, Executive VP of the Bowling Centers Association of Ohio, discusses a proposal at the Statehouse to legalize sports betting in Ohio. 25:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Karina Nova presents information about the turmoil in Afghanistan - including comments from an Ohioan who served there and Ohio professors who discuss the plight of Afghan women. She'll a...

00:00 Show Open / Comments from Governor Mike DeWine at a news conference this week, updating Ohioans on the coronavirus. 15:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend talks with two Democrats running for Governor, as well as the Republican and Democratic winners of the Congressional Primary held this month for the 15th District in Central Ohio, which opened when Steve Stivers l...

00:00 Show Open / Jo Welsh, President and Co-Founder of Bottoms Up Diaper Drive - a local non-profit that supplies diapers to mothers in need. 19:00 Terry Green, Founder and Executive Director of 'Think Make Live Youth" - a youth empowerment organization in Columbus. 33:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents the Republican and Democratic winners of the special prima...

00:00 Show Open / Governor Mike DeWine, speaking at a news conference on Friday about the coronavirus. 6:30 Portions of a news conference held on Thursday by public health officials and doctors in Columbus about the coronavirus. 21:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend covers topics that include the politics of mask wearing, the water quality in Central Ohio, the crackdown...

00:00 Show Open / Michael Shields, a researcher at Policy Matters Ohio, discusses Ohio's economy and job situation. 17:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend provides updates on the bribery scandal in the state legislature, the special election coming up on Tuesday for a Congressional seat in Central Ohio, and the story of a Union County woman who spent more than a week in a...

00:00 Show Open / Sarah McQuaide, Manager of Communications and Marketing for the Columbus Regional Airport Authority, discusses the increase in air travel at CMH. 13:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents information about controversial changes to voting laws that are being proposed that resulted in an Ohio congresswoman being arrested; the Delta variant and the co...

00:00 / Show Open / Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, Chief Medical Officer for the Ohio Department of Health, and Doctor Andy Thomas with the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, discuss the prevalence of the Delta variant of the Coronavirus in Ohio. 12:00 Dr. Avenel Joseph, Vice President of Policy for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, provides information about the Child Tax Credit rolling out na...

00:00 Show Open / Dan Skinner, a Health Policy Professor at Ohio University, discusses the opioid epidemic. 25:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Karina Nova presents information about efforts to expand broadband in Ohio; the income tax cut that was included in the new state budget; and the impact that ending the $300 per week in federal benefits to unemployment compensation will have...