Columbus Perspective

00:00 Paula Lintz with the Huntington's Disease Society of Central Ohio. 12:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend provides an update on efforts to repeal HB 6 at the Statehouse, presents comments from local doctors about work on a coronavirus vaccine, and segments about violent crime in Columbus and local barbers encouraging voter registration. 35:45 Rhea Farberman with Tru...

00:00 Show Open / Michael Shields, a researcher at Policy Matters Ohio, discusses their annual State of Working Ohio. 17:55 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend has updates on the bribery scandal at the Statehouse and security for the upcoming election, as well as comments from Governor Mike DeWine about schools reporting Coronavirus cases. 40:35 Randi Weingarten, President o...

00:00 Show Intro / Dr. Toni Johnson Liggins, Director of Graduate Medical Education at Mount Carmel Health System, discusses Suicide Prevention Week 17:50 Bridget Bean, an Assistant Administrator for FEMA. September is Emergency Preparedness Month. 26:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend covers a number of topics, including the presidential race and how Ohio handles absent...

00:00 Show Open / Rea Hederman, Executive Director of the Economic Research Center at the Buckeye Institute, talks about Ohio's current economic situation 27:15 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend takes a look at President Donald Trump's recent call for a boycott of Ohio-based Goodyear and the response from workers and elected officials. And Dom Tiberi and Kevin Landers look...

00:00 Show Open / Dr. David Carbone, an oncologist at OSU, talks about lung cancer screenings. 10:30 A portion of Governor Mike DeWine's coronavirus update from Thursday, August 20th, wherein he discusses the 10 counties in Ohio where the virus is most active, as well as the 9 counties listed 'red' on the state's alert map. 19:15 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Kevin Landers and Tracy...

00:00 Show Intro / Kerstin Sjoberg, Executive Director of Disability Rights Ohio, which monitors facilities around Ohio for abuse and neglect of the disabled. 25:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend takes a look at Governor Mike DeWine's recent positive, then negative, test results for Covid-19. She also talks to Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, and three Central Ohio...

00:00 Show Open / Susan Choe, Executive Director of Ohio Legal Help, a non-profit that is dedicated to providing information to people dealing with legal issues, including evictions and utility cut-offs that are happening during the pandemic 24:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend covers a number of topics. Among them, the scandal rocking the Ohio House and The City of Col...

00:00 Show Intro / Comments from Governor Mike DeWine and local attorney Edward Hastie about a new rule forcing bars and restaurants to stop selling alcohol at 10 pm. 10:30 Joe Horvath, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Government Accountability, discusses Ohio's unemployment compensation system. 33:15 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend covers a number of topics and talks...

00:00 Show Open / Brian Ross, President & CEO of Experience Columbus 20:30 Ohio Governor Mike DeWine talks about the state's health order to wear a mask and about the arrest of Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder 32:20 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend talks with a number of guests, including Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and Kimberly Hall, who heads the Ohio Depar...

00:00 Show Open / Steven Martin, Dean of the Raabe College of Pharmacy at Ohio Northern University. 25:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend covers topics that include the pandemic and a group that is committed to helping women achieve positions of power in politics; and Dom Tiberi sits down with Governor Mike DeWine. 43:15 Duane Casares, CEO of Directions for Youth & Famil...

00:00 Show Open / Nick Linkenhoker, Executive Director of the Worthington Resource Pantry 13:10 Tracey Brown, CEO of the American Diabetes Association 30:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend looks at several issues facing Columbus, including the pandemic, the reopening of schools, and an effort to recall Mayor Andrew Ginther 47:30 Dr. Richard Besser, President & CEO of the...

On this week's Columbus Perspective: Ann Zimmerman, Co-Chair of "Small Business for America's Future" and founder/owner of Zimmerman and Associates CPA's in Cleveland and Cincinnati, discusses the bevy of issues small businesses are facing, in the wake of the Coronavirus. Courtesy of 10TV, Scott Light holds a digital roundtable discussion of how social activism is affecting policy in Columbus and...

00:00 Show Open / Ben Zenitsky, Media Specialist for the Columbus Metropolitan Library, discusses the library's status during the pandemic. 13:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Scott Light discusses a number of issues, including police reform, statues of Christopher Columbus, affordable housing, and whether political rallies and conventions should be held during the pandemic. 36:10 Ki...

00:00 Show Open / Michael Wilkos, Senior Vice President of Community Impact for the United Way of Central Ohio, discusses how non-profit agencies in Franklin County are operating during the pandemic. 26:15 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Scott Light presents comments about Franklin County's criminal justice system from Public Defenders Zach Olah and Rena Passas. He'll also present Gove...

00:00 Show Opening / Jeff Pullin, Public Information Officer for COTA, discusses adjustments being made by the public transportation service during the pandemic 18:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend talks with incoming Ohio State University President Kristina Johnson. 26:00 Portions of the announcement from Governor Mike DeWine and Health Director Dr. Amy Acton that she...

00:00 Show Opens with State Rep. Brigid Kelly (D-Cincinnati), sponsor of a bill to allow sports betting in Ohio. 10:50 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Scott Light reviews Governor Mike DeWine's updates on the pandemic, as well as criticism over the state's unemployment compensation system. He also talks with Michael Jones, President-Elect of Columbus Realtors, and Hannah Halbert, Execu...

00:00 Show Open / Sara McQuaide, PR Manager of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority 12:15 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Scott Light talks to Congressional members Joyce Beatty (D-Columbus) and Steve Stivers (R-Upper Arlington), as well as Amy Rohling McGee, President of the Health Policy Institute-Ohio. Scott also presents a tribute to the late Annie Glenn from those who knew her...

00:00 Show Open / Jerry Snodgrass, Executive Director of the Ohio High School Athletic Association 27:20 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Scott Light presents comments about the pandemic from Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton, and talks with Youngstown Mayor Jamael Tito Brown and Columbus State Community College President David Harrison 49:50 Denn...

On this week’s Columbus Perspective: Professor Mildred Solomon, President of the Hastings Center, discusses the ethics involved in battling the COVID-19 pandemic; Lisa Handler-Fugit is Executive Director of the Ohio Association of Foodbanks – she speaks about the struggles that have come from feeding the needy in the time of a pandemic; on ‘Face the State,’ Tracy Townsend looks at the decision-mak...

00:00 Show intro / Scott DiMauro, President of the Ohio Education Association. 19:50 Charisse Penn, a recruiter with SAFY, a local foster parenting agency. 31:30 Courtesy of our sister station, 10-TV, Scott Light talks with, and highlights comments from, a number of political leaders and analysts, including Ohio Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted, State Representative Kristin Boggs (D-Columbus) and Co...

00:00 Show Open / Dr. Nadine Gracia, Executive VP of the Trust for America's Health, discussing funding of public health in the U.S. 11:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Scott light talks with Ohio mayors and welcomes guests from the Buckeye Institute and Policy Matters Ohio to discuss how the pandemic is being handled by governmental entities. 33:00 U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Jerome A...

00:00 Show Open / Lindsay Williams, Executive Director of the Ohio Children's Trust Fund, discusses child abuse and concerns about the impact that Ohio's Stay-at-Home order could be having. 22:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Scott Light talks with Congressman Steve Stivers, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and others, and also sends out a salute to local teachers who are working...

00:00 Show open / Bill Faith, Executive Director of the Coalition for Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO), discusses efforts to keep the homeless safe during the pandemic. 17:25 Mike Brickner, Ohio Director of 'All Voting is Local' discusses the state's Primary Election, which is continuing this month by mail-in voting. 29:20 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Scott Light talks with...

00:00 Show Open and Lisa Hamler-Fugitt, Executive Director of the Ohio Association of Foodbanks, discussing her organizations efforts and struggles during the pandemic. 16:00 . Rey Saldaña, President and CEO of Columbus-based Communities in Schools, discussing distance learning while also highlighting struggles that many students endure. 30:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Scott Ligh...

Columbus Perspective for Sunday, April 5, 2020 00:00 Intro / Jeff Pullin, Public Information Officer for COTA, talks about changes made because of the coronavirus pandemic. 11:00 David Pepper, Chair of the Ohio Democratic Party, discusses the still in-progress Primary Election. 31:15 John Barker, President of the Ohio Restaurant Association, talks about the pandemic's impact on his industry 50:17...