Columbus Perspective

00:00 Show Open / Dominique Shank, Community Relations Chief for the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department, discusses WinterFest Columbus, which is Saturday, December 2nd. 12:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Doug Petcash talks with leaders of the Columbus Urban League, Mid-Ohio Food Collective, and Salvation Army of Central Ohio. 42:00 Dr. Ariana Hoet, Executive Clinical Director...

00:00 Show Open / Ty Smith, Project Director of the Native American Indian Center of Central Ohio. 15:00 Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, Director of the Ohio Department of Health, provides an update on respiratory illnesses being seen in Ohio. 20:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Doug Petcash looks back on the November election results; talks to incoming Whitehall Mayor Michael Bivens; and talk...

00:00 Show Open / Michael Griffiton, a labor and employment attorney with the Vorys Columbus office, discusses the passage of Issue Two, which legalizes recreational marijuana in Ohio. 11:30 Abdi Soofe, Initiative Coordinator for the New American Leadership Academy (NALA) – a professional development program in Columbus aimed at increasing civic participation among immigrant communities. 23:30 Cou...

00:00 Show Open / Columbus City Schools Superintendent Dr. Angela Chapman and Board President Jennifer Adair discuss the levies on Tuesday’s ballot. 16:30 Niyah Walters, In-House Counsel and Legal Analyst for the City of Columbus, discusses the city’s move to a hybrid at-large city council. 32:00 Andrew Ginther, running for re-election as Mayor of Columbus 42:00 Joe Motil, candidate for Mayor of C...

00:00 Show Open / Dr. Griffin Rodgers, Director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. 12:00 Alicia Patton is an instructional aide with John Marshall High School in Cleveland – a district recognized at a school leaders’ summit in Washington. 25:00 Rawle Andrews, Jr., Executive Director of the American Psychiatric Association Foundation. 33:00 State Senator Mark R...

00:00 Show Open / Riley Logan, President of the Ohio State University’s Special Olympics Club. 11:30 U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) discusses his visit to East Palestine this week, nearly nine months after that toxic train derailment. 15:00 Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, Director of the Ohio Department of Health, provides an update on viruses being seen in Ohio. 24:30 Courtesy of our sister station, W...

00:00 Show Open / Brenda Spencer, Founder of the annual Caring for the Caregiver Expo, which is November 4th in Columbus. 15:00 Amy Milam, State Director of Outreach and Advocacy for AARP Ohio. 23:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Doug Petcash talks to New Albany Mayor Sloan Spalding; Stephanie Ryberg-Webster, Associate Professor of Urban Studies at Cleveland State University; and Mar...

00:00 Show Open / State Senator Mark Romanchuk (R-Ontario) with “Protect Ohio Workers and Families” discusses the group’s opposition to legalizing recreational marijuana in Ohio. 12:00 Tom Haren, spokesperson for the “Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol” discusses his group’s support of legalizing recreational marijuana in Ohio. 27:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Doug Petca...

00:00 Show Open / Governor Mike DeWine and Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, Director of the Ohio Department of Health, discuss COVID and the latest vaccine that has just been made available. 11:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Doug Petcash talks with Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost; State Senator Michael Rulli (R-Salem), who represents the East Palestine area; and Columbus Metropolitan Library...

00:00 Show Open / Derek Longmeier, Director of the Problem Gambling Network of Ohio. 08:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Doug Petcash takes a look at Ohio’s decline in serving as a barometer for presidential elections and talks to Columbus City Councilwoman Lourdes Barroso de Padilla. 24:00 Ariane Datil from the Verify Team presents an in-depth look at the nationwide teacher shortage...

00:00 Show Open / U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio). 6:00 Vicki Gregg, Clinic Manager for Remote Area Medical (RAM), a Tennessee-based non-profit organization that will operate a free pop-up medical, vision and dental clinic at East High School in Columbus on Sept. 23 & 24. 21:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents information about economic development in Central...

00:00 Show Open / Sammi Lawrence, an attorney with the Freedom From Religion Foundation. 23:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents information on a battle over the language that will appear on the November ballot when Ohioans consider an abortion rights amendment; the billions of dollars in developments going on in Central Ohio; and school absentee rates and what is...

00:00 Show Open / Kerstin Sjoberg, Executive Director of Disability Rights Ohio. 20:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Lindsey Mills talks with a local infectious disease specialist about new COVID strains and vaccines; a segment about civil rights 60 years after Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr’s “I Have a Dream Speech”; and a look at where Ohio’s sports betting revenue goes. 51:00 Tom...

00:00 Show Open / Rea Hederman, Executive Director of the Economic Research Center and Vice President of Policy at The Buckeye Institute, discusses tax and educational aspects of Ohio’s new two-year budget. 16:30 Hannah Halbert, Executive Director of Policy Matters Ohio, discusses tax and educational aspects of Ohio’s new two-year budget. 33:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Tow...

00:00 Show Open / Dr. Ariana Hoet, Executive Clinical Director of the On Our Sleeves Movement for Children’s Mental Health at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. 20:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend looks back at the special election earlier this month, as well as ahead to the abortion rights issue to be decided by Ohioans in November. 46:30 Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, Director o...

00:00 Show Open / Gene Smith, Athletic Director for Ohio State University, announces at a news conference that he will retire next year. 15:00 U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) provides some comments following the defeat of State Issue One. 17:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Andrew Kinsey looks at how previous Constitutional amendments have fared in Ohio; Lindsey Mills provides an...

00:00 Show Open / Alan Shaw, CEO of Norfolk Southern, discusses the train derailment that happened six months ago in East Palestine. 15:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents information on the abortion rights and recreational marijuana issues that Ohioans will decide on the November ballot; the Period Project at Ohio State University which helps women to afford men...

00:00 Show Open / Portions of a news conference held Thursday in front of the Ohio Statehouse by Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther and others addressing gun regulations. 19:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents various topics, including the August special election; legislation at the Statehouse to restrict drag queen performances; and the controversy over Greyhound’s n...

00:00 Show Open / Alicia Shoults, Assistant General Manager, Ohio State Fair. 19:00 Jon Husted, Ohio Lieutenant Governor, discusses a new rule in Ohio that will require kids under age 16 to have parental permission to be on social media platforms. 24:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Lindsey Mills presents information about the special election coming on August 8th and a new database...

00:00 Show Open / Rea Hederman, Executive Director of the Economic Research Center and Vice President of Policy at The Buckeye Institute, discusses Ohio’s new two-year budget. 26:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Angela An has more about the state budget from Governor Mike DeWine and others; provides information about an effort to put abortion rights into Ohio’s Constitution; and Clay...

00:00 Show Open / Hannah Halbert, Executive Director of Policy Matters Ohio, discusses Ohio’s new two-year budget. 29:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents information about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action; the upcoming special election in August; and gun safety issues in Columbus. 53:00 Caitlin Wolcott, Director of Sponsorship & Events at R...

00:00 Show Open / Andrea Seidt, Ohio Securities Commissioner for the Ohio Department of Commerce, discusses the “Recovery Within Reach” program that guides financial advisors on how to address substance use disorders with their clients who suffer from them. 14:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Clay Gordon covers topics that include Ohio legislation dealing with transgenders; where abo...

00:00 Show Open / Amy Knight, President of the Children’s Hospital Association, discusses Family Advocacy Day, held this week in Washington . 10:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend provides an update on legislation being worked on at the Statehouse; a joint resolution to remove slavery from Ohio’s Constitution as a punishment for crime; and the push to keep kids safe on s...

00:00 Show Open / Kim Lauer, a coach with Special Olympics Ohio, and Ethan, a participating athlete, discuss the Summer Games, which will be held June 23-25 at Ohio State University. 13:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend talks with Ohio’s two U.S. Senators about various topics; presents information about affordable housing; and looks at the recent air quality issues caus...

00:00 Show Open / Amy Pulles, President & CEO of Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate 20:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend discusses the debt ceiling with Ohio’s two U.S. Senators; Congressman Mike Carey (R-Columbus) talks about various legislation, including his proposal dealing with NIL in the college sports world; and Clay Gordon takes a look at where sports bets are be...