Hero Radio: Stories Beyond the Music

In this very special episode we interview Dr. Patty Manning-Courtney, Developmemntal Pediatrician and former Chief of Staff of Cincinnati Childrens Hospital. Dr. Manning-Courtney discusses her career, founding the Kelly O'Leary Center for individuals with ASD in 1998 and taking over Chief of Staff duties right before Covid. We hope you enjoy this episode!

In this very special holiday episode of Hero Radio, we would like to look back at some of our favorite episodes from this year and share what we are looking forward to 2026! Thank you for your support this year and we cant wait to bring you new episodes next year. Happy Holidays!!

In this episode of Hero Radio we interview Brent Keltch, a visual artist from Cincinnati. Brent is the director of Glimpse as well a teacher, sculptor and runs the New Port Art Gallery. Brent hosts Art Walk at the Essex Studios in Walnut Hills. We apologize for audio quality, we did the best with the environment we had! We still hope enjoy this very special episode!

In this very special episode of Hero Radio we interview Ken Anderson Alliance CEO Patrick Ober. We discuss his life in and outside of KAA, his family and his personal interests along with his career path that led him to KAA. We hope you enjoy this episode and learn more about our new CEO.

In this episode we interview multitalented actor, director, producer and host of the Jungle Jims's Podcast Mark Borison. Mark is known nationally for his enthusiastic and energentic brand of comedy. We discuss his multiple projects, Cincinnati chili bath, his dog Bark Morison, his podcast and so much more! We hope you enjoy this very special episode. 

In this episode, we interview Cincinnati radio legend Eddie Fingers. From his days on the Dawn Patrol to hosting the WEBN Fireworks and now his show on WLW, Eddie has been a fixture on the airwaves of Cincinnati for 40 years! We discuss how he got into radio, some of his favorite memories and funny stories from over the years. We hope you enjoy this episode!

In this episode we interview Cincinnati rock band, Dust By Monday. We discuss their tribute shows which include Blink-182, Green Day and Fall Out Boy. We also talk about the recording process of their most recent album "A Reason To Stay", the Cincinnati music scene and their influences. We hope this episode with Dust By Monday!

In this episode we interview lo al sculptor Tom Tsuchiya. Tom is well known nationally for his work with the Baseball Hall of Fame, and known locally for his statues of Cincinnati Reds legends at Great American Ballpark in addition to his 52 foot tall Jesus statue called Lux Mundi on I-75. Tom discusses his influences and creative processes. We hope you enjoy this very special episode!

In this special episode of Hero Radio we interview Chef Kayla Robison. Kayla has spent years as one of Cincinnati's top chefs and has appeared on multiple Food Network shows including victories on Guy's Grocery Games and Chopped. Kayla shares her stories from the haunted Arnold's Bar amd Grill to her current role as a consultant, having navigated the culinary world as a single mom. We discuss fema...

In this very special episode of Hero Radio we interview none other than the legendary Reds announcer Marty Brennaman. Marty shares his stories from the booth with his partner Joe Nuxhall and gives his perspective on the game today. We hope you enjoy this episode!

In this very special holiday episode our hosts discuss their favorite interviews of the year, share personal stories and wish our listeners a happy and healthy new year.

In this episode of Hero Radio we interview the Director of the Cincinnati Zoo, Thane Maynard. Thane shares his experiences as a conservationist, his work with Jane Goodall, his appearances on Conan O'Brien and we even get a rare kookaburra call from Thane! Thane has been a supporter of KAA's PigAbilities events over the years and we were honored to interview him. We hope you enjoy this very specia...

In this episode we interview Jeremy Dubin. Jeremy is an actor, director, writer with the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and professor at Xavier and University of Cincinnati. We discuss his many roles over the years including his recent filming experiece with Robert DeNiro. Jeremy generously gave his time for Hero Radaio and we hope you get as much out of his interfiew as we did! Enjoy!

In this very special episode we interview none other than legendary Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson! Ken is an NFL MVP, took the Bengals to the Super Bowl, won a Super Bowl with the Steelers and founded the Ken Anderson Alliance (which supports Hero Radio). Ken shares stories from his playing days through the work he does today with his non profit KAA. We hope you enjoy this one of a kind intervi...

In this episode we interview Sky White, keyboardist with the rock band Foxy Shazam and founder of Wendigo Tea Company. Sky shares stories about his musical journeys throughout the world. Listeners will also enjoy his story of how he got into the tea business and what makes Wendigo stand out from other tea companies. We hope you find this very special interview as interesting as we did!

In this episode of Hero Radio we interview Astronomer Dean Regas, a renowned educator and former co-host of Star Gazers. We discuss space travel to Mars, how the moon was formed, if there is alien life out there and so much more! We hope you enjoy this "out of this world" episode!

In this episode, we interview local singer songwriter Matt Waters. He shares stories from the road, his process for making music videos, his own podcast called "The Weekly Wave" and he performs an original song for us. We hope you enjoy this special episode!

In this episode we interview CSO Percussionist and Timpanist Pat Schlecker and Joe Bricker.  We discuss the path to professional musicianship. Pat and Joe give various examples of the possibilities of the percussion instruments. We hope you enjoy this fun and informative episode! 

In this episode, we look back at some of our favorite moments of 2023 and wish you a very happy New Year!

In this episode we interview ourselves. We wanted to interview each other to help our listeners get to know us better. We hope you enjoy this very special episode.

In this episode we interview Cincinnati radio legend Jim Scott. With decades of interesting stories to share, Jim gives a humorous and personal account of his Marconi Award winning career. We hope you enjoy this very special episode!

In this episode we interview Noah Wotherspoon, a blues guitarist from Dayton, Ohio. He shares his influences, stories from the road as well as some of his upcoming projects. Noah was gracious with his time and has an encyclopedic knowledge of blues history. Do not miss this interview! 

In this episode we interview Bob Herzog, a newscaster from Local 12 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Bob is well known for his high energy on-air personality as well as his generous time he shares with local causes. Bob shares stories from behind the achor desk as well as stories from his personal life. We hope you enjoy this fun episode!

In this episode we interview The Newbees, a rock and roll band from Northern Kentucky. Jeff and Misty share stories from their international travels, their many shows and recordings and what inspires them! We hope you enjoy this episode!

In this episode, we interview Ryan Malott lead singer of 500 Miles to Memphis. Ryan shares his stories from over two decades as a touring musician. We hope you enjoy this episode!