Open Lines with Cameron Ridle

Perry Township Schools is hiring teachers, bus drivers and custodial staff. The district is hosting multiple hiring events including a "Drive the bus with us" event, where anyone can with a basic driver's license can take a school bus for a test drive. For more information contact Deondra Billingsley, Talent Acquisition Coordinator at 317-789-3788. For information specially about jobs in Transport...

One year after protests and riots occupied the streets of America we ask the question Are we better off? Have we gone forward? Backward? Or not moved at all?

After one of the most challenging school years for students, parents and educators alike, The Mind Trust and United Way of Central Indiana (UWCI) today announced plans for the Indy Summer Learning Labs, a free and fun summer learning and enrichment program designed to accelerate academic achievement and address the significant lost learning opportunities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Families w...

We talk about Indy's battle with COVID and Crime. FOP Rick Snyder and Ten Point Coaltion Leader Charles Harrison make a pled with city leaders to do something about Indy's growing crime rate. The two offer their own solution, but is it the best one for the city? Plus the CDC has lifted the Mask Mandate for Vaccinated people. While you still wear your mask or get vaccinated? IndyGo is making it eas...

A Photo Party is helping Hoosiers get new professional photos, and the proceeds from the party are will benefit special needs families. Plus, We ask what should replace Oaktree Apartments? Scarlett Martin from The Indianapolis Metropolitan Development and Damon Hewlin of Meticulous Design + Architecture join us on the live line taking suggestions from listeners.

IndyGo is partnering with the Marion County Health Department to bring the COVID Vaccine to the east side of Indianapolis. Plus Hamilton County is becoming more diverse and so are its school districts. Hear the efforts Carmel Clay Schools and Hamilton Southeastern Schools are making to keep up with the times as they are met with pushback and praise.

As the COVID Vaccine becomes widely available across the nation, data shows not everyone is getting vaccine, in many cases there is more supply than demand. We ask what's keeping Hoosiers from getting their shot. Plus Mat Davis of the Indiana Racial Justice Alliance joins us ahead of his "Teach-In" on Monument Circle. Hear his plans on reforming police departments.

We bring you the latest information on the FedEx Mass Shooting in Indianapolis that left 8 people dead and 5 others injured.

We take a look back at the month of March 2021. We open the phone lines up to listeners.

The cast members from the stage play PNC presents NO.6 gives us a preview of the play written by TJ Young. Michael Stewart Allen and LaKesha Lorene who play Kelly and Felicia join us LIVE. Plus we continue taking new callers in our conversation about taking the COVID-19 Vaccine.

Did you get the COVID-19 Vaccine? Do you plan to get the vaccine? Or are you totally against it? There's no right or wrong answer, we survey our listeners to see where they stand on getting a vaccine.

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett joins us live at the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Plus, Marshawn Wolley updates us on silent protest happening at the Statehouse after lawmakers nearly got into a physical fight.

Previewing Radio One's upcoming virtual business connections seminar. Plus Inez Evans CEO and President of IndyGo gives us an update on Senate Bill 141.

A Job description from Newfields at the Indianapolis Art Museum is causing outrage after the organization posted a job description for an Art Director saying they were looking for a person who could "attract a broader and more diverse audience while maintaining the Museum’s traditional, core, white art audience." Meanwhile, The Superintendent at Hamilton Southeastern Schools sent a letter to teach...

Indiana Republicans are proposing a number of bills that would pull power from the local government of Indianapolis. Cameron Ridle explains.

For a full hour, callers sound off with their suggestions on how to solve Indy's violence issues. This conversation continues exactly 1 week after a mass murder in Indianapolis that killed 6 people.

In a 2-Hour Special Edition of Open Lines we address Indianapolis' violent crime problem and the cases that go unsolved. Among the stories of violence in Indianapolis is the murder of Shane Spells, a 24-year-old US Postal Worker who was shot and killed while sitting in his own driveway in September 2019. His mother Shawn Spells joins us live as his case remains unsolved 16 months later. Meanwhile,...

IMPD Chief Randal Taylor looks ahead to 2021 after dealing with the events of 2020, which included the death of an officer, protests, riots, COVID-19 and 245 homicides. Meanwhile, at the Indiana Statehouse, Senate Bill 141 could put the brakes on IndyGo's plans to expand Bus Rapid Transit in Central Indiana. Senator Aaron Freeman, who introduced the bill explains why he believes Uber is a better w...

Rep. Andre Carson tells us where he was in the Capitol as the deadly invasion of the building began, and why he is for impeaching President Donald Trump for a second time or removing him by use of the 25th amendment. Governor Eric Holcomb gives his forecast for 2021. He says he's "All aboard" when it comes to Mass Transit in Indiana, but is still concerned with healthcare, especially following the...

The deaths of Dr. Chaniece Wallace and Dr. Susan Moore have shined a light on racial disparities and issues impact Black women inside Indiana's Hospitals. Alexis Tardy of the social justice group "Call and Response" explains why the organization is asking for justice and accountability follow the deaths of the 2 Black doctors.

The COVID-19 Vaccine is here, but there are still a lot of questions about it. What's in it? Is it safe? Who can get it? Dr. Michele Saysana, Chief Quality and Safety officer at IU Health answers listener's questions about the Pfizer and Moderna Vaccine.

Earlier this year we told you about the Indiana's Republican party's push to welcome more black and brown Hoosier to the GOP. They've now done that. Party Chairman Kyle Hupfer, and Director of Diversity and Engagement Whitley Yates gives us a progress report on their effort to diversify the party. Meanwhile, Governor Eric Holcomb says "Indiana is On Fire" as COVID-19 cases increase, all this as th...

Before the 2020 Election you probably heard the name “Kenneth Allen” and during the 2020 Election you for sure heard his name. So who is he? He’s the big winner of the IPS School Race and he joins us on Open Lines to talk about the future of Indianapolis Public Schools.

The little guy has won. After outcry from the public local developer Buckingham Companies has dropped plans to build luxury apartments on Indiana Avenue in the shadow of the Madam Walker Legacy Building. Paula Brooks from Reclaim Indiana Avenue explains how people can get involved for future development plans. Historian and Indiana Avenue tour guide, Sampson Levingston, gives us context to the his...

Dr. Virginia Caine, Director of The Marion County Health Department spends an hour on Open Lines with Cameron Ridle answering Coronavirus questions from listeners ahead of Thanksgiving 2020.