WTOL 11 Leading Edge

Student loan repayments are starting up again even as the economy struggles... Daniel Jones - Master Accountant - Buckeye Tax & Accounting Enterprises, LLC The search for referees and officials in Ohio... Beau Rigg - Dir. of Officiating and Sport Management | OHSAA Toledo mayor discusses 20 under 40... Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz

Leaders with the Neighborhood Health Association talk about a family event - Superheroes Need Support Too – a resource workshop for grandparents and kinship caregivers on October 11. Doni Miller, Neighborhood Health Association CEO Monica Morales, workshop coordinator Leaders with Team Recovery talk about their work helping families recover from addiction. Juan Duarte – Team Recovery Brian Herrick...

Discussions on the ongoing UAW strike, the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, and over 20 years of the 20 Under 40 awards with Art Wheaton - Cornell University Dir. of Labor Studies; Gretchen Awad – Executive Director of NW Ohio Susan G. Komen; Gretchen DeBacker - 1996 20 Under 40 Recipient.

WWJ auto reporter Jeff Gilbert discusses UAW strike. Terry Rentner, Ph. D. and David P Burns, authors of new book, “Social Issues in Sport Communication”, discuss intersection between sports and society.

It's football season! Jeff Smith discusses shake ups to the leagues in the high school and college ranks with Blade sports writers Steve Junga and Kyle Rowland. Plus, Jeff talks with Dan Cummins about the brand new 4 p.m. newscast on WTOL 11.

Jeff Gilbert - WWJ-950AM - Auto Beat Reporter discusses the potential UAW strike | Sonya Quinn - NAMI talks mental health as kids go back to school.

Hunter Brucks, President/CEO of HB Concerts Inc. talks about the abandoned Waterville Amphitheater project as well as his group taking over the 2024 summer concert series at Promenade Park from ProMedica. Also, Shannon Jones, Interim Health Director at the Lucas County Health Department, talks about an uptick in COVID cases across the state and how the county should react.

Steve-O - 'Jackass' television/movie star, comedian, author talks about his upcoming show at the Stranahan Theatre as well as what he's learned living a life of bad decisions. Also, Chad Bringman - Exec. Director of Ronald McDonald House Charities of NW Ohio talks about the work the organization does for the families of kids inpatient and outpatient medical care.

State Rep. Haraz Ghanbari - (R) Perrysburg Since his first days in office - Haraz Ghanbari has been on the go. Whether it’s traveling through his district, hopping in a cruiser with the Ohio Highway Patrol, or catching a flight to our nation’s southern border - accompanying state troopers on orders from the Governor. Now, he’s home to share what he saw, what he experienced, and how, for him, it go...

This week on Leading Edge, Jeff speaks to UT Women's Head Basketball Coach Tricia Cullop before they embark on a trip to Greece. Plus, we talk about mentoring our youth with Tramain Rayford.

Disaster planning in an age of mass violence. How schools are preparing for the threat of emergency situations. Scott Lowry - StrataSite founder and president. Retired Findlay PD Lieutenant. Instructor of Dept of Homeland Security classes on Crisis Management for Schools Matt Cooper - Findlay School Board President and Battalion Chief of the Findlay Fire Department, where he has served the communi...

Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted talks Issue 1, college admissions, and what 2026 means to him.

Malcolm Cunningham, the leader of the city’s new Office of Neighborhood Engagement and Safety, joins Jeff Smith for his first sit-down interview with WTOL 11. Plus, Toledo City Council member John Hobbs III talks about crime in the Glass City.

It was something never seen for generations. A tornado touching down in Toledo. But the Governor wants the National Weather Service to answer why there was a lackluster warning. And it wasn’t just one in the region - no there were nine. Abby Buchhop - Director | Lucas County Emergency Management Agency Lisa Sobecki - Lucas County Commissioner LGBTQ+ pride and tolerance Kurtis Landis - NW Ohio LGBT...

Trying to understand mass shootings in this country, from a global perspective. Unni Turrettini - Author and speaker Also, what will the Gordie Howe International Bridge mean for our region. Michael Beazley - ConnecToledo Brian McMahon - Danberry National Ltd. Rex Huffman - Spitler Huffman, LLP

Guests discuss elder abuse awareness. Research shows that elder abuse takes many forms: physical, sexual, psychological abuse, neglect, financial exploitations, and self-neglect. Christopher Jones | Adult Protective Services Coordinator | Lucas County Job & Family Services Paula Birney | Arista Home Care Solutions Flag City Honor Flight is getting ready to take another group of veterans to vis...

Breaking through the barriers, and finding mental health care for minority communities. Diana Patton - Founder of Rise Advocates Academy Sonya Quinn - NAMI, Community Outreach Coordinator Also, the boots on the ground, doing the work, at the Boys and Girls Club of Toledo. Jim Rivas - President/CEO at Boys & Girls Clubs of Toledo

Former Toledo mayors Donna Owens and Carty Finkbeiner respond to current Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz's announcement on the creation of the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement. Also, Charles Hiser, Executive Director of Lucas County Veterans Services Commission talks about importance of Memorial Day. 

The state of motherhood in 2023. Examining the special issues that mothers face in today's world and how they can get help dealing with the stresses of the job. Chelsea Miller, Inner child coach Anita Prielipp, Lucas County Job and Family Services Agency and Community Outreach Coordinator Jazmin Woodard, LCJFS peer educator Mynica Harris, LCJFS mentor Florence McLennan, Mother's Day honore...

Young people coming back home, and telling the stories of the midwest. You're going to learn about the cofounders of Midstory and the vital tales they tell This week on Leading Edge.

This week on Leading Edge, we talk mental illness and the stresses our kids are under. Why the kids of today aren’t dealing with a puddle, they’re dealing with an ocean.  Addressing mental health in our youth and young adults. Philip D. Atkins, Chief Care Coordination Officer/VP at Harbor discusses the need to address the mental health crisis in young people. Linda Parra - Director At Large, Nuest...

Social media- Who needs it? Leading Edge takes on the pros and cons of social media with guests Kylee Doty, Digital Media Coordinator for Lourdes University; Katie Peters, PhD - Dir. of Communications - Washington Local Schools; Prof. Louisa Ha, PhD - BGSU Schools of Media and Communications; as well as local radio personalities Charlie Mack and Fred LeFebvre.

Since 2017, a number of educators around the state have been trying to come up with a formula that makes better sense. How much per pupil actually works? How much should it cost to educate a student, and does it matter where the school is located?

This week, on Leading Edge, we talk to the University of Toledo Women's Basketball, Head Coach Tricia Cullop, we hear from Flag City Honor Flight, and the Total Solar Eclipse is coming.

After multiple city council meetings, letters written, and decrees submitted, it looks like Columbus is listening when it comes to a US23 bypass. Plus, after years of talking about putting another intake in Lake Erie and supplying other water options... it appears the issue is far from dead.