Columbus Perspective

00:00 Show Open / Stephanie Hightower, President and CEO of the Columbus Urban League, on Black Girl Dad Week events.

13:33 Duane Casares, CEO of Directions for Youth & Families, discusses the struggles that Gen Zers are experiencing in the workplace.

29:43 Lawrence Funderburke on the Lawrence Funderburke Youth Organization

53:54 Face the State with Jo Ingles of Ohio Public Radio and Television and Jeremy Pelzer of the Cleveland Plain Dealer and Cleveland.com

00:00 Show Open / Michael Bivens, first Black mayor of Whitehall

13:03 Fran Frazier, Black Girl Rising, Inc.

35:14 Face the State with State Senator Theresa Gavarone (R- Bowling Green)

48:10 Face the State with Oyauma Garrison and Abdullah Mahmood of Maryhaven Addiction and Mental Health Treatment Center

00:00 Show Open / Rita Fuller-Yates on Columbus Black History

26:59 Heather McCormick MS, RDN, LD, CDCES Nutrition Specialist with Mt. Carmel Hospital's Employer Relationship Program

44:11 Face the State: Jo Ingles, Reporter/Producer at Ohio Public Radio and Television's Statehouse News Bureau and Jeremy Pelzer, Politics Reporter for Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer

00:00 Show Open / Liz Brown, President and CEO- YWCA of Columbus

13:09 Dr. Chazz Dabbs, Bariatric Surgeon at Mount Carmel Hospital

32:25 Face the State: Michelle Hannan, Anti-Human Trafficking Program Director for The Salvation Army Of Central Ohio and Dr. David Niven, Political Science professor from the University of Cincinnati

00:00 Show Open / Mike Buzzelli, Associate Director of the Problem Gambling Network of Ohio

15:28 Marita Salkowski, Regional Communications Director- Central & Southern Ohio Region for the American Red Cross

28:52 Ohio Department of Public Safety Director Andy Wilson in an excerpt from Gov. DeWine's news conference on Delta 8

37:14 Face the State: Ohio Speaker of the House Jason Stephens (R), House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D)

00:00 Show Open / Ally Zahler, CEO of the Reeb Center

10:00 Dr. Timothy Cripe MD , PhD, Chief of Hematlogy, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplantation at Nationwide Children's Hospital

20:00 Senators Andrew Brenner (R- Delaware) and Nickie Antonio (D- Lakewood) on what's ahead for Ohio lawmakers in the new year

47:00 Jesse Ghiorzi, Columbus Sports Commission

00:00 Show Open / Nanette Hodge, Executive Director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Committee on this year's MLK Breakfast. 11:00 Ryan Wilkins, Chief Marketing Officer for Ronald McDonald Charities of Central Ohio. 20:00 Scott DeMauro, President of the Ohio Education Association. 48:00 Ty Smith, Project Director for the Native American Indian Center of Central Ohio.

00:00 Show Open / Governor Mike DeWine, explaining his reasons for vetoing a bill that would ban gender affirming care for transgender youth.

18:00 Mike Buzzelli, Associate Director of the Problem Gambling Network of Ohio.

40:00 Dr. Jenny Tsai, a vascular neurology specialist with the Cleveland Clinic, discusses symptoms and treatment of stroke.

49:00 Duane Casares, CEO of Directions for Youth & Families, on the increase of young men who are lonely or checking out from society.

00:00 Show Open / Our own Jonathan Smith (T-Bone), discusses the Columbus Crew, winners of the 2023 MLS Cup.

20:30 Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, Director of the Ohio Department of Health, discusses the current status of Covid-19, RSV and the flu.

31:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Doug Petcash talks with New Albany Mayor Sloan Spalding; Stephanie Ryberg-Webster, Associate Professor of Urban Studies at Case Western Reserve University; and Sam Shuler, CEO of the Community Housing Network.

50:00 Dr. Julie Gralow, Chief Medical Officer of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

00:00 Show Open / Anita Metheny, Fire Prevention Bureau Chief of the State Fire Marshal’s Office.

24:00 Rose Eldadah, a Palestinian-American living in Columbus who has lost six family members in the war between Israel and Hamas.

40:00 Kyle Kondik, Managing Editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia, discusses Ohio’s diminishing role in determining the outcome of presidential elections.

48:00 Sarah McQuaide, Manager of Communications and Media Relations for the Columbus Regional Airport Authority