Columbus Perspective

00:00 Show Open / Oyauma Garrison, President & CEO of Maryhaven, and the agency’s Chief Clinical Officer, Dr. Beth West; discuss alcohol consumption concerns among women.

14:00 U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) discusses Amtrak’s announcement to expand its service in Ohio.

20:30 Sharon Graham, Regional Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, discusses open enrollment for health insurance through healthcare.gov

30:00 Portions of a news conference with Governor Mike DeWine about the legalization of recreational marijuana in Ohio.

40:30 Mike Buzzelli, Associate Director of the Problem Gambling Network of Ohio.

00:00 Show Open / Scott DiMauro, President of the Ohio Education Association.

34:00 Major Tricia Brennan, Area Coordinator for the Salvation Army of Central Ohio, discusses projects undertaken during the holiday season.

47:00 Duane Casares, CEO of Directions for Youth & Families, discusses New Year’s resolutions.

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 of ‘On Our Sleeves’ – the movement for children’s mental health at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

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 talks with Governor Mike DeWine and 10-TV sports anchor Dom Tiberi about distracted driving.

49:30 Duane Casares, CEO of Directions for Youth & Families.

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 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Doug Petcash talks with Governor Mike DeWine on a variety of issues.

41:30 Dan Clare, Chief Communications and Outreach Officer for Disabled American Veterans.

51:00 Former Congressman Dick Gephardt, Co-chair of the Council for Responsible Social Media.

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 Columbus

53:00 Frank LaRose, the Ohio Secretary of State, discusses Tuesday’s election.

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 Romanchuk (R-Ontario) with “Protect Ohio Workers and Families” discusses the group’s opposition to legalizing recreational marijuana in Ohio.

44:00 Tom Haren, spokesperson for the “Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol” discusses his group’s support of legalizing recreational marijuana in Ohio.

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, WBNS 10-TV, Doug Petcash provides an update on pending legislation at the Ohio Statehouse; discusses breast cancer with a doctor and head of the Susan G. Komen Foundation of Central Ohio; and talks with the CEO of Goodwill Columbus.

50:00 Dr. Bobby Mahajan, Medical Director of Interventional Pulmonology for the American Lung Association, discusses COPD.

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 Margaret Brennan – host of the CBS News program ‘Face the Nation.’

47:30 Duane Casares, CEO of Directions for Youth & Families.

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 Petcash talks to former Governor Bob Taft and a political science professor about the second Republican presidential debate; Lindsey Mills looks at Ohio’s abortion law as it now stands as Ohioans prepare to vote on whether to enshrine abortion rights into Ohio’s Constitution; and Lacey Crisp looks at the high number of stolen cars being reported in the area.

55:00 Governor Mike DeWine discusses the impact Ohio’s new distracted driving law is having in Ohio.