Columbus Perspective

00:00 Show Open / Ryan Wilkins, Chief Marketing Officer of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio.

Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Clay Gordon presents topics that include plans by a school district near Bellefontaine to arm staff members to protect students; Ohio's coming tougher laws on distracted driving; the search for a new superintendent for Columbus City Schools; and a look back at the past year with Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.

Amy Riegel, Executive Director of the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO).

00:00 Show Open / Aimee Shadwick, Director of RecoveryOhio, an agency formed to address mental health and addiction.

21:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend covers a number of topics, including U.S. Senator Rob Portman's farewell speech as he wraps up his career in public office; legislation that passed in the final days of voting at the Ohio Statehouse, measures approved by Columbus City Council, including gun and tobacco regulations; and a visit with Columbus City Council member Elizabeth Brown, who is leaving to become CEO of the Columbus YWCA.

43:30 Duane Casares, CEO of Directions for Youth & Families, discusses the holiday blues and concerns about the influence social media has on people.

00:00 Show Open / Dr. Brian Santin, President of the Ohio State Medical Association, discusses efforts being made to help healthcare workers in the state who are dealing with stress, burnout and depression.

30:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents information about the passage of a measure in Washington known as "The Respect For Marriage Act"; concerns over Cincinnati-based Kroger's plan to merge with Albertsons; and Tracy dives into the contents of a number of bills at the Ohio Statehouse being considered before lawmakers wrap up the 134th General Assembly.

00:00 Show Open / Betsy Pandora, Executive Director of the Short North Alliance.

9:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents information about the growing measles outbreak in Central Ohio; an effort to make it harder to put constitutional amendments up for a statewide vote; and problems that troubled Ohio kids are encountering when being sent to out-of-state behavioral treatment facilities.

34:30 Kevin Finn, Founding President and CEO of a Cincinnati organization called Strategies to End Homelessness.

49:00 Rick Birt, President and CEO of SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions).

00:00 Show Open / Dr. Aaron Wilson, a family physician in Fredericktown (Knox County), discusses Medicare and the importance of taking advantage of the current open enrollment period for seniors.

14:00 Gregory Price, Preventions Program Manager for Equitas Health, discusses an event coming up at the Columbus Museum of Art on World AIDS Day (Thursday, Dec. 1st).

23:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend provides information on a number of bills at the Ohio Statehouse being considered as the lame duck session wraps up; the recent "swatting" incidents in Ohio and nationwide, which involve prank calls telling of an active shooter situation; and an update on AEP's response to the massive, intentional outage that the utility enacted in the Columbus area this past summer following severe weather.

50:00 Lee Anne Adams, Senior VP of National Initiatives for NeighborWorks America, discusses affordable housing and the anxiety that many Americans have about home-buying.

00:00 Show Open / Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin discusses issues the city is dealing with as he attends the annual summit held by the National League of Cities.

12:00 Kimberly Schwind, Director of Public Affairs for AAA Ohio Auto Club, discusses Thanksgiving travel.

22:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend recaps the election, with comments from some of the winners of statewide office races; the impact of Ohio's two statewide issues passing; and some local school leaders react to seeing funding issues get approved in their districts.

45:30 Ken Klouda, Chief of the Fire Prevention Bureau at the Division of State Fire Marshal.

00:00 Show Open / Judy Mobley, CEO of the Children's Hunger Alliance.

17:00 Dr. Douglas Scharre, Director of the Center for Cognitive and Memory Disorders, relays information about a clinical trial at OSU for people with mild memory loss.

31:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents information about the ongoing State Board of Education discussions on Title IX changes and efforts by the City of Columbus to pass additional gun safety measures.

44:00 Jessica McIntyre, a state trooper and recruiter for the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

00:00 Show Open / Nick Jones, Vice President of Community Wellness at Nationwide Children's Hospital, discusses the "Healthy Neighbors Healthy Families" initiative.

24:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents information about Ohio's U.S. Senate race, to be decided on Tuesday; the impact that abortion rights could have on the election; the effort to regulate flavored tobacco products in Columbus; and the concerns that employees of the state's juvenile lock-up facilities have over safety.

46:30 Adero Robinson (Executive Director) and Kendra Penn (Community Partnership Manager) with City Year Columbus - an AmeriCorps-related non-profit that employs youth and young adults in Columbus.

00:00 Show Open / Brenda Spencer, founder and creator of the Caring for the Caregiver Expo, which is Saturday, November, Nov. 5th in Columbus.

16:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Clay Gordon presents information about the upcoming election; a controversy involving school board members in Hilliard; and Kevin Landers reports on rising land and home values in Licking County, thanks to Intel's plans for a multibillion-dollar microchip project.

45:30 Blythe Thomas, Initiative Director for 1,000 Days, which advocates for children in daycare.

55:00 Steven Lee, Brand manager for Ford's Super Duty truck, which is built in Northeast Ohio.

00:00 Sow Open / Chuck Gehring, President & CEO of Lifecare Alliance, discusses the services of the Columbus Cancer Clinic and its October 30th fundraiser, "Night of Hope & Support."

14:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents information about the upcoming election, including a move by Columbus leaders to protect poll workers; a new battery plant Honda is building in Fayette County and what the people living there think of it; and the ongoing dispute within the State Board of Education over extending Title IX protections to transgender students.

37:30 Aimee Shadwick, Director of RecoveryOhio, an agency formed to address mental health and addiction.