Columbus Perspective

00:00 Show Open / U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio).

7:00 Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther - portions of his State of the City Address dealing with crime.

14:30 Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin.

25:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend takes a look at the pandemic, the high cost of gasoline, and efforts to improve the U.S. Postal Service.

46:00 Brian Ross, Executive Director of Experience Columbus.

00:00 Show Open / Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, Director of the Ohio Department of Health, provides an update on the pandemic in Ohio.

4:00 Rick Birt, President & CEO of SADD - Students Against Destructive Decisions.

21:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend looks at a number of topics, including legislation awaiting Governor Mike DeWine's signature to remove permit and training requirements to carry a concealed weapon; an effort to temporarily repeal the state's gas tax; and an effort by students and others to increase penalties for distracted driving.

45:00 Duane Casares, CEO of Directions For Youth & Families.

00:00 Show Open / Stacey Frohnapfel-Hasson, Chief of Prevention & Problem Gambling for the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.

22:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend covers a number of topics, including Ohio's ongoing redistricting delay and the impact it could have on the May Primary; efforts to strengthen Ohio's distracted driving laws; and the problems the U.S. Postal Service is having with mail delivery.

48:30 Marquitta Merkison, an audiologist certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

00:00 Show Open / Eric Karolak, CEO of Action For Children, discusses a signing bonus being offered for people filling eligible child care positions in Franklin County.

17:30 Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, Director of the Ohio Department of Health, shares the latest coronavirus trends.

22:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents information about a bill to prevent juveniles from being bound over to adult prison; a study that indicates that federal stimulus payments sent to Americans during the pandemic may have helped to fuel the opioid crisis; and attempts at the Statehouse and elsewhere to reduce distracted driving.

46:00 Hannah Kubbins, Executive Director of Ohioans To Stop Executions.

00:00 Show Open / Guillermo Bervejillo, State Policy Fellow at Policy Matters Ohio, discusses Ohio's state income tax policies.

17:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents topics that include redistricting, the Reagan Tokes Act, and body cameras.

45:00 Nancy Kuhel, Executive Director of the Clintonville Area Business Association.

00:00 Show Open / John Barker, President & CEO of the Ohio Restaurant Association.

19:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents Ohio's two U.S. Senators speaking about the situation with Russia and Ukraine; information about the Child Tax Credit; and Black History Month.

48:30 Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, Director of the Ohio Department of Health, has an update on the pandemic.

00:00 Show Open / Doctor David Goff, Director of the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences at the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, discusses heart health.

10:45 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend presents topics that include Intel's recent announcement to build a $20 Billion computer chip-making operation in New Albany, the ongoing fight over the redrawing of legislative districts in Ohio, and Hilliard's move toward equipping police officers with body cameras.

36:00 Chris Orestis, President of Retirement Genius, presents tips and advice for seniors.

00:00 Show Open / Duane Casares, CEO of Directions for Youth & Families, discusses the big plans his agency has for the Kimberly Parkway area of East Columbus.

21:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend has information about the ongoing effort to redraw legislative districts in Ohio; she'll talk with Congressman Tim Ryan (D-Niles) about voting rights and the pandemic; and present a segment about the high cost of insulin that diabetics are dealing with.

47:30 Matt MacLaren, Director of "Ohio. Find it Here" - discusses wintertime activities in Ohio.

00:00 Show Open / Katie Matney, Executive Director of the Columbus Blue Jackets Foundation.

17:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend covers a number of topics, including voter laws; funeral regulations in Ohio; and racism in health care.

45:00 Leo Almeida, Ohio Government Relations Director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, discusses legislation at the Statehouse that impacts cancer patients.

00:00 Show Open / Kevin Reardon, Fire Marshal for the State of Ohio.

17:00 Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, Director of the Ohio Department of Health, provides an update on the coronavirus.

27:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend takes a look back at the riot one year ago at the U.S. Capitol; presents comments from the two Democrats running for Governor, as well as comments from their recently-announced running mates; and goes in-depth on Ohio's minimum wage increase as the new year begins.

52:00 Dr. Sapna Thomas, a gastroenterologist with University Hospitals in Cleveland, discusses colorectal cancer.