Columbus Perspective

00:00 Show Open / Dr. Anahi Ortiz, the Franklin County Coroner, discusses drug overdose deaths.

15:45 John Barker, President & CEO of the Ohio Restaurant Association, talks about the impact of the pandemic on that industry.

33:45 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend takes a look at some of the election results and more.

52:30 Elise Gramlich, President of the Buckeye Blood Club at Ohio State University, discusses the annual Blood Battle with Michigan that is currently underway.

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

09:20 Lauren Edwards, Chair of the Festival For Good, getting underway this week in Central Ohio.

23:00 Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, discusses open enrollment for Medicare, which is currently underway.

30:00 Shawn Kaeser, a middle school teacher in Dublin, who, with his students, succeeded in making the bullfrog the State Frog of Ohio, and a license plate featuring it is coming soon

44:45 Duane Casares, CEO of Directions for Youth & Families, discusses the stress of being a counselor/therapist.

00:00 Show Open / Mary O'Doherty, Executive Director of the Ohio Domestic Violence Network

18:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend, Kevin Landers and Lacey Crisp cover a number of angles to the upcoming election, including local Congressional races and Issue 2 in Columbus.

40:00 U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams and Eric Hargan, Deputy Director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, discuss the pandemic.

48:45 Dr. Shazam Hussain, Director of the Cerebrovascular Center at the Cleveland Clinic, discusses strokes

00:00 Show Open / U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio)

10:00 U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)

20:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV: Karina Nova, Lacey Crisp and Tracy Townsend provide updates on the Presidential race in Ohio, the ballot problem experienced in Franklin County, and the local issues on the ballot being considered by Columbus voters.

38:30 Paul Benda, a senior VP with the American Bankers Association, discusses phishing and cybersecurity.

45:00 Duane Casares, CEO of Directions for Youth & Families, discusses the importance of self-care during the pandemic.

00:00 Show Open / Susan Choe, Executive Director of Ohio Legal Help, provides an update on issues that Ohioans are seeking advice about through Ohiolegalhelp.org

15:30 Governor Mike DeWine and Dr. Chris Peltier, a Cincinnati pediatrics specialist, discuss the importance of childhood vaccines.

27:00 From our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend provides election advice from Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, and Kevin Landers profiles the four candidates running for two seats on the Ohio Supreme Court.

52:00 Dr. Anand Parekh, Chief Medical Advisor for the Bipartisan Policy Center, discusses federal funding that Ohio receives to combat the opioid epidemic and how it could be best used.

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

12:00 Todd Snitchler, a former Chair of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and current President and CEO of the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA), talks about the energy-based legislation that is embroiled in a bribery scandal at the Ohio Statehouse.

35:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend takes a look at the first Presidential Debate that was held In Cleveland.

42:30 Robert Alexander, a Political Science Professor at Ohio Northern University and the author of books about the Electoral College.

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

12:00 Dr. Ram Koppaka with the CDC talks about the flu and Covid-19.

21:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend looks at the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy and whether there will be a smooth transition of power in the White House should President Trump lose the election. And Karina Nova talks with former head coach of the Cleveland Browns, Hue Jackson.

41:00 Robert Alexander, Political Science Professor at Ohio Northern University in Ada, discusses the Great Lakes Poll on the presidential race and last week's Presidential debate.

00:00 Show Open / Andy Mills, President of Columbus Realtors, discusses the local housing and commercial markets.

23:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Kevin Landers takes a look at the return of Ohio State Buckeyes football, Statehouse news about the pandemic, and preparations for the upcoming election.

46:45 Lydia Mihalik, Director of the Ohio Development Services Agency, discusses fall tourism in Ohio

00:00 Paula Lintz with the Huntington's Disease Society of Central Ohio.

12:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend provides an update on efforts to repeal HB 6 at the Statehouse, presents comments from local doctors about work on a coronavirus vaccine, and segments about violent crime in Columbus and local barbers encouraging voter registration.

35:45 Rhea Farberman with Trust for America's Health, discusses their new report on obesity

46:10 Dr. Sanford Seigel, a urologist, discusses prostate cancer.

56:15 Comments from U-S Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who served as Ohio's Secretary of State from 1983-91, offering advice on voting in the November election amid complications from the pandemic.

00:00 Show Open / Michael Shields, a researcher at Policy Matters Ohio, discusses their annual State of Working Ohio.

17:55 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend has updates on the bribery scandal at the Statehouse and security for the upcoming election, as well as comments from Governor Mike DeWine about schools reporting Coronavirus cases.

40:35 Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, discusses pandemic-related issues.

52:30 Governor Mike DeWine addresses rumors on the Internet about the government setting up camps to quarantine people during the pandemic.