This week on Hear Cincinnati, host Brian Niesz is joined by community reporter Lucy May, reporter/achor Evan Millward, and senior manager of enterprise/investigative Meghan Wesley to discuss a Cincinnati software company that is helping people with disabilities gain independence, Tracie Hunter's early release from prison, Hamilton County's large legal bills, a crash that destroyed the Ludlow-Bromley Yacht Club, and more.

Later at 40:30, Brian is joined by WCPO reporter Mariel Carbone to discuss Ohio House Bill 285, which looks to establish a permanent Driver’s License Reinstatement Fee Debt Reduction Amnesty Program. The program helps to reduce or waive fees for people with low incomes.

Notable Links:

• Cincinnati software uses smile power to give people with disabilities more independence
• Tracie Hunter to be released from jail Saturday — four months ahead of schedule
• Who was to blame for Hamilton County's $821k legal bill last year?
• PD: Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club ‘total loss’ after barge crash
• How this bill could change the downward spiral for people whose licenses have been suspended

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Our panel discusses Mary Magdalen House, P&G's new ads on racial diversity, traffic speed cameras, new details on Blink, and more.

At 39:15, Brian is then joined by WCPO sports director John Popovich to discuss Marty Brennaman and his retirement after spending 46 years as the radio voice of the Cincinnati Reds.

"All I had to do was walk up the street," Popovich recalled. "I would hear Marty on the front porch, next house you could hear it blaring from the back porch."

Notable Links:

• Mary Magdalen House provides hot showers, clean clothes for people living on Cincinnati's streets
• Grandparents who ended up homeless out of love for their grandson, Tank, get 'new beginning'
• 'We're doing it for the next generation': P&G ads on racial diversity continue to evolve
• Are traffic speed cameras about public safety ... or money?
• MAP: Here's what you'll see (and do) at BLINK in Cincy and Covington this year
• Fountain Square BLINK installation will make audience part of the show
• Flying Pigskin: Bengals can't complete forth-quarter comeback at Bills; lose 17-21
• Marty Brennaman says goodbye to Reds radio after 46 years
• Marty Brennaman: How sports world said thanks, goodbye
• Hall of Fame ceremonies in 2000 secured Marty Brennaman's place in Reds history
• Marty Brennaman's last game brings back a flood of memories

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This week on Hear Cincinnati, host Brian Niesz is joined by community reporter Lucy May, entertainment reporter Brian Mains, and senior manager of enterprise/investigative Meghan Wesley to discuss the GeneroCity 513 Jobs Van, Oktoberfest, house flipping scams, a new transit center coming to Northside, and more.

Brian is then joined by WCPO reporter Lisa Smith to discuss what Xavier University is doing to reconcile its history after discovering that its founder, Bishop Edward Fenwick, was a slave owner.

Notable Links:

• In its first year Jobs Van connects hundreds of panhandlers with daily work, longer-term help
• Oktoberfest Zinzinnati 2019: Everything you need to know before you go
• This weekend's Oktoberfest Zinzinnati offers extended hours, promise for future festival growth
• Hundreds of house flippers bilked out of investments by local firm with 'alter egos,' lawsuit says
• New transit center coming to Northside, Metro says
• As Xavier University grapples with connection to slavery, students work to reconcile past, present

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This week on Hear Cincinnati, host Brian Niesz is joined by community reporter Lucy May, senior manager of broadcast Kennan Oliphant, and senior manager of enterprise/investigative Meghan Wesley to discuss gentrification, the Women's Interfaith Network of Cincinnati, a new plan to curb student debt, a community coming together to help get kids to school, and all the things to go this weekend.

Later (at 26:20), WCPO real-time editor Abby Anstead joins to discuss the not-guilty verdict in the trial of Brooke Skylar Richardson, the former Carlisle High School cheerleader accused of killing her baby and burying it in her back yard.

Notable Links:

• Can Cincinnati have gentrification and enough affordable housing at the same time?
• How these women in Mason found friendship when they learned about each other's different faiths
• As country grapples with mounting student loan debt, program helps students go to college for free
• Woman gets savvy in organizing carpools, solving transportation problems for local high school
• Top things to do in Cincinnati this weekend: Sept. 12-14

Brooke Skylar Richardson:

• Timeline: What happened before and after 2017 death of Carlisle newborn
• Richardson tells authorities she 'never meant to hurt' her newborn in interrogation video
• Cincinnati-area OB-GYN says Brooke Skylar Richardson's baby was stillborn
• Doctor: Brooke Skylar Richardson has personality disorder, said she was sexually abused as girl
• Brooke Skylar Richardson to authorities in 2017 interview: 'I think I killed her ... I squeezed her'
• Defense: Brooke Skylar Richardson was 'overcharged from the get-go' by overzealous prosecution
• Brooke Skylar Richardson’s murder trial now in the hands of the jury
• Brooke Skylar Richardson not guilty in 2017 death of newborn daughter

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We discuss success at the Cincinnati Art Museum, the complexities of the city's tax abatement program, the Brooke Skyler Richardson trial, two familiar stores disappearing from the area, and more.

Later (at 37:45), nine people tell their stories of the 2018 Fifth Third shooting. We'll hear from first responders, survivors, and those who helped in the aftermath about their experiences that day.

Notable Links:

• Concern over Cincinnati tax abatement policy could result in big changes for taxpayers, developers
• Richardson tells authorities she 'never meant to hurt' her newborn in interrogation video
• What you should know as Brooke Skylar Richardson's murder trial begins
• Timeline: What happened before and after 2017 death of Carlisle newborn
• Multiple fights force early end to Woodward vs. Withrow football game
• The Dayton Dunbar at Milford football game Friday night will be played as scheduled
• Last Cincinnati Sears store is closing
• Last two Kmarts in Cincinnati area are closing
• Top things to do in Cincinnati this weekend: Aug. 8-11
• An oral history: Nine people tell the story of the 2018 Fifth Third shooting and its aftermath
• Watch 'Fifth Third shooting: One year later' Friday on WCPO
• Fifth Third shooting: Authentic, caring response helped bank avoid controversy

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This week on Hear Cincinnati, host Brian Niesz is joined by community reporter Lucy May, senior manager of broadcast Kennan Oliphant, and entertainment reporter Brian Mains to discuss a possible local child porn ring, a heartwarming follow up about a homeless family, and all the fun things to do this holiday weekend. 

Notable Links:

• How Greater Cincinnati has opened its heart to two grandparents and a boy called Tank
• Police: Child rape, porn investigations in Lockland, Milford may indicate 'ring'
• Riverfest 2019: 9 things to know before you go
• Riverfest 2019: Traffic restrictions and bridge closures
• BLINK organizers announce 2019 projection artists, introduce must-see installations
• Top things to do in Cincinnati this weekend: Aug. 22-25
• Kiss misspells 'Cincinnati'

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This week on Hear Cincinnati, host Brian Niesz is joined by community reporter Lucy May, senior manager of broadcast Kennan Oliphant, and senior manager of enterprise/investigative Meghan Wesley to discuss a family who sacrificed everything for their grandson, a teacher charged with rape, scammers targeting teachers and schools, P&G boosting pay for top executives, and things to do this weekend.

Later (at 36:45), WCPO I-Team reporter Craig Cheatham joins to discuss the case of Pastor Geoff Drew who after being put on leave from St. Ignatius School last month was indicted on 9 counts of rape this week.

Notable Links:

• How these grandparents ended up homeless out of love for their grandson
• Grant County High School teacher charged with rape, sodomy of student, 15
• Kentucky AG: Fake deputy calling, scamming teachers and schools
• Procter & Gamble's return to sales growth boosts pay for top executives
• Top things to do in Cincinnati this weekend: Aug. 22-25
• St. Ignatius parents feel betrayed by Archdiocese of Cincinnati's failure to warn about priest
• St. Ignatius principal says school officials were not warned about the Rev. Geoff Drew
• Rev. Geoff Drew 'will not be returning' to St. Ignatius, will undergo assessment
• Butler County prosecutor: Archdiocese response to accused priest was 'absurd' and 'stupid'
• Archdiocese admits to failures in investigation of Rev. Geoff Drew
• Archdiocese of Cincinnati suspends two priests: 'It means there's a serious concern.'
• Rev. Geoffrey Drew pleads not guilty to 9 counts of rape; judge issues $5M bond
• St. Max mom took Cincy archbishop to task about priest's 'red flags' a year before rape accusations surfaced

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We discuss a new project to help Winton Hills families become self-sufficient, a mystery on the Ohio River, Cincinnati's oldest black cemetery fighting vandalism and more.

Later (at 33:10), WCPO entertainment reporter Brian Mains joins to discuss Kings Island's big reveal of Orion, the parks upcoming 300-foot gigacoaster.

Notable Links:

• New initiative called the ROC aims to help CMHA residents become self-sufficient
• BB Riverboats worker still missing after two-day search of Ohio River
• Crews recover body of BB Riverboats employee from Ohio River
• Kroger gas surprise: new chip card readers on pumps
• Union Baptist Church needs help preserving 155-year-old cemetery
• Meth use may be on the rise again in Northern Kentucky, officials say
• Top things to do in Cincinnati this weekend: Aug. 15-18
• Wild Cincy: Teen sets hiking record on Buckeye Trail days after high school graduation
• Kings Island to announce major new ride Thursday
• Kings Island new coaster track ready for assembly
• Kings Island reveals 300-foot gigacoaster Orion to open in 2020

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Our panel discusses a new program targeted toward helping Cincy's foster youth, sleep-related infant deaths and the slumlord of Sedamsville.

Later (at 31:50), Brian is joined by WCPO anchor Tanya O'Rourke to discuss the recent mass shooting in Dayton's historic Oregon District and how Dayton is recovering.

Notable Links:

• GreenLight Cincinnati and Hamilton County JFS team up to bring new program to Cincy's foster youth
• Twice as many babies die of sleep-related causes in Hamilton County and N.Ky. in first half of 2019
• Could landlord's legal issues be 'greatest thing that's happened to Sedamsville since Pete Rose?'
• I-Team: Legal problems escalate for Sedamsville 'slumlord'
• Roebling Bridge reopens to drivers, pedestrians Friday morning
• Wrong-way driver strikes horse-drawn carriage on Central Avenue, flees

Dayton Shooting:

• Dayton gunman killed sister, eight others in shooting rampage in Historic Oregon District
• Dayton's mayor asks 'why' after Sunday morning mass shooting
• Friends, families describe victims of Dayton mass shooting
• President Trump gets mixed reaction in Dayton after mass shooting
• Bouncer who helped fleeing crowd escape Dayton gunman: 'I would’ve died before that guy came in'
• Will Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine get broad support for his 17-point gun proposal?

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This week on Hear Cincinnati, host Brian Niesz is joined by community reporter Lucy May and senior manager of broadcast Kennan Oliphant to discuss a new program driving more people out of poverty, Northern Kentucky schools' teacher shortage, the Reds and Pirates brawl and more.

Near the 36 minute mark, Brian is joined by WCPO reporter Kristen Swilley and Senior Director of Local Content Mike Canan to discuss how WCPO's newroom plans to cover political campaign rallies and what it was like behind the at Trump's "Keep America Great" rally at U.S. Bank arena this week.

Notable Links:

• City Gospel Mission ministry Princesses Ballet builds leaders regardless of their family income
• New Changing Gears program connects people with cars they need for jobs that can change their lives
• Northern Kentucky schools facing statewide teacher shortage
• Puig trade upstaged by Amir Garrett's dugout brawl as Pirates beat Reds 11-4
• A.J. Green could miss several games after ankle surgery, Bengals coach Zac Taylor says
• Can The Banks concert venue open on time if city and Hilltop squabble over relocation?
• White supremacist propaganda stickers appear on Fort Thomas lightposts
• Here's how WCPO plans to cover presidential candidate visits
• President Trump blasts Democrats during rally in Downtown Cincinnati
• Protesters denounce President Trump outside Cincinnati rally
• Police: Man charged with assault after punching anti-Trump protester outside US Bank Arena
• GALLERY: Protesters and supporters raise their voices at Cincinnati Trump rally

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