HIGH HEELS AND POLITICS

In memory of former Ohio House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson who passed away on October 25th, 2024.

Jo Ann Davidson lost her first race for political office, yet she did not stop running. In fact Jo Ann was elected as the first, and so far only, woman to ever be the Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives. Today she continues blazing trails by heading the influential Jo Ann Davidson Leadership Institute. It is here where the next generation of Ohio Republican Women are learning to lead.

Join Mary Anne as she sits down with Jo Ann to talk about her extraordinary career and how she continues to influence politics in Ohio today.

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Mary Anne sits down with Hamilton County Board of Elections Director Sherry Poland to go over changes in how to vote and what options are available to the registered voters in Ohio.

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The Kenwood Towne Center started as a strip mall put up on a variety of different farm plots. As the suburbs grew, so did the strip mall. Even today as the mini mall is going the way of the dinosaurs, The Kenwood Towne Centre is thriving.

Join Mary Anne and her guests Helen Kugel, Neil Bortz, and David Jacoby, as they talk about the building of the shopping center, how it grew, and what it means today and going forward.

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Most homeowners in Hamilton County received quite the shock when they saw how much their property taxes went up. How did this happen and who is responsible?

Join Mary Anne Christie as she sits down with longtime former Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes to discuss why the increase happened, and what resources the Auditor's office offers to property owners.

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Neil Bortz was born in Cincinnati, went to Walnut Hills High School, left for Harvard and the Navy, and then came back to rebuild the city and suburbs into the city we know today.

Join Mary Anne as she talks with Neil about his history in Cincinnati, his founding of Towne Properties, and what he feels like are his greatest accomplishments in an extraordinary life.

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Mary talks with Besa Sharrah, and immigrant who grew up in a communist country and came to America to found her own company Sharrah Group Consulting.

Ohio will have a statewide primary election on March 19th, 2024. Mary Anne sits down with Hamilton County Board of Elections Director Sherry Poland to go over changes in how to vote and what options are available to the registered voters in Ohio.

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The A Plant in Pike County not only provided good jobs, it helped America win the Cold War. Now after over twenty years of shutdown, the Uranium enrichment has begun again at the A Plant, and Pike County Commissioner Tony Montgomery wants to tell everyone all about the bright future for Ohio, and America's, energy needs.

Join Mary Anne and Commissioner Montgomery as they talk all things Pike County, with an emphasis on the newly reopened Uranium enrichment plan.

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Did you ever wonder how a movie like "The Shawshank Redemption" gets made in an old Ohio prison? Did you ever want to be an extra in a big movie production? Who helps studios find locations in the Buckeye state for filming? Columbus Film Commissioner John Daugherty knows the answer to these questions.

Join Mary Anne as she talks with Commissioner Daugherty about the growing film and television business in Ohio.

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Mary Anne talks with Lydia Mihalik, the Director of Ohio's Department of Development, about everything Ohio has to offer for tourism.