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- Jeff Gilbert - WWJ-950AM - Auto Beat Reporter discusses the potential UAW strike | Sonya Quinn - NAMI talks mental health as kids go back to school.
Jeff Gilbert - WWJ-950AM - Auto Beat Reporter discusses the potential UAW strike | Sonya Quinn - NAMI talks mental health as kids go back to school.
22 min - Hunter Brucks, President/CEO of HB Concerts Inc. talks the 2024 summer concert series. Shannon Jones, LCHD interim Health Director talks about a new round of COVID.
Hunter Brucks, President/CEO of HB Concerts Inc. talks about the abandoned Waterville Amphitheater project as well as his group taking over the 2024 summer concert series at Promenade Park from ProMedica.
Also, Shannon Jones, Interim Health Director at the Lucas County Health Department, talks about an uptick in COVID cases across the state and how the county should react.22 min - Steve-O - 'Jackass' television/movie star, comedian, author; Chad Bringman - Exec. Director of Ronald McDonald House Charities of NW OhioSteve-O - 'Jackass' television/movie star, comedian, author talks about his upcoming show at the Stranahan Theatre as well as what he's learned living a life of bad decisions.Also, Chad Bringman - Exec. Director of Ronald McDonald House Charities of NW Ohio talks about the work the organization does for the families of kids inpatient and outpatient medical care.23 min
- State Rep. Haraz Ghanbari gives update on his trip to southern border. Steve Harmon, President of NAI Harmon talks about the local commercial real estate marketState Rep. Haraz Ghanbari - (R) PerrysburgSince his first days in office - Haraz Ghanbari has been on the go. Whether it’s traveling through his district, hopping in a cruiser with the Ohio Highway Patrol, or catching a flight to our nation’s southern border - accompanying state troopers on orders from the Governor. Now, he’s home to share what he saw, what he experienced, and how, for him, it goes beyond politics, and is truly a human crisis.Steve Harmon - Pres. | NAI HarmonAt one time - it seemed NW Ohio was a hot ticket item when it came to commercial real estate. And for whatever reason - the economy, the pandemic, etc., there was a cooling-off period. But now - as you scan the landscape - we’re starting to see more and more building happening. Still - is perception reality? What is really happening with businesses wanting not only to set up shop, but to set up shop here?22 min
- This week on Leading Edge, Jeff speaks to UT Women's Head Basketball Coach Tricia Cullop before they embark on a trip to Greece. Plus, we talk about mentoring our youth with Tramain Rayford.
This week on Leading Edge, Jeff speaks to UT Women's Head Basketball Coach Tricia Cullop before they embark on a trip to Greece. Plus, we talk about mentoring our youth with Tramain Rayford.
22 min - Disaster planning in an age of mass violence. How schools are preparing for the threat of emergency situations
Disaster planning in an age of mass violence. How schools are preparing for the threat of emergency situations.
Scott Lowry - StrataSite founder and president. Retired Findlay PD Lieutenant. Instructor of Dept of Homeland Security classes on Crisis Management for SchoolsMatt Cooper - Findlay School Board President and Battalion Chief of the Findlay Fire Department, where he has served the community for 16 years. Cooper is also involved in Fire Department Operations for Tactical Emergency Medical Services with the Findlay Police Department. Matt has been instrumental in the selection and deployment of StrataSite for his community.StrataSite is a Toledo company meant to remove roadblocks toward the “outside” emergency response plan creation, sharing and adoption between all responding agencies during an emergency. The program serves hundreds of schools in Ohio and Michigan.Dr. Lisa Pescara-Kovach, Ph.D. - UT | Center for Education in Mass Violence and SuicideDr. Pescara-Kovach teaches graduate-level courses in school violence, prevention through postvention of mass violence, domestic terrorism, and suicide.22 min - Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted discusses Issue 1, college admissions, and what 2026 means to him
Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted talks Issue 1, college admissions, and what 2026 means to him.
22 min - Malcolm Cunningham, leader of Toledo's Office of Neighborhood Engagement and Safety; Toledo City Council member John Hobbs III talks about crime in the Glass City
Malcolm Cunningham, the leader of the city’s new Office of Neighborhood Engagement and Safety, joins Jeff Smith for his first sit-down interview with WTOL 11. Plus, Toledo City Council member John Hobbs III talks about crime in the Glass City.
22 min - Something not seen for generations, tornado touching down in Toledo. Also, LGBTQ+ pride and tolerance in Toledo
It was something never seen for generations. A tornado touching down in Toledo. But the Governor wants the National Weather Service to answer why there was a lackluster warning. And it wasn’t just one in the region - no there were nine.
Abby Buchhop - Director | Lucas County Emergency Management AgencyLisa Sobecki - Lucas County CommissionerLGBTQ+ pride and toleranceKurtis Landis - NW Ohio LGBTQ+ Coalition MemberJoseph Wood - Equality Toledo | Chairman - Board of DirectorsKurtis Landis - NW Ohio LGBTQ+ Coalition MemberJoseph Wood - Equality Toledo | Chairman - Board of Dir.23 min - Trying to understand mass shootings in this country, from a global perspective; Also, what will the new Gordie Howe International Bridge mean for our regionTrying to understand mass shootings in this country, from a global perspective.Unni Turrettini - Author and speakerAlso, what will the Gordie Howe International Bridge mean for our region.Michael Beazley - ConnecToledoBrian McMahon - Danberry National Ltd.Rex Huffman - Spitler Huffman, LLP22 min
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