WTOL 11 Leading Edge

By WTOL 11 - Toledo Ohio

It's anything but the same old public affairs show. WTOL 11 brings you the stories as only he can -- candid, in-depth, and occasionally tongue-in-cheek. Viewer input drives this program, as you decide... more

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January 13, 2025 Leading Edge - Sylvania's new mayor; Tips on starting new business | January 12, 2025
SYLVANIA’S NEW MAYOR
Mayor Mark Frye - (R) Sylvania
Mark Frye was sworn in as Mayor of Sylvania on January 6,
replacing longtime Mayor Craig Stough who is retiring before his final term is up.
Frye will fill the rest of Stough’s last term.
Frye talks about what he would like to accomplish while
mayor, the large number of trees that have been cut down near the U.S. 23 interchange, the city’s relationship with Lourdes University and his own future plans.

HOW TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS?
Erin Mrozek - Small Business Expert | LegalZoom
The new year is the most popular time to start a new
business. Many new businesses start off small with the majority of new business owners working out of their homes.
Small business is booming, and they have doubled from 2014
to 2024. While you might have an incredible business idea, understanding the legal essentials to starting a business is also important. She talks about everything from the first steps to launching a business, from registering your business name, to tax and insurance requirements and more.
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22min
January 05, 2025 Leading Edge | Cost of higher education, what illnesses are going around? - January 5, 2024
BGSU - MOMENTUM
Rodney Rogers, Ph.D. - President | BGSU
BGSU President Rodney Rodgers discusses what the university is doing to prepare for the future of education including what it is doing to ensure college remains affordable for students.
WHAT’S GOING AROUND?
Dr. Brian Kaminski - ProMedica
Dr. Kaminski discusses communicable diseases coming out of the holidays and heading into the winter stretch . Also, how AI is being used in healthcare.
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23min
December 22, 2024 Leading Edge - Sylvania Mayor retiring, Boys and Girls Club | December 22, 2024
MAYOR CRAIG STOUGH RETIRING

Craig Stough | Mayor | Sylvania

Sylvania Mayor Craig Stough says he plans to retire at the
end of the month.

"I have been one of the luckiest people on Earth to have
served in Sylvania. It has been the honor and privilege of my life to serve 10 years on Sylvania City Council and 29 years as Sylvania's Mayor."
Stough's current term runs through 2025 - but he says he
wants to make the call on his terms - and give proper time for a seamless transition.

Stough was sworn in as Mayor in 1996 - first serving on
council in 1986.

A city representative says current council president Mark
Frye will finish out the remaining term starting January 1 - and then choose whether to run for the office in 2025.

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF TOLEDO COST ANALYSIS

Jim Ravas | President and Chief Executive Officer | Boys
& Girls Clubs of Toledo

Recently, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Ohio received a completed research work from Ohio University outlining the cost-benefit analysis of funding for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Ohio.

Every $1 invested in the Boys & Girls Clubs will generate
$35.16 in lifetime benefits for members, caregivers, youth workers, and Ohio Communities. Annually, $1 invested in the Boys & Girls Clubs generates $12.25 of economic and social impact.

Surveying 20,527 youth in Ohio who participate in after-school programming with the Boys & Girls Clubs, 9,442 or 46% are less likely to use drugs and drink than their peers not participating in the Clubs.

The strategy is to offer a safe place for our youth grades
1-12 and proactively provide programming that will keep them safe and enable them to reach their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens.

Additionally - The Boys & Girls Clubs of Toledo are
committed to a clear vision: every young person should be equipped to make healthy decisions for their social, emotional, and physical well-being.

WHISKEY EXPERT (Re-air from August)

Elliot MacFarlane | Whiskey Wizard
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23min
December 09, 2024 Leading Edge – Sheriffs as immigration agents; charitable challenges | December 8, 2024
SHERIFFS AS IMMIGRATION AGENTS
GUEST: Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn - Wood County
The Trump administration is planning big changes in how the country is governed once they take power. One of those being the plans to give local sheriffs more power to act as immigration agents amid a mass deportation crackdown. Wood County Sheriff Wasylyshyn discusses how his office is preparing for the possibility; what it will take, how much it will cost, and do they have the wherewithal to do it.
THE SEASON OF GIVING: CHARITABLE CHALLENGES
GUEST: Mary Helen Darah | Sylvania Area Family Services
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23min
December 02, 2024 Leading Edge - ProMedica CEO Arturo Polizzi | December 1, 2024
Arturo Polizzi just steered one of northwest Ohio's largest
employers out of a financial crisis. ProMedica was - as he puts it - hemorrhaging money when he became the leader of the company two years ago.

Today, the company is on, what he calls, solid footing.

WTOL 11 is the first Toledo station to sit down with ProMedica’s president-CEO for an in-depth discussion of the healthcare organization’s past and future.
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22min
November 25, 2024 Leading Edge - Giving Thanks by Giving Back | November 24, 2024
Giving thanks by giving back
Caden Laney - Toys for Tiny Heroes - Congenital Heart
Defects Patient
Tanya Laney - Toys for Tiny Heroes - Caden’s Mom
This story is about more than just the toy drive of this
Swanton congenital heart defect patient - it’s also about community connections
- and family finding comfort in knowing they’re not alone. The Laney family is
giving thanks to love and time together.
Adrienne McCoy - Administrative Assistant | Toledo Fire
& Rescue Dept.
According to Chief Allison Armstrong, McCoy has been through
a lot this past year. She has batted through breast cancer, lost her mother,
and her husband just got a kidney transplant - yet - Chief Armstrong says - she
stays very positive and does things in the community.
Robert Pownell | Volunteer/Mentor | The Program Inc.
Pownell shares a story about one of the young men involved
in the Program Inc. mentoring program and his growth while being with us.
Pownell will be prepared to share why he chose to volunteer
for The Program as his personal story is deeply connected to the impact he is
having with the young men in our community.

Giving thanks by giving back. Three stories that illustrate what the
Thanksgiving holiday is all about.
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23min
November 18, 2024 Local State Reps. talk about what they want to get accomplished. Plus, what do the election results tell us about Ohio.
State Rep. Josh Williams ( R ) | District 41 / District 44 talks about his election to a new district. Also, what people in his district are saying are about what they think the top priorities in the statehouse should be.
Newly-elected State Representative-Elect Erika White (D) |
District 41 says she is ready to get to work, and hopes people can come together in the “center” to get things done.
Nicole Kalaf-Hughes, PhD, Associate Professor of Political
Science at BGSU breaks down what the election results tell us about the state and the country.
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23min
November 11, 2024 Leading Edge | Layoffs at Toledo Jeep plant; Local actress seeing success as background actress – November 10, 2024
The state of labor relations as it relates to layoffs at
Toledo Jeep plant; Local actress and mother of four seeing success as
background actress in TV and movies.
GUEST: Art Wheaton | Cornell University | School of
Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR)
Arthur Wheaton is an industry education specialist based in the Cornell University ILR School office in Buffalo, New York
Wheaton discusses the recent layoffs at the Stellantis Assembly plant in Toledo as well as what the recent election means for labor relations
in the U.S.
Art has more than 15 years of experience as a labor educator teaching collective bargaining, negotiations, and conflict resolution for unions and management. He also has extensive expertise in international labor union and management research and is a resource person of the ILO and the European Foundation Living and Working Conditions.

GUEST: Sydney Trumbull | Local Actress
Sydney Trumbull is a local actress who recently appeared in
Season 5 Episode 1 of Netflix’s Unsolved Mysteries. She helped to tell the story of Kate Brown and Carnell Sledge and their unsolved murders that occurred in a Cleveland Metropark in 2019.
Trumbull is a background actor who has also appeared in TV shows like Law and Order SUV, a Toledo Walleye promo, and will be in a few more movies and TV shows to be released in 2025. Most recently she worked on the set of Happy Gilmore 2 and was able to introduce herself to Adam Sandler. She’ll be meeting Rob Schneider.
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22min
November 04, 2024 Leading Edge | BGSU poll surveys people on state of democracy - November 3, 2024
BGSU poll seeks to better understand where citizens stand on issues of government, elections, and political preferences.
Guest Joshua Boston, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Political Science | BGSU
Democracy and Public Policy Research Network Poll

• Voters’ election/campaign engagement
• Voter evaluations of governing elites (approval and favorability), the country’s direction, economic situation, governing institutions, etc.
• Ohio Issue 1 (redistricting/gerrymandering)
• Direct democracy (elections that pose questions of governance/public policy directly to voters)
• Perceptions of U.S. Electoral College and other challenges to election integrity
• Past voting behavior in 2022 state elections and 2023 abortion ballot initiative
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23min
October 27, 2024 Leading Edge | Ohio Dept. of Development, opposition to I-475 widening - Oct. 27, 2024
Ohio Dept of Development Director Lydia Mihilak discusses economic development in northwest Ohio .

I-475 Neighborhoods Coalition Coordinator Peggy
Daly-Masternak discusses opposition to the widening of I-475 in west Toledo.
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23min

FAQs about WTOL 11 Leading Edge:

How many episodes does WTOL 11 Leading Edge have?

The podcast currently has 172 episodes available.