Friday, 31 March 2023 08:15

Film School: Beetlejuice

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Jeanne Destro is in for Ray this week. Film Study Professor, Joe Fortunato, joins the show every Friday for Film School. Joe and Jeanne talked about the 1988 Fantasy Comedy, Beetlejuice. 

 
Friday, 31 March 2023 07:54

Golf Tips: Putting & Greens

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Golf Pro, Dan Dauk, joins Ray every Friday with tips and info for golfers. Today, Nick, who's helping fill in for Ray, talked with Dan about putting and the speed of the greens. 

Golf Pro, Dan Dauk, joins Ray every Friday to talk about local golf courses. This week, Dan took a look at Raintree Golf & Event Center in Uniontown.
 
Friday, 31 March 2023 07:14

Trump Indicted by NY Grand Jury

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Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by the New York Grand Jury. Dr. David Beer, Professor of Political Science at Malone University, joined Jeanne Destro to talk about it. 

 
Thursday, 30 March 2023 08:22

Mayor Horrigan Update on Akron

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The Mayor of Akron, Dan Horrigan, joined Jeanne Destro, who is in for Ray Horner this week. They talked about the pending decision of the Grand Jury on the Jayland Walker case, the police oversight board, new parking meters downtown, and more. 

 

Akron Community leaders and representatives from the Akron police department will gather at New Hope Baptist Church tonight for a community conversation. This as the city prepares for a grand jury to begin its review of evidence in the police shooting death of Jayland Walker.

Topics of discussions tonight will include how the grand jury works, how the Akron Police Department conducts its use of force investigations and how citizens can safely assemble

The emphasis from multiple organizations participating, including 100 Black Men and Love Akron, is to allow citizens to assemble and express themselves in a peaceful manner. 

Kemp Boyd the director of Love Akron tells News 5 that they encourage peaceful disobedience, saying, “There's a way to go about proving your point and remain peaceful at the same time.”

Tonight’s conversation will take place at 6:30 pm at the New Hope Baptist Church on S. Hawkins Ave. in Akron.

Wednesday, 29 March 2023 08:25

New Housing in Akron & a New Fire Station

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Jeanne Destro is in for Ray this week. She spoke with Jason Segedy, he is the Planning Director for the City of Akron. They discussed the latest on three housing developments in Akron. One in Northwest Akron, off Diagonal Road, one on the old Perkins Middle School Property near Good Park Golf Course, and the other, at the end of White Pond Drive where it intersects with Frank Boulevard. They also discussed a new Fire Station near Swenson's! 

 
Cleveland Clinic Akron General Community Awareness Spotlight:
 
This month, Ray talked to Dr. Terri Lash-Ritter about the Cleveland Clinic Akron General Food Pantry.
The Student Athlete of the Week segment is powered by NECA-IBEW and Akron Children’s Hospital. 
 
This week's athletes are from Green High School 
 
Olivia Elgin is a  Senior on the Swim Team. Her accomplishments include 1st Team All Ohio Division I (2021 and 2023), 1st Team All Federal League (2021, 2022, 2023), and Federal League Swimmer of the Year 2021. Olivia is a 4 year GHS Academic Scholar with a 3.97 GPA and will attend the University of Arkansas Little Rock. 
 
Brady Rollyson is a Junior on the Basketball and Baseball teams.  His accomplishments include 1st Team All Federal League Basketball 2023 and 1st Team All Federal League Baseball 2022. Brady will attend Ohio State Unveristy. He is a 3 Year GHS Academic Scholar with a 4.09 GPA. 

 

 
 
 
 

Cleveland’s University Hospitals wants to learn more about long COVID and is looking for participants to help. 

Long COVID can last for months after an initial COVID infection causing sufferers to experience a myriad of issues including breathing problems, brain fog, and fatigue, among others.

News 5 reports that the study being helmed by University Hospitals' Clinical Research Center will bring better understanding to the long term effects of COVID and who has the greatest risk of being affected. Participants would be followed for up to four years, giving blood samples and other specimens, as well as answering questionnaires every few months. 

Researchers note that getting a wide variety of participants is important because the disease affects everyone differently. 

To qualify as a participant you must be 18 years and older and meet the following criteria

  • Individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 28 days.
  • Individuals who believe they were infected with COVID-19 in the past 28 days.
  • Individuals who have never been infected with or tested positive for COVID-19.

For more information visit the Univeristy Hospitals website here.

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