Folk music in Newport News. Take 1.

I spent an evening in Newport News, Virginia attending a performance by songwriter and folk/country singer Marion Elsass. Marion attended Capital University here in our wonderful Bexley back in the sixties. Some of our listeners may remember a rather grubby young man struggling to learn the necessary three chords to most folk songs. Most of those performances were limited to one or two songs as that was the limits of both his repertoire and ability to remain sober enough to be understandable. It was refreshing and inspiring to witness the addition of two additional chords now that forty years has passed. He has also added several new songs but still is attempting to master those first two songs from 1963. It would appear he has made some progress, albeit limited.

I asked Marion when and why he began to write his own songs. He allowed he started back in the sixties for the obvious reason on not being able to remember the words to any songs. “I discovered one day, while sitting outside of the Berwick, that when I sang Amazing Grace no one recognized it. When asked what song that was it was less humiliating to say it was a new song I had just written rather than admit it was something they had heard many times. It also seemed to impress the women.” Later in my interview, Marion said he expanded his performance philosophy by actually inserting other words for the original ones. In 1982, during a brief moment of relative sobriety, he actually performed a song the same way twice in one month. Inspired by this dramatic success he began to gain confidence and set a personal goal to perform at least two songs not just twice the same way but three. With many years of practice he came painfully close to reaching that goal. By 2000, with much hard and dedicated effort the goal was finally achieved and as they say in the business, the rest is history. Now, he has almost doubled his catalogue of unrecognizable songs.

As Marion’s limited talent gradually increased so did technology. He now uses a Harmonizer which adds an additional voice or two over or under the singing voice. While it does seems to hide many of the performance errors, unfortunately, it can’t hide them all, particularly when Marion attempts to sing in one key and play in another. The resulting chaos makes me long for the old days when one would only have to endure one of Marion’s voices messing up a good song. Two voices made the evening tedious at best.

As I look over the audience I am struck by the average age, approaching 70. Mercifully, most have lost a goodly portion of their hearing, a fact I discover as I attempt engage several in conversation at the much needed break. This knowledge helps me understand why so few left at the intermission. I did note that someone was at the door manning a basket. I originally assumed this was a donation box to help with the cost of the performance, perhaps to purchase a one way bus ticket out of town for the performer. Upon examination I discovered it was actually a system for attendees to check their hearing aids devices upon arrival, a nice and needed touch. Obviously, some had heard Marion perform at some other time.
As the evening dragged on, finally Marion announced the performance would close with one last song. I noticed a number of attendees attempting to wake up their spouses. Some of the luckier ones were able to fall back asleep quickly. The rest of us had to suffer through one last attempt at music. As the song ended, the audience arose as one, clapping with a vigor that surprised me. Never in my life had I witnessed so many so happy to see a performance end that it they applauded the end with so much enthusiasm. I glanced down at my watch and was surprised to see only two hours had passed. Surly, something must be wrong with my watch. It could not have been only two hours! I hurried opened my phone to confirm the time and was shocked to see the time was accurate. Even more shocked to discover it was still Friday night. I was certain at least three days had passed. This must be what purgatory is like. As my wife and I make our way to our car, she remarks that the 10 hour trip back to Bexley will seem like mere moments after what we had just endured. I’m afraid that for the first time in a long time, I have to agree with my wife.


Song list - Elsass Concert May 28, 2010

First Set

Mosey by Elsass
We Were Kids by Elsass
That's A Hero by Elsass
The Wedding by Elsass
Cold, Cold Heart by Williams
Jambalaya by Williams
I Saw the Light by Williams
Leaving on a Jet Plane by Denver
The Promised Land by Elsass
Amanda by McDill

Second Set

Four Strong Winds byTyson
I Reckon I'm Destined by Elsass
Wonder if Daddy Felt This Way by Elsass
Help Me Make It Through The Nigh by Kristofferson
Me and Bobby McGee by Kristofferson
Lingering Dream by Elsass
Lonesome Bound by Elsass
Bottle of Wine by Paxton
Ride the Wind by Elsass
Mary Had a Baby by Elsass

Copyright 2010 All Rights Reserved by Marion Elsass

"Little Women The Musical" presented by the Capital University Conservatory of Music.

Capital University Conservatory of Music will present Little Women, The Musical on Saturday April 17 and Sunday April 18.

Little Women The Musical follows the saga of the March sisters-Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy- growing up in Civil War America. Based on a book by Allan Knee, music by Jason Howland and lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, the show has charmed Broadway audiences and young and old alike.

Show times are 8:00 p.m. Saturday, April 17, and 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 18.

The two performances will be off-campus at the nearby Leo Yassenoff Jewish Community Center. The JCC is located at 1125 College Ave., just south of Capital University’s Bexley campus.

Tickets are $20 general admission and available through Ticketmaster.com, CAPA at 469-0939, and in person at the Conservatory of Music office. For more information call 236-6411. Capital students, faculty and staff receive one free ticket with valid Capital ID. Tickets can be picked up at the Conservatory office.

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Schumacher Gallery at Capital University

Capital University's Schumacher Gallery will exhibit selected items from its ethnic collection, featuring objects from African and Oceanic cultures, now through Feb. 6 on the fourth floor of the Blackmore Library.

A reception will be held Jan. 22 from 5-7 p.m. as part of Bexley's Art Walk, which highlights Art Access, Bryan Roberts and Hammond-Harkins galleries, as well.

Many of the pieces on display at the Schumacher were recently acquired and haven't been displayed.

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Bobby Floyd Trio at Bexley's Monk. Annelise Maurer review for Bexley Public Radio.

Friday evening, December 18, 2009. I have never been to the Monk before but tonight I’m going there to listen to a jazz group and write a review of the music for Bexley Public Radio. This will be my first visit to the Monk and my first radio report ever, if the radio station accepts my review.

Bexley’s Monk. The “monastery” across East Main Street from Trinity Lutheran Seminary.

I'm a musician but not really into jazz. This is a new experience for me and I’m going to hear the Bobby Floyd Trio as a favor for friends at Bexley Public Radio. The review is extra. I wonder if the radio station will broadcast my review.

I don’t know what to expect but upon approaching the Monk’s front door, the members of the band welcome me with smiles and nods through the window. I am glad to have come.

I arrive perhaps five minutes late. The house is full. What a beautiful venue! Warm, tasteful, polished. The atmosphere is a perfect match to the alternating carols and standards wafting above the highly sophisticated din of the main bar.

I circle the house several times slowly, in the hopes that an open seat might somehow appear. “This is a classy place,” I note to myself, “and I am glad I dressed well.”

Not that it matters in any practical sense, since, having secured the corner seat most longitudinally distant from the band, try as I might, I can not get a drink.

Instead I get stares. Has some disaster befallen my hair, my scarf ... no. Am I young, alone, and unable to afford more than one modest well drink? Indeed, and it is as if the accomplished and affluent have sniffed me out. I love you, Bexley, I'm one of yours. Why the attitude?

I recall the half-year I lived on Martha’s Vineyard: once in a blue moon I’d put down my farm-work for a cocktail and some fresh catch in town, only to be stared at, and stared at, and stared at, or simply gazed straight through as if I didn’t live and breathe at all. Massachusetts royalists, Massachusetts Tories. But I don’t expect this attitude in Ohio. There are no Tories in the Midwest.

At the Monk, a couple standing behind me ask for some beers, and are quickly acknowledged, and served. Yet here I sit, and all I’ve managed to garner is a wine list plus absolutely no kind of practical attention from patron or staff.

Until, miraculously, half an hour later, an older distinguished gentlemen shows up: my father. Within seconds we are waited upon. Magically, two better seats free up.

I let my feelings of inadequacy slide and get down to the pleasure of really listening to the music.

The Bobby Floyd Trio, featuring Columbus’ own Bobby Floyd at piano, Reggie Jackson on drums and Derek DiCenzo on bass. These musicians wear the absolute calmest, happiest expressions as they toss melody and key change back and forth like casual banter among old friends.

That's one way to tell a good ensemble: they move as an organism. Symbiosis.

You can also tell that Individually, they’re accomplished artists, completely at home in their medium, as evidenced by their solos.

A classical pianist myself, I focus my attention on Mr. Floyd, and find the experience akin to hearing a foreign language: the reason and meaning are lost on me, but the sound-shapes and expressive subtleties are just curious enough to grab a good hold of my attention and keep the interest going.

Admittedly, I leave before the trio’s three-hour set is up; after one very excellent Rob Roy my stomach reminds me that I'd skipped dinner, and I think I can’t afford to feel hungry here.

The trio plays on, a medley of Christmas carols now, and the crowd mellows, as I pull on my hand-me-down coat and gloves.

Outside it is snowing. A charming evening for a Christmas prelude.

Editor’s note: Annelise writes “once in a blue moon” about dining out during her summer of farm labor on Martha’s Vineyard

On Thursday December 31 this year there is a blue moon. The full moon that will appear on the last day of calendar year 2009 is the second full moon of that month and hence it is a blue moon

Editor’s second note. Annelise’s father should have arrived earlier and offered his daughter dinner that evening at the Monk.

Editor's third note: The Bobby Floyd Trio returns to Bexley's Monk Friday January 15, 2010.

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John Matuszak: American legends meet again at Schumacher Gallery

One was a poor boy from Ohio who suffered numerous personal failures before answering Abraham Lincoln's call to arms, a decision that would propel him to national fame and the White House.

The other was a wealthy Virginian from one of America's first families, his father a Revolutionary War hero and his uncle a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

They were destined to meet on the battefields of the Civil War, the struggle that ultimately determined the fate of the nation, freedom for African Americans and the future of government "of the people, by the people, for the people."

Capital University's Schumacher Gallery has mounted "Grant and Lee," a traveling exhibit illustrating the lives of these legendary military figures. The gallery has also partnered with the Motts Military Museum to display additional historical artifacts related to the leaders and the war.

Cassandra Tellier, director of the Schumacher Gallery, has been impressed that these two men could stand on opposite sides of the irrepressible conflict and still be regarded as American heroes.

Motts, who has operated his museum in Groveport for 10 years, also noted that this was a unique aspect of the Civil War, that bitter enemies could feel deep respect for each other once the shooting stopped.

But they both acknowledged that issues that sparked the war - from states' rights to racial equality - still smolder in American life.

"The Civil War is still being fought," Tellier said.

The exhibit originated through the Virginia Historical Society, but Tellier thinks that a stop in Ohio is fitting considering the state's leading role during the war. Ohio sent 300,000 troops to the Union ranks, and provided key generals, five of whom later became U.S. presidents.

Brother Against Brother

While the personal backgrounds of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee were poles apart, they did have some things in common.

They both attended West Point, with Lee achieving a stellar record while Grant excelled only in horsemanship. They both fought in the Mexican War.

They both owned slaves, inherited from family members. The Motts Museum has provided actual slave shackles, a reminder of the reality of human bondage.

At the outbreak of the Civil War, Lee was offered command of the Union armies, but could not consider raising his sword against his native Virginia, calling it "my country."

Grant, after lonely tours on the western frontier, had left the army and was working in his father's tannery, struggling to support his family. He returned to military service at the urging of his friend William T. Sherman.

After some early setbacks, Lee took over the Army of Northern Virginia and built a near-legendary reputation as he confounded a series of Union generals.

Grant made his mark in the west, earning the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" Grant.

While Lee's forces were locked in mortal combat at Gettysburg, Grant's men were besieging Vicksburg, the last stronghold on the Mississippi River.

The Schumacher displays a newspaper printed on the back of a piece of wallpaper, illustrating the privations suffered by the city's residents.The vagaries of combat are demonstrated by a Union and a Confederate belt buckle, both with a bullet that stuck in the plate rather that striking the wearer.

On July 4, 1863, the same day that Lee's defeated troops retreated from Gettysburg, Grant received the surrender of Vicksburg. This set the stage for the showdown between Grant and Lee, as Lincoln brought his fighting general east to command the entire Union army. Grant devised a strategy to use his superior forces to drive Lee out into the open and wear down his ranks. At the same time, he sent Sherman into Georgia to strike at the heartland of the South.

The strategy paid off on April 9, 1865, as Lee was compelled to surrender his starving and decimated army. The generals met in the living room of Wilmer McLean, who had hoped to escape the war after a cannon ball tore off his porch during the first battle of Bull Run. Lee, who initiated the meeting, was resplendent in his dress uniform. Grant, caught unprepared, wore his typical dirt-stained private's tunic with minimal insignia.

Grant dictated generous terms to his defeated foe, and when the beaten rebels filed away, they were saluted by the men in blue.

Lee went on to head Wahington University. He died in 1870. Grant was elected president in 1868 and served two scandal-plagued terms. But he did champion progressive policies, including fair treatment for Native Americans and the outlawing of the Ku Klux Klan.

After leaving the White House, Grant again found himself broke, and was dying from throat cancer. With the support of Mark Twain, he completed his memoirs shortly before his death, leaving his family with financial support and the nation with a literary treasure.

The Schumacher and the Motts Museum have brought to life an important part of American history. A children's section allows young people to discover this remarkable era on their own.

"Grant and Lee," made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, will be open through Oct. 17. An opening reception, with historical re-enactors and the firing of the Statehouse cannon, will tak place Sept. 11 from 5-7 p.m.

The event is part of the Bexley Art Walk, with other area galleries open to patrons.

The Schumacher Gallery is located on the fourth floor of the Blackmore Library and is open from 1-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday.

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John Matuszak: Bexley wants grant for College Ave. repairs.

The city of Bexley wants to go back to College - with "tuition" at $2.5 million.

On Aug. 25, Service Director Bill Harvey held a meeting to discuss a grant proposal for replacing water lines and pavement along College Avenue. The funding request to the Ohio Public Works Committee would include a $1.1 million grant and a $1.1 million zero-interest loan. The city expects to contribute $300,000 of its own money. The city's portion and the loan would be repaid through water service fees to residents.

Harvey said Capital University is being asked to fund part of the project, as well.

There have been numerous water line breaks in the area in the last couple of years, according to engineer David Koch, and he anticipates more frequent problems as the pipes continue to age. Those breaks can cost up to $10,000 to repair, and the engineer expects those costs to rise. Eventually the pipes will be too damaged to fix. The age of the pipes is also affecting water quality in the area.

The planners want to replace the six-inch lines with 12-inch pipes that will pump up the flow for fire hydrants and accommodate future growth at Capital.

The pavement on College is too thin to handle the 10,000 vehicles a day that travel the road, Koch added. The avenue has been repaved about every six years since 1993, and was last resurfaced in 2006. Koch said this resurfacing should last for 20 to 25 years.

The plans also call for replacing hydrants and street light poless, installing new curb ramps and improving pedestrian crossings.

If the funding is obtained, construction could begin by August, 2010, and would take a minimum of four months to complete. Work would proceed block by block, and traffic would be diverted to neighboring streets.

The larger lines would increase water flow, but would not create addd pressure that could put stress on the lines going to residences, Koch said. He likened the larger-diameter lines to adding lanes to a highway.

To improve the chances of being awarded the funding, the city is asking residents on College Avenue to submit letters of support for the project. Form letters are available, or residents can write their own. The deadline for submitting a letter is Sept. 2. Bexley is competing with other communities in the district for an $8 million pool of funds, and Harvey said public support will have an impact on the final decision.

The OPWC is the main funding source for the work now under way on Sheridan and Francis avenues.

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2008. Year in review at Bexley Public Radio.

2008. Year in review at Bexley Public Radio.

Death of Station Manager John Manning

John Manning died during the summer of 2008. John served as station manager from the beginning of broadcast at the station in 2007. He was retired from the professional staff at Columbus State Community College. In addition to his administrative and management work, he also performed regularly as an on-air personality hosting a morning local news show.

Student Interns

Bexley High School Students get classroom credit for radio work at WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM. Credit and non-credit interns include Robert Moore, Tim Nassau, Sara Lemar. Lucy Freccia. Zach Fries.

New Coverage of Harness Racing at County Fairs

Bexley Public Radio added coverage of county fair harness races. During the racing season, the station followed performance of a two-year-old filly owned by Ron Bates of Amanda, Ohio. The filly is Rose Run Keepsake who had a successful 2008 season. She set track records at Scioto Downs and the Northfield track. The two-year-old filly turned out to be horse of the year setting track records at Scioto Downs and Northfield tracks. Summer intern Liz Jones was responsible for production work related to covering the harness racing events at country fairs.

Bexley Garden News

Amy Maurer, the Noontime Gardener continued her second year of advice and criticism of the flora and gardens of Bexley. Her feature on “Edible Bexley” followed the blossoming, growth and maturation of the ziziphus fruit. The fruit was harvested in the autumn and a meal was prepared featuring the fruit as a stuffing in the entrée and as the principal fruit in a dessert.

Columbus Middle School Spring Debate Competition


Bexley Public Radio recorded and broadcast the Columbus middle schools spring debate competition at Capital University. The competition is sponsored in part by Columbus Public Schools Gifted and Talented Program.

Local News Reports

Bexley Public Radio continued relying on The Eastside Messenger, The New Standard, Bexley News, The Catholic News and the Bexley High School Torch for local news reports. The station also added experienced reporters Dianne Garrett and John Matuszak to cover Whitehall and Bexley city halls.

Host Joe Contino added sports coverage to local news and host Lee Edmondson and Mel Greenball rounded out the reading of local news.

As a weekly feature, Chris Geldis offered his critical reviews of Bexley parking lots. Katy Taylor presented a program of recipes, literature and travel. She negotiated special copyright permissions for the content of her show.

On Fridays, Mel Greenball and Terry Pugh developed and implemented a program format that included news coverage but looked toward more relaxing week-end activities.

Also, on Fridays, Kris Galloway presents a regular report on activities and programs at the Jewish Community Center.

The station also reports on daily lunch specials from Bexley lunch spots including the Jewish Community Center kosher senior lunch program.

Laura Franks Bexley Consumer Price Index (The Bexley CPI)

Laura Franks completed her fifth quarterly report on retail prices in Bexley. The Bexley Consumer Price Index now has more than a full year of price data for retail sales in Bexley and inflation and deflation rates for full year and year-to-year can now be reported.

Culture Correspondent Reports From Other States

Dispatches from Bexley Public Radio culture correspondents Joanna Tornes, Paul Peltier and Dave Schwenker were regular features reporting on events happening in Alaska, New Hampshire and West Virginia from a Bexley perspective.


Daily Wall Street News and Features on Financial and Business Topics.

Frank Ingwersen of Sweeney Cartwright, Kevin Kale of Manning and Napier gave regular Wall Street reports. Frank reports Monday through Thursday and Kevin reports on Friday. Chris Johns assisted Frank Ingwersen in his reporting.

The Joseph Group, a capital management firm licensed Bexley Public Radio to use their weekly newsletter, WealthNotes.


The financial collapse on Wall Street provided opportunity to focus on local effect. Live radio discussion of the financial and operational impact of the collapse on charities and nonprofits, community banks and higher educational institutions was offered to listeners. Chuck Gehring of Life Care Alliance discussed the impact on his organization and peer organizations. Bankers from First Bexley Bank and Cooper State Bank discussed the financial strength of their own institutions and explained why the bail out made sense for other riskier banks. As to higher education Trinity Seminary, Franklin University and Columbus State Community College were represented. Individual participants were Evelyn Levino, Vice President, Students, Franklin University; Will Kopp, Vice President, Institutional Advancement, Columbus State Community College; Mark Ramseth, President, Trinity Lutheran Seminary; Steve Koch, Professor, Communications, Capital University; and Dave Mallet, President First Bexley Bank.

Bexley Public Radio also reported on the Symposium on the Economic Crisis, presented by the Council for Ethical Leadership at Capital University November 10, 2008.

A five member panel moderated by Erick Zanner, of the School of Management and Leadership at Capital, discussed the scope of the crisis and their assessments of the impact and future.

Other panelists were James W. Coons, principal of J. W. Coons Advisors and chair of Governor Strickland’s Council of Economic Advisors, Mark E. Schweitzer, a senior vice president and director of research of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Peter E. Klingelhofer, a consulting analyst with the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, Michael Distelhorst, professor of law at Capital where he teaches commercial lending law and Nancy H. Rogers, who at the time of the panel discussion was serving as interim Ohio attorney general and who returned to work as Dean of The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law following the November election.

News From Other Markets

Other markets covered at Bexley Public Radio included central Ohio auction markets like Garth’s in Delaware County and sales at Leslie Hindman’s auction rooms in Chicago, and also at Sotheby’s and Christies in New York.

Professor Reg Dyck of Capital University commented on certain civil war items on the auction block at Leslie Hindman’s during the Spring and Toni Dunleavy, proprietor of Etcetera Boutique commented on vintage clothing auctions at Sothebys and Leslie Hindman’s. Discussions of these auctions included catalog price estimates prior to an auction and, after an auction, discussion and analysis of hammer prices compared to pre-auction estimates.

Swann’s annual auction of African American art during Black History month was also featured on Bexley Public Radio. Swann is an important New York auction house.

Election 2008

During the 2008 election season, Bexley Public Radio covered presentations on two statewide ballot issues, namely Issue 5 and Issue 6. If successful, Issue 5 would remove legislative limits on the charges made by payday lenders. Issue 6, if it were successful, would authorize a gambling casino in Clinton County. The presentations were sponsored by The Fuller Society at Capital University. Cynthia Duncan is the faculty advisor to The Fuller Society.

Green Policy Adopted

Bexley Public Radio adopted a green policy on environmental matters during 2008.

Special Christmas Show

As a special program for Christmas day broadcast, station staff read John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem “Snowbound.” The text of the poem used by station staff was a reprint provided by Berkeley publisher Wonderella. Sections of the poem were separated by Gregorian chants provided by special arrangements with the abbot of Clear Creek Monestery in Hulbert, Oklahoma.



New Editorial Positions Created and Staffed

The radio station appointed a commentator identified only as The Most Sensitive Man In Bexley. A second position called the Human Rights Activist was also created during 2008.

The MSMIB produced three commentaries during 2008 on topics ranging from protests in front of Bexley residences, street safety and allocating the cost of sidewalk repairs.

The Human Rights Activist investigated and issued a report on the improper conduct of the Ohio Ethics Commission related to Bexley Parks and Recreation employment of two of Mayor John Brennan’s children.

Size of Audience

Arbitron diarists have not listed the minimum ten entries for WCRX-LP to appear in reports prepared for that organization.

Estimates of audience size based on anecdotal reports made to station staff are available.

Bexley Public Radio Foundation was formed to provide training and radio broadcast experience to students including adults. The actual measure of whether the organization is meeting its objectives is the number of individuals who receive training and experience at the radio station.

Fifteen months after receiving its broadcast license, Bexley Public Radio Foundation provided two Bexley High School students with training and experience that qualified for high school class credit.

Audience size is important but it is not the only measure to consider when Bexley Pulbic Radio is evaluated.

Time-Share Agreement

There are irregular discussions among the time-share signatories about areas of the agreement that need to be changed, cross promotion, equipment needs and changes, shared budgets, shared staff and coordinated marketing.

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Economic crisis. Symposium at Capital University. Reported by Glen Soden.

November 10, 2008 Symposium on the Economic Crisis, presented by the Council for Ethical Leadership at Capital University

Monday evening the Council for Ethical Leadership at Capital University celebrated its 25th anniversary and move to Capital University. The Council originated as the Council for Ethics in Economics in the 1970s to advance ethical business practices. The Council began through a dialogue regarding the marketing of infant formula to third world countries and expanded to discussions of applied ethics on many topics over the succeeding decades, including the Monday evening panel discussion of the causes and effects of the current economic crisis.

A five member panel moderated by Erick Zanner, of the School of Management and Leadership at Capital, discussed the scope of the crisis and their assessments of the impact and future.

James W. Coons, principal of J. W. Coons Advisors and chair of Governor Strickland’s Council of Economic Advisors, defined the subprime mortgage situation. He discussed the mortgage loan debacle and its history. He stated that greed and fraud were aspects that led to the crisis by institutions loaning funds when they were not warranted.

Mark E. Schweitzer, a senior vice president and director of research of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, discussed the need for liquidity of banks and the Federal Reserve’s role helping to ensure liquidity through appropriate policy and interest rate adjustments at the Treasury level. He stated in response to a question that the challenge for the Federal government has been deciding what financial institutions can be saved through federal intervention. He noted that the federal focus has been on how funding will be used to restore confidence in the institution, and that some institutions, such as National City Bank could not be saved in that manner.

Peter E. Klingelhofer, a consulting analyst with the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, noted the depository difference between the financial institutions that have survived and those that have not. He observed that Bear Stearns and Lehman did not have the ability to maintain their financial stability through deposits, while those institutions that have survived have that continuing ability.

Michael Distelhorst, professor of law at Capital where he teaches commercial lending law and previously taught legal ethics and served as president of the Council for Ethics in Economics, observed that all parties to the economic crisis shared a role in abandoning values resulting in ethical issues related to character and accountability. He noted that borrowers knew they could not afford the mortgages they were offered, while others involved in the transaction aggressively marketed them for their own gain.

Nancy H. Rogers, who served as interim Ohio attorney general and who will return to The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law following the recent election, discussed the human factor and the economic crisis complaints the attorney general’s office has received. She described the economic devastation areas such as Cleveland have experienced, noting that often the other victims of subprime mortgage loans have been the neighbors who have not participated in them, but have been left in the homes in otherwise abandoned and boarded up neighborhoods. She challenged students in the audience to solve problems going forward related to the many abandoned houses in areas where housing demand has declined. She also noted that increased regulation of financial institutions may be the result.

As to the future the panelists observed that ironically the United States may have benefited economically due to the subprime mortgage bubble, however, the resulting decline may be felt for several years. Foreign investment will decline and it may take five or more years to rebuild the trust and confidence necessary to engage future purchases in the US bond market. Meanwhile the impact is being felt because many US banks do not trust each other in loan funding decisions.

The panel session was well attended by both students and the community in a standing room only presentation at the Huntington Recital Hall at Capital University.

This report was prepared for Bexley Public Radio by by Glenn Soden. Glenn is a former board member and chair of the Council for Ethics in Economics and a current member of the advisory board of the Council for Ethical Leadership.

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Monday September 29. Matuszak reports on McCain-Palin at Capital University.

Bexley Public Radio correspondent John Matuszak reports on McCain-Palin appearance at Capital University.


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John Matuszak reports on Bexley City Council Meeting of September 23.

CAPITAL BEXLEY GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT

Capital University's "good neighbor" agreement with Bexley, signed last spring, is being put to the test already with a rash of wild parties being reported. The latest one last Friday included fights, marijuana and several arrests.

At the Sept. 23 Bexley City Council meeting,City Attorney Lou Chodosh said he thinks the agreement is working, and that university officials, including President Denvy Bowman, are responding personally to these problems.

Chodosh reported that Bowman has urged the city to "prosecute to the fullest extent of the law" any violators who end up in Bexley's mayor's court. Those who are arrested are also being referred to Capital for further disciplinary action.

Capital signed the agreement with Bexley to handle complaints about student behavior and trash and beer bottles being left on the streets and lawns. The complaints surfaced when the university sought a zoning change to turn condos for senior citizens on Astor Avenue into off-campus student housing.

The most recent event to get out of hand was an annual gathering of fraternity and sorority members from different universities. That event has already been cancelled for next year, Mayor John Brennan told council.

Residents living near the campus on Sheridan and College avenues have frequently complained about out-of-hand students. The good neighbor agreement came about last spring when Capital proposed to turn condos for senior citizens on Astor Avenue into student housing. that zoning request was okayed by council contigent on Capital'sromise to clamp down on rowdy students.

Another request for a zoning variance by Capital University had residents again questioning whether the institution is a good neighbor at last night's Bexley City Counil meeting.

Council did grant the latest variance that will allow Capital to convert a house at 2361 East Mound Street into offices for its alumni association. The property had been zoned for single-family use. The vote was 5 to 1, with Councilman mark Masser voting no and Councilwoman Robyn Jones absent.

The house is now being used as an honors dorm and is occupied by two students.

The request had residents concerned that Capital is encoraching on residential areas. They also questioning whether the renovation fits with the city's southwest master plan, which directs campus growth to the west side of the city rather than to the east.

Capital's attorney, Don Plank, explained that converting the building to office use creates a buffer between the university's administative buildings and the residential areas of the neighborhood.

The offices will mostly be used for small gatherings and will allow the alumni association to host potentialdonors and others, Plank said.

Another Capital attorney, Troy Bonte, added that the building could be used ocassionally for alumni gatherings for as many as 30 to 40 people.

Bonte told council that the university will be asking for a maximum occupancy of 49 people. But Bruce Langner, the city's development director, said the occupancy limit will be decided after a review of the building plans.

Two residents who rent homes on Euclaire Avenue owned by Capital, Tamara Angle and Melinda Akins, spoke to council and said that the university should be putting more attention into these properties before it spends money renovating.

The women reported that they have had difficulty getting the university to respond to requests for maintenance. Attorney Troy Bonte responded that Capital has hired a new management companyto take care of its rental properties.

Councilman Ben Kessler stated that the university has a lot of space for gatherings and he didn't think this site was a good spot for such events.

Mayor John Brennan suggested that Capital provide a schedule of events at the alumni offices to keep resident and police officers informed. The city has a similar arrangement with Ohio State University President Gordon Gee, who has his home in Bexley, the mayor aid.

Before voting for the zoning variance, Councilman Rick Weber said he was "not jumping up and down' about the new use, but he was comfortable with it and was committed to improving relations with the university.

Weber did add that Capital could make things easier when it comes forward with these zoning requests if it did a better job keeping up the properties it owns.

OTHER BUSINESS

In other business-

Council's finance committee is expected to discuss next year's budget at an Oct. 7 meeting.

A proposed ordinance to prohibit picketing in front of residences has been referred to the safety committee and will be discussd at its Oct.14 meeting starting at 5:30.

The second round of bids for a new police station will be opened Sept. 30. The first set of bids came in around one milion dollars over estimates, leading architects to revise the projected cost for the project.

MOZART'S

It looks like Mozart's pastry shop in Bexley has closed after being open only a short time in the new Gateway complex. But Breugger's Bagels,which had a shop in town for several years, is coming back and will open in the former Woodworker's building at Main and Cassingham, next to the Penn Station sub shop.

SALT FOR WINTER ROADS

Service Director Bill Harvey reported that, because of skyrocketing costs, he has not yet ordered any road salt for the upcoming winter. He told council that the cost has jumped from $50 a ton paid last year to $150 a ton for 1,000 tons. And there is no guarantee of delivery. The city has about 150 tons on hand, and uses 100 to 200 tons per winter storm.

Harvey said he is looking at other options to de-ice streets, including brine and sand. There is also a possibility that crews will only salt main roads and intersections this winter. He said he will wait on a decision by council as to whether to order salt at the higher cost, or wait until the price possibly comes down.

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In memoriam. John Joseph Manning III.

John Joseph Manning III died Thursday, June 25th, 2008.

John was the founding station general manager of WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, the broadcast radio service of Bexley Public Radio Foundation. His approach to scheduling and production of program content laid a solid foundation for the orderly growth of WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM. As station general manager, John worked closely with the station’s program chairwoman and the officers of Bexley Public Radio Foundation. He provided intelligent and reliable service to the broadcast operations of WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.

John also hosted the John Manning Morning Show on WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM. His morning show provided a comfortable mix of Bexley weather, astronomical data and editorial information from The Old Farmer’s Almanac and other resources.

During the hour-long morning show, John also provided updates on local Bexley news from The New Standard, The Eastside Messenger, Bexley News, The Catholic Times and The Bexley High School Torch. On his show, John also high-lighted information from the New York Times, The Financial Times and The Christian Science Monitor.

His favorite newspaper was The New York Times and each morning, even before John arrived at the radio studio, he had read his copy of The New York Times. John was a calm and intelligent interviewer of studio guests. Some of John’s memorable interviews included district politicians, faculty from Ohio State University, Ohio Dominican University, Capital University and Trinity Seminary.

He was also a regular participant in discussions with stock broker Frank Ingwersen and investment adviser Kevin Kale on the mid-morning Wall Street update. John was also a regular participant with gardening questions on Amy Maurer’s Noontime Gardener Show.

John was active in promoting rail passenger service for central Ohio. He was a longtime member of All Aboard Ohio and lobbied for public finance of passenger rail service. He regularly provided his radio listeners with information about developments in rail passenger service.

John Manning’s contributions to establishing a public radio service for the Bexley community were enormous and he is missed by his radio station colleagues and regular listeners to WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.

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Volunteer post of human rights activist. Bexley, Ohio.

TUESDAY APRIL 8. POSITION IS FILLED.

The WCRX-LP editorial collective has created a new position of human rights activist.

The position will be responsible for evaluating local public policy decisions affecting peace and justice and human rights in the Bexley area. For example, the proposed move of the police department from the East Main Street location to Delmar Drive has been evaluated only in terms of finance, operations and environmental impact. There has been no specific consideration of the move's impact on the human rights of Bexley residents and residents in the outlying City of Columbus areas.

Candidates for the position of WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM human rights activist must be familiar with international human rights law and practices. A working knowledge of peace and justice issues that affect local public policy is also necessary. A record of distinguished public service is a plus.

Interested listeners to WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM can nominate candidates for the human rights activist position.

Listeners may also submit their resumes for consideration by the WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM editorial collective.

Radio broadcast experience is not necessary.

The human rights activist is a volunteer position.

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Berwick, Ohio. Kriss Galloway reports on events this week at Jewish Community Center

John Manning's guest on the morning show was Kriss Galloway, manager of marketing and communications for the Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus.


Galloway reported that the comedy Mazel and Shlimazel opens tomorrow evening at 7:30 p.m. in the Roth-Resler Theater at the JCC of Greater Columbus, 1125 College Ave.

The production is being directed by Laurie Alexander. Adapted by Shawn Hartley from the tale by Isaac Bashevis Singer, the musical is a classic tale of good versus evil as Mazel, the spirit of good luck, and his entourage of Lucky Charms, face off against Shlimazel, the spirit of bad luck, and his henchmen, the Jinxes. This lighthearted Chanukah treat – perfect for the entire family – is complete with a quirky Queen, a strong-minded princess, a fake dragon, a loveable lion, and a poor peasant boy who teaches the lesson that it’s never too late to be great and that if we do our best, we make our own mazel.

Performances are scheduled for:
· Saturday, December 8, at 7:30 p.m.
· Sunday, December 9 at 2:30 p.m.
· Thursday, December 13 at 7:30 p.m.
· Saturday, December 15 at 7:30 p.m.
· Sunday, December 16 at 2:30 p.m.

Tickets are $12 for JCC members, $16 for nonmembers, $10 for senior members, $14 for senior nonmembers, $6 for children or students, and $8 per ticket for groups of 10 or more.

To purchase tickets or for more information on the Gallery Players’ season, call (614) 559-6248 or visit www.jccgalleryplayers.org.

The JCC of Greater Columbus, in conjunction with Beth Jacob Congregation, will be giving away compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) on Sunday, Dec. 9, while supplies last.

The giveaway is underwritten by a grant from the Melvyn Palius Environmental Protection Fund of the Columbus Jewish Foundation.

Galloway quoted Carol Folkerth, JCC Executive Director who said “The goal of this giveaway is to promote environmentally friendly living and educate the community about what each of us can do to help save our world." Galloway also provided a quote from Beth Jacob's Rabbi Napthali Weisz: "Because Chanukah is the Festival of Lights, we thought that giving away CFLs was a wonderful connection between the lights of Chanukah and the mitzvah of Tikkun Olam, or repairing the world.”

Similar giveaways have taken place in various cities throughout the nation – most notably in Atlanta, which has developed an entire study guide.

The guide notes that a 13-watt CFL requires less electricity than a 60 watt lightbulb, and therefore promotes:
Clean city air and clean water cycle by reducing the nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide created at power plants.
A more peaceful world by helping to reduce oil production needed for electric power generation.
A stabilized climate by reducing carbon dioxide created by burning fuel while generating electricity.
Getting a nuclear genie back in the bottle by not buying 658kWh of nuclear-generated electricity.
A safe food chain by preventing 73 milligrams of mercury from entering the biosphere by reducing the amount of coal needed to produce electricity.
Bountiful land by leaving an approximately 1.6 square foot patch of West Virginia forest undisturbed by mountaintop removal for coal mining.
A gift for the future by leaving 4 gallons of petroleum and 11,500 cubic feet of natural gas in the ground.

“This is just the sort of initiative that Melvyn Palius would have embraced,” said Jackie Jacobs, executive director of the Columbus Jewish Foundation. “The energy-saving project is a perfect kaddish for him because the Foundation is honoring his testamentary instructions to use his legacy to protect the environment.”

Palius also was an avid skier and proud member of the National Ski Patrol and the Central Ohio Hiking Club. A nature enthusiast since his youth, he loved hiking, traveling, photography, reading and was deeply committed to ecological preservation, conservation, wildlife protection, amateur archeology, historical societies, and protecting the rights and civil liberties of the underdog. Palius passed away in 2004 at the age of 83.

Kriss Galloway then reminded listeners that the JCC has a Judaica Gallery, where listeners can find gifts that are elegant or perhaps funky piece, maybe a modestly-priced gift, or a museum-quality collector's piece, or just something that is pleasing.

There is Judaica for everyone over a wide price range: Jewish arts and crafts, ritual items, Israeli and Yiddish posters, gifts, jewelry, and more. This season's feature: Chanukah Dreidel by Yossi Steinberg. Yossi Steinberg is a contemporary Israeli artist who uses hand painted acrylic resin in combination with silver or gold-plated wire to create beautiful Judaic art. He also incorporates beads and Judaic symbols. His style is whimsical yet rich in color and composition. All of his items are original designs. Yossi creates and works in Tel-Aviv, Israel.

Gallery Players, the JCC’s community theater group, will hold auditions for South Pacific on Sunday, Dec. 16, from 4 to 6 p.m., and Monday, Dec. 17, from 7 to 9 p.m. There are roles for 20 men, ranging in age from 20 to 60; nine women ranging in age from 20 to 35; one 35 to 50-year-old character woman; one 17-year-old girl, and two children, a girl (8 to 11 years old) and a boy (6 to 8 years old).  “A handful of roles are of Polynesian decent, so actors of ethnic backgrounds are encouraged to audition,” said Jared Saltman, JCC Cultural Arts director. “Singing and acting is required of all roles, and most roles must be able to dance.”  Those intending on auditioning should wear comfortable clothes for dancing, as well as bring their resume, photo, and at least 16 bars of music for their audition song. A pianist will be provided for the auditions. Eight performances will be staged from Feb. 23 through March 9.

The production will be directed by Pam Hill. Gallery Players, started in 1948, is the oldest community theater group in Central Ohio.

For more information, visit the Gallery Players website at www.jccgalleryplayers.org, or call (614) 559-6248.

Homer, Alaska. WCRX-LP culture correspondent Joanna Tornes reports on death of jazz musician.

In her regular culture dispatch, Joanna Tornes reported the death of jazz musician Howard Hedges.

The students and faculty at the Capital University jazz program and the rest of the WCRX-LP Bexley audience will recall Hedges as a prominent jazz trombonist who played in the Stan Kenton Band and in bands for singers Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, Ray Charles and Tony Bennett. He also played in the Lionel Hampton Band.

Besides his work in jazz, Hedges played in pit orchestras for the road companies of Broadway musicals such as Pippin and Chorus Line.

Hedges and his wife Kathy became residents of Homer, Alaska while he was still an active musician. He said he liked the friendliness and quirky character of the town.

Since most of his work was touring with singers, he said he could as easily go on road tours from Alaska as anywhere else.

Hedges was a native of Pompano Beach, Florida and his wife was from California. When they were first married, Hedges and Kathy lived in South Florida but Kathy wasn’t particularly enthusiastic about the location. On a summer vacation to Alaska, they visited Homer and liked the friendliness of the town.

They drove up a bluff behind the town to look at the mountains and Katchemak Bay. The breath-taking vista they saw convinced them where they would move without any discussion.

Kathy found employment as a case manager at a local mental health center. Hedges took on some local music students and joined a local blues band. He also hosted a jazz program “Jazz to Nowhere.'' on KBBI, the local public radio station. He was also a member of the Kenai Peninsula Orchestra.

In 1993, Hedges suffered a stroke and was diagnosed as diabetic. The Homer community responded with help, financial and practical. He worked at his rehabilitation and was successful enough that he eventually returned to playing music locally. He also became a disability advocate until his death on October 15 following an accident. He is survived by his widow Kathy and their son Michael.

Memorial donations for his son Michael’s education may be sent to John Hancock, P.O. Box 17603, Baltimore, MD 21297-1603. Checks should be made out to Freedom 529 Plan FBO Michael Hedges.

Donations may also be made to the Howard Hedges Performance Arts Scholarship Fund through the Homer Council on the Arts.

Other topics covered in the Tornes dispatch included the recent health fair and Veterans Day events in Homer, Alaska.

Tornes reported her dispatch during the Joe Contino Show.

The portions of Tornes’ dispatch dealing with Howard Hedges are based on the reporting of Tom Kizzia with the Anchorage Daily News.

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Bexley, Ohio. Pulitzer Prize winning writer Tracy Kidder to speak at Capital University

Tracy Kidder will present the Gerhold lecture at Capital University on the evening of Monday September 25. The lecture series is held at Capital University to promote peace and human understanding through higher education.

Professor Reginald B. Dyck of Capital University discussed the work of Pulitzer Prize winning author Tracy Kidder this morning on WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio. Professor Dyck was the guest on the morning segment of WCRX-LP, the radio service of Bexley Public Radio Foundation. The morning show was hosted by John Manning.

Kidder will present his lecture at 7:30 p.m. in Mees Hall. Professor Dyck said that the lecture is open to the public and Bexley residents are welcome. There is no admission charge and no reservations are necessary to attend.

Author Tracy Kidder was born in New York City in 1945. He is an American writer and Vietnam War veteran.
In 2003, Kidder’s book Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure The World was published to critical acclaim. Kidder met Dr. Farmer at a chance encounter. The book became a New York Times bestseller and has been selected by a number of colleges and universities as the common reading book.

Kidder received a Pulitzer Prize for his book The Soul of a New Machine. This book is an account of the engineers who developed Data General's Eclipse/MV minicomputer. His next book was House, where he records the story of people who built the award-winning Souweine House in Amherst, Massachusetts. Critics compare House to a novel rather than a non-fiction book.

Professor Dyck has taught at Capital University for fifteen years where he is a member of the English Department. His current academic interests include the modern writings of Native Americans.

The Mary Catherine Gerhold Annual Lecture in the Humanities was established by Edward L. and Mary Catherine Gerhold. It is an endowed lecture series.

The Gerhold lecture is held at Capital University to promote peace and human understanding through higher education.

Funds from the Gerhold endowment also support symposia, conferences, study projects and other scholarly activities.

The couple also established an endowed chair in the humanities at Capital. Edward L. and Mary Catherine Gerhold were longtime Bexley residents. Edward Gerhold was a lifelong Lutheran. The Gerholds were awarded honorary alumni status in 1996.

Bexley, Ohio. Student radio station internships

STUDENT RADIO STATION INTERNSHIPS. A comparison of how two universities pay attention to opportunities for their students to acquire radio skills and very practical broadcast experience.


WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio has requested assistance from two local post-secondary educational institutions to offer radio internships to their students. WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is the community radio service of Bexley, Ohio.

The first school was contacted on Thursday August 2. Since then two representatives have acknowledged the request. One referred WCRX-LP to a faculty member. The professor acknowledged the request and has not otherwise responded. This offer appears pretty much to be dead in the water unless WCRX-LP makes addtional effort.

The second school was contacted on Monday August 13 and responded on the same day with instructions for posting the notice at the school.

Here is the proposal made to each school.

The proposal is a list of existing and proposed radio programs on WCRX-LP, !02.1 FM, Local Power Radio that can provide broadcast experience for students. Both production and on-air broadcast experience are offered to students by WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio.

Some of the business and finance productions might be of particular interest to students in business and economics courses.

WCRX-LP broadcasts each week day from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

WCRX-LP is an affiliate of Pacifica Foundation in Berkeley California.

In the event there is student interest in these intern opportunities, WCRX-LP can expand its hours in accordance with the time-share agreement.

WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio is also interested in learning what students will need to do to be eligible for class credit if they participate in any of these intern opportunities.

Auction market report. Aired five to twenty minutes daily. Production time is four hours weekly. This program is currently broadcast. Collect, edit and script sale schedules, auction lot information, hammer prices, and consignment schedules from Sotheby’s and Christie’s New York auction rooms; Leslie Hindman;s Chicago sales room and from central Ohio auctions. Interview (usually by telephone) auctioneers for human interest aspects of individual auctions; collect market condition and price information from auctioneers about individual auctions. Read script and ad lib comment.

Amy Maurer’s “Lunchtime gardener.” Twice weekly forty minute program on Bexley gardens. Production time is five hours weekly. This program is currently broadcast. Production assistant. Make arrangements for guest interviews. Research on food and gardening topics.

Bexley community calendar. Aired five to twenty minutes daily. Production time is four hours weekly. This program is currently broadcast. Collect, edit and script information about events in and around Bexley. Read script and ad lib comment.

Ethnic grocery market reports; farmers market reports and organic fruits and vegetables market reports. This is a proposed program. It is not currently broadcast. Collect, edit and script information on ethnic groceries serving east Columbus neighborhoods: e.g. Guatemalan, Mexican, Salvadoran, Mideast (Arab), Jewish, Somali and Liberian. Interview market managers on regular schedule as to new shipments. Same with local farmers and organic markets. Read script and ad lib comment.

Joe Contino Show. Aired one hour on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Production time is five hours each week. This program is currently broadcast. Production assistant. Make arrangements for guest interviews. Research on local sports and political topics. Work with sports reporters for community newspapers and local coaches.

News, local government and politics reporting. Twenty minutes to one hour five days a week. Production time is six hours a week. This program is currently broadcast. Collect, edit and script Bexley area news. Read script and ad lib comment. Read news reports from The New Standard, Bexley News, The Catholic Times and Eastside Messenger.

Local CPI (Consumer Price Index). This is a proposed program. It is not currently broadcast. Collect and analyze local consumer price information. Contrast with national CPI numbers. Script for monthly broadcast. Read script.

Kate Buckley’s “Readings from Children’s Literature.” This is aired twenty minutes three days a week. Production time is two hours a week. This program is currently broadcast. Assist on-air personality in getting copyright permissions, back ground information on authors and illustrators and scripting summaries of stories and production breaks.

CD interest paid report for the Bexley Financial District. Three to five minutes twice a week. Production time is three hours each week. This program is currently broadcast. Analyze and script interest rate information from the ten banks in Bexley Financial District Read script.

Recorded music, live music and interviews with musicians. This is a proposed group of programs. WCRX-LP does not currently broadcast any music programming. DJ programs.

Culture correspondent reports. Five to ten minutes of postcards from culture correspondents in Alaska, California, Colorado and West Virginia. Four times each month. Production time is one hour a week. This program is currently broadcast. Schedule time for call-in from correspondents. Script outline. Occasional brief on-air introductions.

Sports programming. This is a proposed group of programs. Live coverage. Interviews with coaches, sports reporters and athletes. On-air work as sports event announcer.

Students in the Bexley area can contact the radio station at wcrxlp@yahoo.com. Reference internships in the subject line of the email.

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