Morning Drive

Cincinnati's Task Force on Healthy Living is expanding its efforts to fight childhood obesity. WNKU's Steve Hirschberg reports. 

A constant stream of people filed through Cincinnati’s Museum Center Sunday to honor the late Neil Armstrong and view a piece of rock he brought back from the moon.

Interested in being transported back in time? A "Full Renaissance Experience" for the whole family is what the 23rd annual Ohio Renaissance Festival promises. Characters from the era of Queen Elizabeth I, Sir Walter Raleigh and Shakespeare will entertain crowds in Harveysburg, Ohio for 8 weekends starting September 1st.

A new program has been established to help selected small Kentucky communities benefit from adventure tourism opportunities. The program is called Trail Towns. WNKU's Steve Hirschberg talked about the program with Gil Lawson, a spokesman for the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet.

Forget the overpaid and sometimes unmotivated players: America’s pastime is still the heartfelt sport it’s always been—in the Minor Leagues, says author Katya Cengel. The former reporter for the Louisville Courier–Journal takes us behind the scenes of minor league baseball in Kentucky. The seasoned journalist spent a year with the teams and writes about players and coaches she talked with and followed.

$61 million. That's the goal of this year's fundraising campaign for  The United Way of Greater Cincinnati.  The goal is a $400 thousand increase over last year's goal. WNKU's Steve Hirschberg asked this year's campaign chair, David Joyce, the CEO of GE Aviation, how the $61 million figure was determined. 

September is just around the corner; and it's National Library Card Sign-Up Month.  To mark the occasion, the Boone and Grant County Public Libraries are teaming up with area businesses, which are offering incentives to  those who get a library card. WNKU's Steve Hirschberg talked with Shaun Davidson, the Adult Programmer for the Boone County Public Library.

The Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati has created its first-ever vision and strategic plan for its school system. WNKU's Steve Hirschberg reports.

The National Museum of the United States Air Force near Dayton, Ohio is planning to expand. On the drawing board is a fourth main building that will house a variety of exhibits. WNKU's Steve Hirschberg talked with the museum's director, General John L. Hudson.

Tomorrow, the Middletown Arts Center is sponsoring a community arts day. WNKU's Steve Hirschberg talked with Leslie Pinto, the program director for the arts center.