Listed below are some of the most recent interviews conducted by Clint. You can listen to The Morning Show every morning Monday-Friday from 6:00am-9:00am on WBGU FM 88.1. Be sure to follow The Morning Show on Facebook to stay up to date.

Listen here and you'll hear Clint's visit this morning with Greg Shepherd who, along with this wife Heather, are the proud owners and operators of Trotters Tavern in downtown Bowling Green.
While you and the family are downtown enjoying the many holiday events, stop by and enjoy the signature Brown Jug Steak Dinner, voted the "Best Steak in Wood County".

Listen here to Clint's interview from this morning's show with 2 members of the Black Swamp Players latest production "Be Here Now", 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐡 (𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫) and 𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐲 (𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐢).
Brad Smith is excited to be making his first appearance with BSP! He most recently performed at the Village Players Theatre in Love Letters, under the expert hand of director Nancy Wright, while teamed again with the great Cindy Bilby. Cindy has been performing throughout northwest Ohio (and on one occasion, southwest Michigan) for the past 20 years. She has done everything from Ginger in Gilligan's Island the Musical to Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible.
Don’t miss this moving and hilarious production! See Brad, Cindy, and the rest of the talented cast bring 𝑩𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝑵𝒐𝒘 to life on the BSP stage. Tickets are 𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐀𝐒𝐓, so secure yours today!
📅 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬
December 6–8
December 13–15

Chief Bill Moorman and the Bowling Green Fire Division made a special delivery early this morning to the 13ABC Hope for the Holidays Toy Drive campaign at the Woodland Mall.
Listen here to Clint's live visit this morning with Chief Moorman right after the delivery. Moorman said our local V.F.W. Post 1148 donated the bikes and lots of toys also!
The Bowling Green Fire Division, along with City of Bowling Green Mayor Aspacher and employees, partnered with 13 Action News and the Salvation Army to collect toys to be distributed to children during the holiday season.

It's time for the 20th annual Arts X event this Saturday at Bowling Green State University!
Listen here to Clint's preview visit this morning with Charlie Kanwisher, the director of the School of Art, BGSU Professor and member of the ArtsX committee Abby Cloud, and teaching professor Kelly Wiegant Mangan in the Department of Theatre and Film, who talked about the exciting things they have planned.
2024 ArtsX: Rhythm & Resonance is Saturday, December 7 from 5-9 p.m. at the BGSU Fine Arts Center & Wolfe Center for the Arts. Rhythm & Resonance is the inspiration for the 20th annual ArtsX. Come see, hear, and feel the Rhythm & Resonance in art, dance, theatre, film, writing, and music!
This annual showcase and celebration of the arts includes activities, performances, and exhibits for guests of all ages, as well as holiday shopping for unique, handmade gifts. No tickets required. Parking is free. For more information, visit bgsu.edu/artsx.

BG Independent News' David Dupont invited local artist Mary Dawson to join during his regular Thursday segment at 8:30.
Listen here to their visit as they discussed the latest Art pop-up show, open this weekend and next at the Bowling Green Arts Council Art Space Gallery in Downtown Bowling Green.

The Wood County Department of Job and Family Services Protective Services Unit is holding the annual Santa Shop again this month.
Listen here as Brandy Laux called the show to tell Clint that the Shop is for families who are working with the Protective Services Unit. The parents can come and pick out toys for their children at no cost. Donations are being sought for new toys, gift cards, and cash in order to fill up the shop. If you or your company would be interested in donating, please contact Brandy Laux at 419-373-6938.

Listen here as Bowling Green State University Volleyball Coach Danijela Tomic called the show this morning to ask the community to support the team tonight at 7 at the Stroh Center as they host the first round of the NIVC postseason tournament.

Bowling Green City Schools' Addie Naus is a senior and BG FFA President. Last year, Addie was challenged by her Bowling Green FFA teacher Stephanie Conway to come up with a project she could be passionate about so the BGCS "Making A Difference, One Toy at A Time Toy Drive" was born.
Listen here to this morning's visit with Addie who told Clint that in the 1st year of the project, with the help of so many amazing students and a great community rallying together, they were able to collect over 450 toys for the local Salvation Army! You'll also hear that this year the group has their sights set on 500 toys!!

Sophia Jarrell and Hayley Havener from the Black Swamp Fine Arts School LLC stopped by the studio this morning to give Clint all the details on this year's production of "Mina & the Nutcracker" performed on December 21st at the Marathon Center for the Performing Arts in Findlay.
Listen to their visit and you'll hear about the story that is set in 1820 in Wood County, Ohio and the cast or over 75 children and adults that bring it to life.

Thanks so much to everyone who joined Clint's table at the Winter Sports luncheon on Monday! We love spending time with our partners on The Morning Show and we love hearing updates on BGSU Athletics!
Clint visited with Bowling Green State University Athletics Director Derek van der Merwe after the luncheon and followed up on his remarks about BGSU competing with Power 5 schools who have virtually "unlimited" resources. He told us building relationships with people will beat $$ every time -- listen to their visit here!

Listen here to Clint's interview last night with Colonel (U.S. Army, Retired) Stephen Ledbetter, Commander of Paul C. Ladd VFW Post 1148, and Bowling Green firefighter/paramedic Michael Brown.
Brown was presented with the VFW Public Servant Award during Monday’s City Council meeting and talked with Clint about his call to service.

Listen here to this week's visit with Wood County Hospital President/CEO Stan Korducki where we did NOT talk about the OSU vs Michigan Football game! Stan did tell Clint there's another American Red Cross Blood Drive coming up at the hospital, and they also talked about December being your last chance to schedule elective surgeries before the new year and save $$ if you've already met your insurance deductible.
WCH embraced the Ohio State vs. Michigan rivalry with the Battle of the Border Food Drive, a friendly competition to support the Brown Bag Food Pantry. Donation bins for Ohio State, Michigan and “Other Team” encouraged staff, patients and visitors to join the fight against food insecurity.
On November 25, WCH President Stan Korducki (an Ohio State fan) and VP Joe W. (a loyal Michigan supporter) announced 🏆 𝗢𝗵𝗶𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿, narrowly beating out Michigan. The drive made a significant impact, with hundreds of donations helping Wood County families this holiday season.

GFWC Women's Club of Bowling Green President Kim Roessner and member Kathy Mull visited the studio this morning to talk about their annual Holiday Celebration on Dec. 4, at Bowling Green Country Club beginning with social time at 3:30 p.m.
Listen here to get all the details about this special holiday event and the history and mission of the Women's Club here in City of Bowling Green, Ohio.
Anyone interested in learning about the opportunities for service provided by GFWC Women’s Club of Bowling Green to the community and beyond, or who would like to attend a meeting, can consult the website at www.womensclubbg.org, email president@womensclubbg.org, or talk with any club member.

We may be headed into the winter months, but the folks at the Wood County Fair Board are already making decisions about the 2025 Wood County Fair.
Paul Perry, Senior Fair Board President and Laura Westgate, Fair Manager, gave Clint details about the entertainment being contracted for next summer. Listen here as he got details about the elimination of the country concert and the return of several popular events next year.
Laura also told us about several events that are being scheduled for the Wood County Fairgrounds this winter and spring, including The Fields to Firearms Fundraiser. The event, featuring a guns and purses raffle, will be held on Jan. 25 in the Pratt Pavilion at the fairgrounds. The doors open at 5:30 p.m., with dinner by Deet’s BBQ at 6 p.m. and the raffle at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $50 per person (must be 21 or older), which covers the meal and the chance to win one of five featured guns and purses. They hope to sell 350 tickets for the event.

With Thanksgiving in the rear-view mirror, wondering what's on your calendar for this weekend?
Listen here as Todd Sheets, owner of Beeker's General Store and a member of the Pemberville Independent Merchants Association, invited everyone to an event-filled weekend at one of our favorite locations in Wood County. There are parades, shopping, lots of goodies, and more in the Village of Pemberville.

Sean Brennan, the proud owner and operator of the 1st Bed & Breakfast in City of Bowling Green, Ohio, joined Clint Wednesday morning to talk about his passion for this beautiful property and the support of some many in the community who helped him make it a reality. Listen to their visit here!

Clint talked with Mary Hinkelman from the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce this morning to wrap up this year's very successful Bowling Green Community Holiday Parade.
Listen to their visit and you'll also get details about some exciting events coming up in December, including The Morning Show's Giving Tuesday remote broadcast from Biggby Coffee of BG, Ohio on December 3rd.

Mike Armstrong is President and Managing Director of A-Gas in the Americas, including a location at 1100 Haskins Rd in Bowling Green.
Listen here to a conversation from this morning's show that included Armstrong, 4th year Cadet at West Point Military Academy Ethan Trampush from Elyria Ohio, and 5th District Congressman Bob Latta.

The Wood County Health Department hosted an open house and Public Health Thank you Day Monday evening. The Department also honored Sharon Shaeffer with the Public Health Hero award, and you can hear Clint's interview with Sharon and WC Health Commissioner Ben Robison here!

Juniper Brewing Company Giving Mondays begin TODAY!
Listen here to Clint with Chris and Zach as they gave us details on how they plan to help area nonprofits for the next several Monday's and are even providing a FREE Thanksgiving meal for families in need this year!You'll hear Danijela Tomic thanking the Tracy's for their support this past year as well!

Listen here to Clint's interview with Coach Tony Mazzarella after the BGSU Men's Rugby Team's win over Louisville!

Listen here to the last portion of this morning's show as Bowling Green State University Volleyball Coach (and this morning's co-host), Danijela Tomic, talked about the vital role each member of her staff plays in the championship culture they've created here at Bowling Green State University.
Hope to see all Falcon Fanatic fans at the Mid-American Conference tournament this weekend. BGVB, as the regular season champions, got a 1st round bye and play their 1st game Saturday at 4. Go Falcons!!

Listen here to audio from this morning's visit with 2 of Bowling Green City Schools' best athletes. Both Madi and Hannah got to visit with Bowling Green State University Volleyball head coach Danijela Tomic on this morning's show.
Madison Cowan was recently named the Division III District 7 Player of the Year after leading the Bowling Green volleyball team to its best season in eight years. In addition to being named the district’s top player, Cowan earned First Team All-NLL and First Team All-District recognition. She finished her career with 1,170 kills, 1,221 digs and 121 aces while eclipsing Ashley Dunn’s school record for career terminations of 1,139 established from 2006-09.
Captain and senior libero Hannah Heinze was also named First Team All-NLL in the Cardinal Division this year, finishing not far behind Abby Ray’s career digs record of 1,356, Heinze came within 30 of matching Ray’s total.

Hannah Feffer, Director of Community Learning Centers STARS, and Instructor Justin Newcomb visited Clint this morning to talk about some financial challenges being faced by this heavily utilized program here in Wood County. Listen to their visit here!

It's almost time for this year's Bowling Green Community Holiday Parade, and Clint talked with one of this year's commentators, Meteorologist Ryan Wichman from WTOL 11. They discussed not only the tree lighting and parade forecast, but some of his memories of this historic parade. Listen to Thursday morning's visit here!

Wood County Health Department's Beth Perry substituted for Ben Robison this week and brought with her one of this year’s VAPE Coalition members. This is a group of BGSU students who work with the health department to prevent vaping among their peers.
Listen here to Bryanna Evan, who joined us in the studio to talk about what the group is focused on this year, what they've done so far, and how they’re building on the work the group did last year.

The Bowling Green Country Club Golf Course has been celebrating it's 100th year in 2024, and the celebration culminates with several members riding decorated golf carts in this year's BG Holiday Parade!
Listen to Clint's visit here with Board member Dick Edwards, who visited the show to give Clint details about this latest outreach for the group and recap what's shaped up as one of the most successful years ever for the Country Club.

Lane Montz, President of the Better Business Bureau and Better Business Bureau Ethics Foundation, Inc., told us on Wednesday's show that his office receives consumer calls regularly, asking if a check they’ve received in the mail is valid. Many times, the answer is “No” … but here’s a time where we can say “Yes”!
Listen here as Lane described 2 recent settlements that could put money in your pocket.
Lane also described a new initiative starting in 2025 with Bowling Green State University to produce a suite of videos titled "In the pursuit of Ethics" that will be made available to high schools across the state and ultimately the nation. The first vignette will be focused on the "new social media that purports to be a news outlet but lacks the checks and balances for ethical journalism that traditional journalism has had." Very exciting partnership between the BBB and BGSU School of Media and Communication!

What a joy to have Stephanie Bell, Adelaide Brown, and Nina Snyder in studio this morning to talk about this weekend's opening of Julie's Dance Studio Presents a Preview of The Nutcracker: All Jazzed Up!
Listen to Clint's visit here, and you too will be charmed by these talented young women.
Stephanie Bell, Dream Claire & Choreographer: JDS Alumni and graduate of BFA Dance program at Ball State University. Stephanie has been performing in JDS’s Nutcracker since the very first staging, which was a mere 17 years ago, first appearing as a Woodland Snow Angel. Stephanie is also a teacher at JDS.
Adelaide Brown, Company Dance Captain: Senior at Eastwood High School also taking classes at BGSU. Sugar Plum Fairy and Flower Queen. Performing in her 8th Nutcracker with JDS, starting out as a Little Jazz Mouse & Jingle Bell.
Nina Snyder, “Claire” (Saturday 7p & Sunday 2p): 8th grader at Bowling Green Middle School, dancing at JDS for 12 years, this is her second time portraying the role of Claire as well as numerous other roles.
Julie's Dance Studio, Ltd. has been staging this special production for 18 years and Clint guarantees it will fill you with holiday cheer again in 2024!

It's official. At this morning's meeting of the Wood County Board of Elections Board, the final election results were certified with the addition of all qualified provisional ballots. The .75% income tax to support operations of Bowling Green City Schools went down to defeat with 7,282 votes against and 7,174 votes for the levy.
Clint will have his interview with co-director of the Board of Elections, Terry Burton, on Thursday's local news. Burton told us the 108-vote margin of defeat will not trigger an automatic recount. He also asked Terry about the next opportunity for putting the issue back on the ballot in 2025 - here, you'll hear Clint's interview with BG School Board President Tracy Hovest, who indicated the hoped-for revenue was a "need not a want" so they would be discussing next steps if the issue was defeated.

Clint had two Head Hockey coaches back to back on Tuesday's show when BGSU Hockey Dennis Williams updated him on last weeks series at St. Thomas, and Bowling Green Bobcat Hockey Coach Connor Rogowski followed that with a preview of this weekend's Jamie Ruffner Memorial tournament at Slater Family Ice Arena for his 2-0 Bobcats!
Listen to their "hockey talk" here! Great to hear the 2 coaches "Connecting Community Voices" and hear Coach Williams' support of local high school hockey!

Jenny Morlock from The Ohio State University Extension - Wood County 4-H introduced us this morning to 4-H Volunteer Laura Short. Laura is another recent recipient of the Honorary Wood County 4-H Member Award, the highest award given to 4-H Volunteers.
Listen to Clint's visit and you'll hear Jenny tell us "Laura is priceless to us at 4-H Camp and multiple other programs". Thanks Laura, and congratulations on your award!
NEW VOLUNTEERS are always welcome to apply to the Wood County 4-H program! Please call the office at 419-354-9050 for more information. Required Volunteer Training will take place in January, so plan ahead and help "build a ready generation."

It's time for the most important step in the 4-step process for a beautiful lawn next year according to John Krukemyer at the Mid-Wood Inc. - Bowling Green Store.
Listen here to all the details John shared with Clint - Step 4 should be applied when air temperatures have cooled to slow down above ground growth, but the soil temperatures are still warm enough to promote root growth. The fertilizer will be stored into the roots, building a stronger root system, which will mean a thicker, greener, and healthier lawn next spring.

Wood County Hospital President Stan Korducki recapped a special evening as employees gathered at Stone Ridge Golf Club on November 13 for the annual Service Awards ceremony to honor the dedication and hard work of our outstanding employees.
Listen to Clint's visit here, as Stan told him during his weekly visit that the celebration recognized staff members who reached significant milestones - 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 35 and 40 years of service. Guests enjoyed dinner and live music from CBR.

Listen here to Clint's post-match interview with BGSU Men's Rugby coach Tony Mazzarella. First round of the National tournament is this Saturday at Roger Mazzarella Field!
After overcoming a 21-point deficit, at approximately 2:30pm on November 16, 2024, junior prop Vinnie Pfahl, son of BGSU rugby alum Ben Pfahl, with zero time on the referee's watch, took the "turtle" ball over the goal line to give BGSU a thrilling 34-33 victory over Louisville to win the MAC championship and put the Falcons in the national finals for seventeenth straight year.

The Spirit of Wood County Awards are presented to current and former citizens of Wood County in recognition of outstanding service to their communities and Wood County. The County Commissioners have been honoring outstanding citizens since 1987.
Listen here to comments from the honorees at yesterday's (Sunday) 2024 Spirit of Wood County Awards.
The 2024 award recipients included Bowling Green residents Amanda Barndt for Agricultural Leadership; Randy Gardner for Education for Civic Responsibility; Floyd Craft for Industrial/Economic Development; Alan Mayberry for Liberty Through Law/Human Freedom; and Andrew Kalmar for Self-Government. Rick Ruffner from Webster Township was selected for the Lyle R. Fletcher Good Citizenship Award.

Listen here to the inspirational story of (Ret.) Col. Greg Gadson whose book Finding Waypoints: A Warrior's Journey Towards Peace and Purpose, was cowritten by Bowling Green State University alum Terese Schlachter.
Terese told us the wonderful story of how Col. Gadson almost fell into her lap, literally, and the 16-year journey of writing the story of a wonderful life of inspiration and service.
What starts as a minute-by-minute account of a disaster in a war zone quickly turns into an uplifting story of survival and triumph in Finding Waypoints: A Warrior’s Journey Towards Peace and Purpose by Col. Greg Gadson and Terese Schlachter. Their book – the result of their extraordinary relationship – is a hybrid of biography and autobiography. It tells the story of a man who survived the worst and has used his experience to enrich the lives of others both in and out of the military.

Listen here to Clint's discussion with Kyle Clark, Director of the Prevention Education Program for the Wood County Educational Service Center.
Kyle talked not only about prevention efforts in district schools for our area youth, but also about the popular "Positive Behavorial and Intervention Supports (PBIS) program instituted in all district schools in Wood County. PBIS is a framework that uses evidence-based practices to create a positive school culture and learning environment for students and staff. PBIS recognizes that students can only meet behavioral expectations if they know what the expectations are. The philosophy of PBIS is that by rewarding students for positive behavior through positive praise and rewards, students will begin to build intrinsic motivation to behave in a positive way which will help create a positive learning environment in all areas of the school.

During this morning's call in, Kami Wildman from the Wood County Health Department shared with Clint where to find the flu shot clinics on the website, food safety for Thanksgiving, and a reminder about open enrollment for Marketplace. The Health Department is also going to have the mobile unit at the turkey drop at the Wood County Museum on Friday morning. Listen here!

Listen here to today's visit with Bowling Green City Schools superintendent Dr. Ted Haselman, who reminds everyone there's less than a week to apply for assistance through this year's Dear Santa program.
Dr. Haselman also congratulated our Penta-Bowling Green High School FFA American Degree Recipients Madison Carrillo and Edison Eschedor, talked about the many Veterans Day programs held this past week, and talked about the bi-annual 5-year financial forecast to be presented at next week's BG School Board meeting.

The Morning Show has got their first remote broadcast in quite some time at the Wood County Museum this Friday morning to support this year's "Turkey Drop" fundraiser.
Listen here to Clint's visit with Marissa Muniz Kolhoff, who told him there is still time for you to purchase your foam turkey and get in the running for up to $1,000 in cash. Clint will also have lots of tickets for BGSU Sports and Movie tickets to give away during the broadcast so stop by, share some laughs, win some goodies, and support our friends at the WC Museum! The address is 13660 County Home Rd, Bowling Green, OH or listen in at 88.1 WBGU-FM.

These kids were GREAT in studio this morning! Listen here to Clint's visit with Deb Shaffer, Director, and Ethan Watkins, Maddie Boron and Ethan Davis.
The Bowling Green Christian Academy students are acting in the play "Too Many Detectives," which opens this weekend at the Star Style Theater at the Woodland Mall.

Clint got some help with interviewing BGSU Hockey Head Coach Dennis Williams on this morning's show when longtime fan Frank McLaughlin joined in the conversation. Listen here to Frank's questions about a change in the recruiting process next year, and Coach also previewed this weekend's series against St. Thomas on the road.

BGSU Men's Rugby - 30, Cincinnati - 19 in Saturday's Mid American Conference Rugby semifinals. It's on to hosting University of Louisville Rugby Saturday at 1. Clint's post-match interview with coach Tony Mazzerella after Saturdays' win can be heard here! The Falcons have now reached their 43rd consecutive MAC Final since 1982!!

Listen here to Clint's weekly update from the Wood County District Public Library when Michele Raine gave a programming update for the next couple weeks including the Holiday Tree lighting celebration.
Join us to kick-off the holiday season during our Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration! This year, we invite families into the library at 6:00 pm for a special holiday story time, and then we’ll gather outside at 7:00 pm for our annual tree lighting. Keep warm with outdoor games like giant Jenga from our Library of Things, or grab a hot drink and donut holes. After the tree has been lit, join us inside the library for a concert by The Madrigals.

On the heels of a very contentious elections season, Bowling Green State University hosted its annual "Day of Dialogue" with this year's topic being Engaging in Democracy.
Here, you'll hear short interviews with panelists The Hon. Randy Gardner, former State Senator and Representative and former chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education, the The Hon. Betty Montgomery, former Ohio Attorney General, and Dr. Rodney K. Rogers, BGSU President.
The goal of the event was to promote nonpartisan, democratic engagement in state and local government, and featured engaging discussions with elected officials, policymakers, and BGSU learning community members. The free, public event hoped to empower attendees to listen, learn, and work toward changing the culture of democratic engagement in the United States.

Fritz told Clint on this morning's show that there are over 200 vendor tables set up for this weekend's show! If you missed it, listen to their visit here!

On this week's episode of the "Tim and Ardy Show," the guys called in to remind Clint they are partnering with Hanneman Family Funeral Homes & Crematory again this year to provide FREE lunches to area veterans on Veterans Day.
Listen to their chat here, and be sure to hang around to the end when Clint surprised Ardy with his own special theme music!

This Sunday at 3 the "Sounds of the Stadium" will fill the air at the Stroh Center as the 425 members of the BGSU Falcon Marching Band, led by the Director of Marching and Athletic Bands Professor Jon Waters, put on their annual show.
Listen here to hear David Dupont of BG Independent News and Clint talk with Jon this morning about the rich tradition of the Band, the announcement by The University of Toledo last month that they would not be able to perform on the field at the Glass Bowl during BG-UT Football game, this Sunday's concert, and more.