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Hear Cincinnati Podcast: Saving Fiona's life, J.K. Schaffer arrest and the push to stop WNKU's sale

Hear Cincinnati Podcast: Saving Fiona's life, J.K. Schaffer arrest and the push to stop WNKU's sale
Posted at 2:23 PM, Feb 23, 2017
and last updated 2017-02-23 14:23:12-05

This week on Hear Cincinnati, host Maxim Alter, digital editor Meghan Wesley, digital reporter Lucy May and content coordinator Scott Kyser talk about former Bengal J.K. Schaffer's arrest and strange court appearance, Busken Bakery's Fiona-inspired cookies, a bill to require cursive writing in Ohio schools and more. Maxim talks one-on-one with a member of Fiona the hippo’s care team at the Cincinnati Zoo. And web editor Austin Fast breaks down the latest efforts to stop the sale of WNKU to a religious broadcasting company.

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Notable links: 

2:00 - J.K. Schaffer arrest, Fiona update, Cursive laws
13:45 - Dr. Jessya Wojtusik from the Cincinnati Zoo talks about caring for Fiona
32:20 - Austin Fast discusses the pending sale of WNKU

WCPO Insiders can read more about these stories at wcpo.com/hear

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Hear Cincinnati is back for the new year. This week, host Maxim Alter, digital editor Meghan Wesley, digital reporter Lucy May and 9 On Your Side anchor Kathrine Nero talk President Donald Trump, the Cincinnati Zoo's new baby hippo, the film "Hidden Figures," Adam Jones and much more. Photographer Emily Maxwell also walks us through covering the historic women's march in D.C. and I-Team reporter Hillary Lake gives us an exclusive look inside a local heroin treatment center. 

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WCPO Insiders can read more about these stories at wcpo.com/hear

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