Around Cincinnati

Local pediatrician and owner of the Blue Manatee Bookstore, John Hutton, has published and authored a book called Cincinnati: Our City, Our Story as a fundraiser for the Every Child Succeeds program. The book features photos of Cincinnati taken by children, a history of the city from Louise Borden, and additional artwork from C.F. Payne, Loren Long and Will Hillenbrand. As Dr. Hutton tells Barbara Gray, all the contributors donated their talents to this one-of-a-kind book.

Jane Durrell talks with local artist and visual arts teacher at the School for Creative and Performing Arts, Alice Pixley Young. Her multimedia sculpture, You Are Looking for Something That No Longer Exists was recently on view at the Urban Institute of Contemporary Art in Grand Rapids, Michigan as part of their annual ArtPrize exhibition.

Hollywood icon and Oscar-nominated actor Richard Burton led a tumultuous life that included two marriages to Elizabeth Taylor and a bit of drinking. For the first time, his diaries from 1939 through 1983 have been published and Chris Williams, the book’s editor, speaks with Larry Thomas about this revealing collection of personal writings, and how they provide a unique look at those supposed glamor years.

Don’t let the winter keep you from enjoying a myriad of activities at the various Hamilton County Parks! Robyn Carey Allgeyer learns about their full calendar of winter events from spokesperson Kimberly Whitton. A couple of highlights include a Quilt Exhibit at the Heritage Village Museum and Maple Sugar Days at Sharon Woods.

Jay Schadler has been a reporter for ABC News for many years now, but he started his early broadcasting career in Oxford at WMUB. He speaks by phone with Lee Hay talking about his days as news director at WMUB, his favorite travel experiences, his passion for photography and how he balances his TV works with running a gallery in New Hampshire.