Cory Sharber
Cory Sharber attended Murray State University majoring in journalism and political science and comes to Cincinnati Public Radio from NPR Member station WKMS.
While Cory was working for WKMS, he also was a beat writer for the Murray State News for the rifle and tennis teams.
When he’s not at Cincinnati Public Radio, he typically listens to music, plays guitar, video games, and is enjoying all that Cincinnati has to offer. Cory is inspired by reading all the newspapers lying around the house as a kid and watching NBC Nightly News for most of his youth, and was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. .
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The 2022 inductees for the Cincinnati Black Music Walk of Fame are Penny Ford, Midnight Star, Hi-Tek, and Wilbert Longmire. The four join inaugural inductees Otis Williams of The Charms, Bootsy Collins, The Isley Brothers and Dr. Charles Fold. -
“There’s only 2% AAPI in Cincinnati proper, but we are giving back so much, so if that visibility, I think, could be raised just to just acknowledge the contributions, I think that would go a long way,” Emily Hanako Momohara said. -
The box, where people can safely surrender babies up to 30 days old, is located at at 1141 Old State Route 74, in Batavia. The box is accessible 24/7 and features climate control and a silent alarm system that notifies first responders of a surrendered infant. -
This year's festival will include the largest number of restaurants (36) and food trucks (19) participating in the event's history. -
Claire Mengel addressed the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in Washington, D.C., Thursday, where a hearing addressed "the ongoing efforts to prohibit discussion in K-12 classrooms about American history, race, and LGBTQ+ issues, and to punish teachers who violate vague and discriminatory state laws by discussing these topics." -
Pacella replaces John Neyer, CEO of Neyer Management, who in Dec. 2021 agreed to serve as interim for six months after then-director Kara Kish resigned. Pacella is expected to serve until the end of the year or until a permanent replacement is selected. -
"We are here, all of us, to show them that we support diversity in our school district," student Johnny Wettengel said. "We are here to show them that we won't just sit down and let them cancel events that matter to us. We are here to show them that diversity isn't political, it's human." -
Hamilton County has been seeing roughly 143 cases per day. Health Commissioner Greg Kesterman says this is a far cry from what was seen during the omicron surge. -
Students discussed the challenges they've faced over the previous year, possible solutions going forward, and what's working now. -
Kent State University professors discussed how stories of people of African descent are expressed through hair during a virtual event hosted by the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center on Thursday.
