News Man Weekly: LIVE 100th episode at Relax, It's Just Coffee

This week's episode of the News Man Weekly is brought to you LIVE at Relax, It's Just Coffee. The team left the cozy confines of the Richland Source podcast studio and recorded in front of a live audience to celebrate 100 episodes. After our typical intro banner and news of the week -- we're joine…

News Man Weekly: Memorial Day Reflections, Buc-ee’s Momentum, Drug Busts & The Road to Episode 100

Episode 99 of the News Man Weekly is a shorter, stripped-down edition of the show — but Carl and Zac still manage to cover plenty of ground. Carl opens with a rant about the upcoming live 100th episode at Relax, It's Just Coffee, reluctantly preparing himself to leave the safety of the studio and i…

News Man Weekly: Richland County Commissioner Tony Vero on data centers, Buc-ee's, Westinghouse and more!

In episode 98 of the News Man Weekly, the crew riffs on graduation season, the Cavs’ Game 7 victory and the Sonic Temple music festival. We break down the latest developments surrounding the proposed Buc-ee's project, discuss the $1 million state grant awarded to demolish the West Park Shopping Cen…

News Man Weekly: Skate Ohio breaks news and talks about upcoming projects; Bike-A-Palooza, Mansfield Speedway and more!

Episode 97 of News Man Weekly opens with a Carl rant about Richland County’s surprisingly massive primary election turnout. Carl, Zac and Hayden then riff on the weekend before diving into the latest local headlines, including Mansfield’s Bike-A-Palooza giving away more than 100 bicycles, two Shelb…

News Man Weekly: iHeart Broadcaster Chris Kelly; Downtown Vandalism; Roundabouts and more!

In episode 96 of the News Man Weekly, we break down the key stories shaping the community. These include what voters need to know ahead of the May 5 primary election, a downtown vandalism arrest that drew a strong response from police leadership and the long-awaited roundabout project at Lexington-…

State of the City: Mayor Jodie Perry on Growth, Taxes, Downtown Projects and What’s Next for Mansfield

In this live recording of the State of the City, Jodie Perry sits down with Carl Hunnell for a candid, wide-ranging conversation about the city's future. In this episode: What $100M+ in development actually means for Mansfield The reality behind downtown construction and the $20M Main Street proje…

News Man Weekly: Mansfield parks with Louis Andres, Mike Woogerd and Cortney Freshwater; News of the Week and more!

Episode 95 of News Man Weekly opens with a reminder to get out and vote during the upcoming primary election as Host Carl Hunnell politely reminds folks to "put up or shut up." This week's News of the Week dives deeper into the planned $10 million redevelopment of a downtown hotel in Mansfield. Oth…

News Man Weekly: History & Politics with John Moser; Source Journalism Fellowship with Katie Ellington Serrao; News of the Week and more!

Episode 94 of News Man Weekly starts with a very Ohio problem — snow in April and a place that refuses to fully commit to spring — before diving into a packed week of local headlines and big-picture conversations. From the latest developments (and pushback) on the proposed Buc-ee’s site to a major …

News Man Weekly: Reviving Cyclops with Pastor Ray Cochran & David Yoder; Mansfield Playhouse update with Doug Wertz; News of the Week and more!

Episode 93 of the News Man Weekly is packed from start to finish — from Carl’s latest battle with modern-day package delivery logic to a full rundown of the biggest stories shaping north central Ohio. The crew dives into a potential Buc-ee’s development moving closer to reality, a bizarre and distu…

News Man Weekly: A road trip to Ohio's first Buc-ee's

In this week's episode of the News Man Weekly, four grown men road-trip two hours down I-71 to visit Buc-ee’s -- a gas station with a cult following, a beaver mascot and apparently bathrooms nice enough to justify burning half a tank of gas just to see them. Because nothing says journalism like cha…