/howard-wilkinson-politics-and-more 0000017a-3b40-d913-abfe-bf44a4f90000Howard Wilkinson joined the WVXU news team as the politics reporter and columnist in April 2012 , after 30 years of covering local, state and national politics for The Cincinnati Enquirer. On this page, you will find his weekly column, Politically Speaking; the Monday morning political chats with News Director Maryanne Zeleznik and other news coverage by Wilkinson. A native of Dayton, Ohio, Wilkinson has covered every Ohio gubernatorial race since 1974, as well as 16 presidential nominating conventions. Along with politics, Wilkinson also covered the 2001 Cincinnati race riots, the Lucasville prison riot in 1993, the Air Canada plane crash at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in 1983, and the 1997 Ohio River flooding. And, given his passion for baseball, you might even find some stories about the Cincinnati Reds here from time to time. en-US Copyright Thu, 27 May 2021 08:00:00 GMT /local-news/2021-05-27/reds-baseball-a-tale-of-memory-and-memorabilia On June 2, Great American Ball Park returns to full capacity, the first time in more than a year when fans can fill every seat. In honor of what the… Thu, 27 May 2021 08:00:00 GMT /local-news/2021-05-27/reds-baseball-a-tale-of-memory-and-memorabilia Howard Wilkinson /politics/2020-04-29/what-happened-during-tuesdays-ohio-primary Cincinnati Edition speaks with WVXU’s Senior Political Analyst Howard Wilkinson about Tuesday’s vote-by-mail primary.Listen to Cincinnati Edition live at… Wed, 29 Apr 2020 08:00:00 GMT /politics/2020-04-29/what-happened-during-tuesdays-ohio-primary Michael Monks /politics/2019-09-13/politics-chat-chabots-missing-campaign-money-a-serious-matter The Federal Elections Commission (FEC) wants to know why an audit of U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot's campaign finance reports indicate that $123,000 has gone… Fri, 13 Sep 2019 12:20:00 GMT /politics/2019-09-13/politics-chat-chabots-missing-campaign-money-a-serious-matter Howard Wilkinson /sports/2019-04-19/in-1938-24-year-old-reds-pitcher-johnny-vander-meer-made-history If you had been in Al Lopez Field in Tampa, Fla., in the 1980s, watching a Cincinnati Reds spring training game, you probably wouldn't have noticed the… Fri, 19 Apr 2019 09:00:00 GMT /sports/2019-04-19/in-1938-24-year-old-reds-pitcher-johnny-vander-meer-made-history Howard Wilkinson /media/2019-04-12/meet-ambriehl-crutchfield-new-wvxu-reporter For the second time in less than a year, Ambriehl Crutchfield is learning a new city.Crutchfield, a Nashville native and 2018 Western Kentucky University… Fri, 12 Apr 2019 14:00:00 GMT /media/2019-04-12/meet-ambriehl-crutchfield-new-wvxu-reporter John Kiesewetter /politics/2019-04-11/commentary-is-it-time-to-ditch-the-electoral-college For the time being, an Ohio group has pulled out of a ballot issue this year to have the state join a nationwide movement to bypass the Electoral College… Thu, 11 Apr 2019 09:00:00 GMT /politics/2019-04-11/commentary-is-it-time-to-ditch-the-electoral-college Howard Wilkinson /politics/2019-04-08/monday-chat-who-is-tim-ryan-and-why-does-he-want-to-be-president U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan from Niles in northeast Ohio is well-known in the state's Mahoning Valley, but not so much in southwest Ohio. Or in the rest of the… Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:15:58 GMT /politics/2019-04-08/monday-chat-who-is-tim-ryan-and-why-does-he-want-to-be-president Howard Wilkinson /sports/2019-04-05/when-reds-made-history-with-first-ever-night-game-it-looked-like-a-pearl-on-velvet Imagine yourself as a loyal Cincinnati Reds fan on the evening of May 24, 1935.You were one of the 20,422 who had paid a top dollar of $1.75 for a seat in… Fri, 05 Apr 2019 09:00:00 GMT /sports/2019-04-05/when-reds-made-history-with-first-ever-night-game-it-looked-like-a-pearl-on-velvet Howard Wilkinson /politics/2019-04-03/commentary-ohio-is-not-red-its-rigged Ohio seems to be in one of its political mood swings again.It happens every generation or so, and this one seems to favor the Republicans.In fact, there… Wed, 03 Apr 2019 09:00:00 GMT /politics/2019-04-03/commentary-ohio-is-not-red-its-rigged Howard Wilkinson /politics/2019-04-01/monday-chat-national-poll-has-53-percent-saying-they-wont-vote-to-re-elect-trump WVXU senior political analyst Howard Wilkinson spoke with Jay Hanselman Monday morning about a recent Quinnipiac University poll of American voters that… Mon, 01 Apr 2019 12:26:18 GMT /politics/2019-04-01/monday-chat-national-poll-has-53-percent-saying-they-wont-vote-to-re-elect-trump Howard Wilkinson