Cincinnati Edition

The first guest speaker for the Cincinnati Zoo’s Barrows Conservation Lecture Series is Dr. Colleen Begg, founder of the Niassa Lion Project in Mozambique. She and her husband are working diligently to protect lions from the hazards of hunters and loss of habitat. Dr. Begg is on the phone from Mozambique to talk with Thane Maynard about her efforts in advance of her appearance at the Zoo on Wednesday, March 27.

The fourth annual Tournées Festival of New French Films has just kicked off at Northern Kentucky University, with four more fascinating film screenings scheduled between now and April 18. Dr. John Alberti of NKU’s Department of English is one of the festival organizers, and he joins Mark Perzel to discuss the event and the importance of sharing these works with the NKU students and other film lovers.

Spring training for the Cincinnati Reds is fully underway in Goodyear, Arizona so it’s time to get a sense of the 2013 season from Fox 19 Sports Director Brian Giesenschlag. He just returned from Goodyear, so he’s in The Front Row with Betsy Ross with some thoughts on the coming year, and the two main stories from this year’s spring training: moving Aroldis Chapman to the starting rotation and the addition of Shin Soo Choo as the leadoff hitter.

Steve Watkins, business reporter for the Cincinnati Business Courier, is On the Money with Chris DeSimio to share his thoughts on some of the top local business stories.

A look back at some of the week's top stories with Jay Hanselman.