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Tonight on the show, we celebrate our 11th Anniversary. The DJBC Happy Hour first debuted on Monday April 18, 2011 on WCRS FM. And 11 years later, the show is still here.

On the Show:
- National Library Week & National Volunteer Month
- What Is Happening on the Show This Summer?
- Downtown Columbus: It's Back, Baby! It's Back!
- Will There Be Late Night Bus Service This Summer? (Spoiler Alert)

Plus other burning questions and discussion.

Don't Forget To Write In:
Bryan "The DJBC" Curtiss, WCRS for Talk Radio Personality
and
WCRS FM for Local Radio Station
(Voting Wraps on April 22)
https://columbusmonthly.secondstreetapp.com/2022-Columbus-Monthlys-Best-...

Tonight on the Show...
- A recap of #Slapgate (plus the rest of the Academy Awards)
- March Madness, we hardly knew ye
- Happy Retirement, Coach K!
- Which big NFL star showed up at the Wolverine Spring Game?
- The Weekend Warrior discusses events happening over town (or over Zoom) this week.

And, Write-Ins are accepted for the Columbus Monthly Reader's Poll
Write-In:
- Bryan "The DJBC" Curtiss, WCRS FM 92.7/98.3 for Talk Radio Personality
and
- WCRS FM 92.7/98.3 for Best Radio Station

Voting wraps on April 22, 2022. You MUST be 18 to vote.
https://www.columbusmonthly.com/story/lifestyle/features/2022/03/18/vote...

Tonight, it's the 350th The DJBC Happy Hour.

Tonight on the Show, the Emmys - Who Will Win, and Why This Year's Emmys Will Be Unprecedented (unless you count the 1980 or 2001 Ceremonies).

Complete the U.S. Census! As of Labor Day, 70% of Ohio Residents and two-thirds of Franklin County Residents have responded to the 2020 Census. The Census Response Varies through the Columbus area, with some area with over 80 percent response rates, and others as low as 27 percent. The Census determines Congressional and Statehouse Representation, and Federal Funding for Communities. Get it done! September 30 is the Deadline.

And September 21 is when COTA will finally restore Evening Service, plus ramp up on restoring some of the service that it cut between March and April. Go to http://www.cota.com to learn more. There is also a Virtual Meeting on Tuesday September 15 at 6PM.

And WCRS's former license holders, Simply Living are having a Community Conversation on Community Radio over Zoom, Wednesday September 16 from 7-8:30PM.

Tonight on the show, we preview:
- (614) Day
- The Columbus Arts (In Place) Festival
- The Big Give (Wednesday June 10 at 10AM to Thursday June 11 at 11AM)

Plus:
- Updates on Re-Openings and Protests
- That Ohio School announced their new President, Dr. Kristina M. Johnson, PhD
- Has the Curfew Been Lifted?

(614) Day is Sunday, June 14 (6/14).

On this show, a Very Special The DJBC Happy Hour tackles the racial pandemic, and headlines in the Columbus area, in regards to protests and action from our community leaders, in the wake of the murder of George Floyd.

Tonight on the Show:
- Latest Updates on COVID-19 (as of May 1, 2020)
- Canceled Events around Town (also as of May 1, 2020)
- Star Wars and Mexican-themed Music (for May the Fourth Be With You & Cinco de Mayo)
- A recap of Michigan and the NFL Draft, plus what it will take to finally Beat Ohio State (and restore glory to College Football)
- The 50th Anniversary of the Kent State Tragedy

Tonight on the show, The DJBC talks about the COTA Transit System Review, what is it, and what to expect. Plus, other happenings at COTA:
- The COTA AirConnect Line - which connects all of the Downtown Hotels to Port Columbus (launched May 2, 2016)
- Real-Time Tracking App for COTA (launches May 6, 2016)
- Levy Renewal on November Ballot
- Bus Rapid Transit on Cleveland Avenue from Downtown to Westerville (Coming January 2018!)

MORPC Commuter Challenge: http://morpc.org/commuterchallenge (June 1-30, 2016)
DJBC AfterHours: http://djbcadventures.tumblr.com/post/143770906949/the-djbc-afterhours-t...
Youth Beat Radio - "Get On The Bus": http://wcrsfm.org/content/get-bus-june-22-2015
Transit System Review: http://www.cota.com/TSR

SONG LIST:
"Double Dutch Bus" - Frankie Smith
"The Magic Bus" - The Who
"Trains and Boats and Planes" - Burt Bacharach
"Little Red Corvette" - Prince (RIP)
"The Trolley Song" - Judy Garland

Originally broadcast on July 2, 2012 (but almost cancelled due to the 2012 Derecho)

Tonight on the show,
Bryan talks about upcoming July Fourth events in Central Ohio (other than Boom, and yes, Boom), such as these here (http://djbcadventures.tumblr.com/post/26158222502/2012-fourth-of-july-ev...), and talks about the COTA strike and the heat wave (or "Springtime in Phoenix in Columbus").

Thomas Jefferson still did not learn his lesson and doesn't want to write the Declaration of Independence. (Here is last year's Jefferson skit: http://djbcadventures.tumblr.com/post/26362731960/tonight-an-all-new-djb...)

And in Last Call, another "Fireworks Mix".