the djbc happy hour

Tonight on The DJBC Happy Hour:
- A Recap of the Academy Awards
- The Weekend Warrior previews the Week's Events, including the second basketball meeting between Michigan and the B*ckeyes

Tonight on the show, a trip back into the time machine to 1960. The Winter and Summer Olympic Games, along with the Presidential Debates were televised coast-to-coast. Four Black College Students in North Carolina sat at a Woolworth's, sparking the fight for equality in the early 1960s. And THE Ohio State B*ckeyes won the NCAA Basketball Tournament.

SPORTS CHAMPIONS:
NCAA Basketball: The Ohio State Buckeyes
NCAA Football: Minnesota Golden Gophers (AP/UPI)
Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens
AFL: Houston Oilers
NFL: Philadelphia Eagles
NBA: Boston Celtics
World Series: Pittsburgh Penguins

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Equity and Prosperity were the highlights of Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther’s State of the City Address on Thursday night at historic West High School in the Westgate neighborhood in the Hilltop, which was prominently featured in Ginther’s address.

The theme of Ginther’s Address was about equity. As soon as Ginther said, “Equity is the corner stone of my administration,” a protester disrupted the speech by demanding action. Ginther said, “I see you and I hear you, and I look forward to meeting with you, to hear your voices” to quell the protests from further disrupting Ginther’s address in a packed school auditorium.

After the protesters were escorted out of the Auditorium by Columbus Police Officers, Ginther continued his speech by saying, “Dissent is the highest form of patriotism”.

In his speech, Ginther talked about equality, from combatting the housing crisis and the opioid crisis, to combatting the racial barriers in our community, such as improving the city’s toxic police/community relations. “It’s time for us to discuss the long-term effects going forward, and to explore Racism as a public health crisis,” Ginther said about the racial inequality in Columbus.

Neighborhoods have been the core of the Ginther Administration from the beginning. Ginther announced big plans for Linden, that are part of the One Linden Plan. Construction is in progress for a new Fire Station 16 on Oakland Park Avenue in North Linden. Homeport will be working on a “Downtown Linden” project at the corner of Cleveland and Myrtle Avenues. $ 20 Million will be invested in an overhaul of the Hudson Street Thoroughfare as part of the One Linden Plan.

Tonight, we feature love songs from the 1960s. Rock. Jazz. Showtunes. R&B.

The entire playlist can be found here:
https://djbcadventures.tumblr.com/post/190828020389/hollyhocksandtulips-...

Tonight is the Academy Awards Show on WCRS. And once again, there is a lack of diversity in the nominees. 18 of the 19 (because Scarlett Johansson has TWO nominations) acting nominees are White, and the lone Black nominee is British (via Nigeria). The Directing nominees are all...Male.

DJBC Predictions (MAIN Categories):
Best Picture - 1917
Best Director - Sam Mendes, 1917
Best Actor - Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Best Actress - Renee Zellweger, Judy
Best Supporting Actor - Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best Supporting Actress - Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Best Adapted Screenplay - Little Women
Best Original Screenplay - Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
Best Foreign Language Film - Parasite (South Korea)
Best Original Song - "I'm Going to Love Me Again", Rocketman (Elton John/Bernie Taupin)

Local Oscar Parties:
Gateway Film Center - 6PM (1550 N. High St., University District
The Drexel - 6PM (while seats last) (2254 E. Main St., Bexley)

Best Picture Marathons (excluding the Irishman & Marriage Story):
Continue February 8 at AMC Lennox, AMC Easton, AMC Dublin Village, Marcus Crosswoods, and Marcus Pickerington (Animated Short Nominees will be screened at Marcus Cinemas)

Plus, a lengthy Weekend Warrior highlights events around town over the next couple of weeks.

Tonight on the show, we talk about a wide range of topics:
- As the Impeachment Turns - With an inevitable acquittal, does anything matter? And why an acquittal would be a "Hall of Fame" Shark Jump for this country.
- 2020 Primary - The Franklin County Dems made their Endorsements on January 23. Who got their endorsement for the coveted 3rd District Seat for U.S. Congress? Don't miss the first seven minutes.
- Megxodus - Has the Royal Family Jumped the Shark since Harry and Meghan want to live in Canada?
- Super Bowl LIV - Can the Kansas City Chiefs stop the San Francisco 49ers?
- Ohio & Michigan Basketball - Can the slumping B*ckeyes and Wolverines save their seasons?
- #OscarsSoWhite3: 18 of the 19 Acting Nominees are White
- The Weekend Warrior
and the show closes with the sad tragic death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant (1978-2020), who was killed in a helicopter crash on January 26.

For the final show of 2019, the show recaps some things that happened in Columbus in 2019, recaps the Fiesta Bowl, previews the Citrus Bowl, and talks New Year's Superstitions.

Tonight, Mrs. Claus joins in on the Christmas Eve Eve fun on The DJBC Happy Hour. The grievances of Festivus were cut for time, though. In Last Call, DJBC predicts the Fiesta Bowl between 13-0 Ohio and 13-0 Clemson.

Tonight, a look back at the 2010s. Sports, Pop Culture, Big Headlines, and Columbus through the last ten years. 2010s, we hardly knew ye, but GOOD RIDDANCE!