Tana Weingartner
Tana Weingartner
Senior Editor/Reporter
WVXU/WMUB/Cincinnati Public Radio
Tana Weingartner earned a bachelor's degree in communication from the University of Cincinnati and a master's degree in mass communication from Miami University. Prior to joining Cincinnati Public Radio, she served as news and public affairs producer with WMUB-FM. Ms. Weingartner has earned numerous awards for her reporting, including several Best Reporter awards from the Associated Press and the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, and a regional Murrow Award. She enjoys snow skiing, soccer and dogs.
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There have been Black composers and Black storylines in opera, but they've often failed to gain traction with performing companies and audiences. This summer, Cincinnati Opera seeks to change that.
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Sometimes a broken appliance gets thrown out even though it just needs a little fix. That's where volunteer tinkerers come in. They make it work again and give it to people in need.
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Hebrew Union College, the oldest Jewish seminary in the United States, was established in 1875 in Cincinnati by the founder of Reform Judaism in North America. The college has other campuses, but its rabbinical program in Cincinnati will shut down and graduate its last four students at the end of the first week in May.
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Phone lines that gave callers the time and weather forecast were popular for decades. Even with so many weather apps available today, those call lines still exist, and get thousands of calls per day.
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UNESCO World Heritage Sites are considered "outstanding works of human genius." There are now 25 in the U.S., including the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, the Statue of Liberty and the Grand Canyon. -
The Ohio chapter of a Muslim rights organization says it has fired one of its directors, saying he had been spying on the organization for years and passing information to an anti-Muslim hate group.
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While not a major Jewish holiday, Hanukkah is the Festival of Lights. Cincinnati — the birthplace of Reform Judaism — is getting its first drive-through Hanukkah lights display.
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The pandemic pushed one community in suburban Cincinnati to get creative about its July Fourth festivities. -
The suspects allegedly spent months planning the deaths. "They did this quickly, coldly, calmly and very carefully ... but not carefully enough," the Pike County sheriff said. -
Kenton County is launching a 12-step re-entry program for inmates dealing with opioid addictions.It's a partnership with the Hazelden Betty Ford…
