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Christopher Purdy is Classical 101's early morning host, 7-10 a.m. weekdays. He is host and producer of Front Row Center – Classical 101’s weekly celebration of Opera and more – as well as Music in Mid-Ohio, Concerts at Ohio State, and the Columbus Symphony broadcast series. He is the regular pre-concert speaker for Columbus Symphony performances in the Ohio Theater.

Efforts to ban congressional stock trading have stalled for years. But a group of bipartisan lawmakers has a new consensus plan and wants a vote to show lawmakers aren't profiting from their roles.

Toys R Us has literally scrambled the jets trying to meet the demand of this year's break-out toy, handheld whirligig known as a "fidget spinner." Unlike other toy explosions like the Tickle Me Elmo or the Furby, the fidget spinner seemed to have hit without warning and without a brand. NPR's Planet Money set out to try and figure out where this thing came from and why it seemed to appear out of nowhere.

Natalie Cole, the Grammy award-winning singer and daughter of Nat King Cole, has died at 65.

A celebrated game developer known for brutal difficulty and impenetrable storytelling collaborated with Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin for their latest title.

Republicans in the Ohio House have approved a bill that would limit the power and length of public health orders on coronavirus that their fellow...

House Republicans are struggling to find consensus on an immigration bill that can unify the GOP's ideological divide over how to address the legal status of people brought to the U.S. as children.

Both Republican and Democratic members of Congress praised the retired Marine Corps general and expressed concern over the direction of Trump's military and foreign policy once Mattis is gone.

Former President Jimmy Carter's close friends included the likes of Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and the Allman brothers.

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) talks with Robert Siegel about the CIA's decision to destroy videos of interrogation suspects, and about Republican strategy as a Congressional recess and deadlines for a variety of spending bills loom.