WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg

We speak with writer Joel Dinerstein about his new book "The Last Jews of Ellis Island: a Brooklyn Memoir." Dinerstein's parents were among the last European Jews to enter the United States through Ellis Island- and they had Joel when they were both in their mid to late forties. Consequently, Joel was at the very end of that generation of children of so-called Ellie Island Jews. In h...

From 2005- John Grogan, author of "Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog"

From 2018 - Laurence Bergreen, author of "Casanova: The World of a Seductive Genius."

Tiffany D. Jackson talks about her novel for young readers titled "Ghost in the Night." From the archives- we hear from Tim Federle, author of "Better Nate than Ever" - and John Feinstein, author of "The Walk On" - both of these books also intended for young readers.

Part One: Jim Zondlak, a board member with the Kenosha Sportfishing and Conservation Association, talks about the group's Pike River Clean-Up on Saturday, September 19th. This is the group's 19th annual clean-up event - a massive event that involves hundreds of volunteers. Part Two: from the archives- David Coggins, author of "The Believer: A Year in the Fly Fishing Life."

We begin the program with Gary Gronke, who is chairman of the board of Kemper Center, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a plethora of events coming up this Saturday, August 22nd. We fill out the hour by replaying a portion of a conversation from 2022 with three women (Barb Axelson, Susan McMinn and Anna McGuire) who were students at Tremper Hall, the girls' school that operated fo...

We speak with James M. Scott, author of "Empire of Ashes: Truman, Hirohito, and the Descent into Total War." The book examines the very end of World War Two and what sort of discussion and debate behind closed doors led to the decision for the U.S. to drop the atomic bomb to bring the war to a close - when and where the bombs would be dropped - and why such a move was deemed to be necess...

This 2023 interview is probably requested for resharing more than any other .... David Brooks, talking about his book "How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen." Brooks was a columnist for the New York Times for many years before leaving to join the staff at The Atlantic earlier this year. He is also a well-known commentator.

From 2011- Erin Morgenstern discusses her fascinating and engrossing novel titled "The Night Circus."

From 2002 ...... Best-selling author Mark Bowden talks about his book "Finders Keepers: The Story of a Man who Found One Million Dollars."

Dr. Katie Taylor's newly published book is titled "Gridiron Invasion: The Hidden History of Women's Football." This is a surprisingly long and complex history that actually stretches back to the 1890s. Following that is a 2005 interview with sportswriter Mike Lupica talking about his novel for young readers titled "Too Far" that explores the serious issue of hazing amon...

For Kailyn Palomares's August visit to the Morning Show, we meet Kara DeLanty, who is Area Supervisor of Primates for the Milwaukee County Zoo. She works with a staff of ten zookeepers to care for 40 different animals representing 10 different primate species. We talk about how these animals are cared for, fed, and stimulated.

In honor of the 101st birthday of identical twins Norris and Ross McWhirter, the co-founders of the Guiness Book of World Records, we are resharing a 2008 interview with Tom Olmsted, author of "Getting into Guiness: One Man's Longest, Fastest, Highest Journey Inside the World's Most Famous Record Book." The book not only chronicles the history of the book, but also tells the stor...

This is an expanded version of the interview with saxophonist and composer Kirk Whalum that was heard on today's Morning Show. Whalum once again is the headline artist for the Harbor Park Jazz Rhythm and Blues Festival that is coming up this Saturday, August 15th. More information is available at mahonefoundation.org.

In honor of the Kenosha Kingfish once again making the playoffs in the Northwoods League, we're replaying this 2014 conversation with Jim Collins, author of "The Last Best League: One Summer, One Season, One Dream." Collins follows the exploits of the Chatham A's, one of the best teams in the Cape Cod League. The book is one of the best books ever written about minor league baseb...

From 2019 - Jill Tietjen and Barbara Bridges, co-authors of "Hollywood Her Story: An Illustrated History of Women and the Movies." The book primarily examines the surprisingly significant presence of women directors and producers in the early years of the movie industry.

In memory of writer and advice columnist Margo Howard, who died earlier this summer, we are replaying a conversation from 2014 where we talked about her memoir "Eat, Drink, and Remarry: Confessions of a Serial Wife." Howard was a 3-time divorcee who, in her words, "finally got it right with husband #3." Howard's mother was Ann Landers. Howard was responsible for creating th...

This is the interview with Ellen Schutt, one of the Republicans squaring off in the August 11th Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 11. (Interviews with the other two candidates are available in separate postings.).

This is the interview with Sandy Wiedmeyer, one of the Republicans facing off in the August 11th Republican primary for the Wisconsin State Senate District 11. (Interviews with the other two candidates are available in separate postings.).

This is the interview with Nick Polce, one of the Republicans squaring off in the August 11th Republican primary for the Wisconsin State Senate District 11. (Interviews with the other two Republicans are available in separate postings.)

We present interviews with Nick Polce, Sandy Wiedmeyer, and Ellen Schutt, who will be squaring off in the Republican primary on August 11th. The order of the broadcast was determined by the flip of a coin. (The two Democrats facing off in the Democratic primary were on yesterday's program.).

This is the interview with Steve Doelder, one of the Democrats squaring off in the August 11th Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 11. (We have an interview with the other candidate in a separate posting.).

This is the interview with Adam Duda, one of the Democrats squaring off in the August 11th Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 11. (We have an interview with the other candidate in a separate posting.).

We present interviews with Adam Duda and Steve Doelder, who will square off in the August 11th Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 11. The order of the broadcast was determined by a flip of a coin. (We will be presenting interviews with the three Republicans in the Republican primary on Friday's Morning Show.)

Today's program is a memorial tribute to Tom Vignieiri .... born and raised in Kenosha and an alum of Carthage College .... who went on to be the director of the Tanglewood Institute, the artistic administrator of the Handel and Haydn Society, and the music director/producer for NPR's "From the Top" .... as well as a prolific and highly-regarded composer. We are replaying a 2012...