Civic Media Spotlight

Starting off this hour of Civic Media Spotlight, We have the Maggie Dawn Show. Filling in for Maggie Daun, Matt Rothschild and Angela Lang sit down with Judge Chris Taylor, Candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court to talk about her campaign. After that, we have Nite Lite with Pete Schwaba. Pete welcomes Madison film critic Rob Thomas to discuss this year's standout movies and the charm of strip mall...

Welcome to the Civic Media Spotlight! To begin this hour, on Matenaer on Air, Jane and Greg talk about an article from The Wisconsin Examine and break down how much the average household will get from the tax cut in the new Wisconsin state budget (spoiler alert: It's the surplus). Then on the Todd Allbaugh Show, he begins to talk about a conversation dealing with RFK Jr.'s cuts to mRNA research. V...

First up on the second hour of the Civic Media Spotlight,  Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez joins the Maggie Daun Show to discuss the announcement of her 2026 gubernatorial run. Drawing on her healthcare background and bipartisan credentials, Rodriguez outlines a platform focused on expanding healthcare access, addressing housing shortages, and supporting small businesses. Valley Focus with Lisa...

To begin this hour, Civic Media's own, Dan Shafer, joins Matenaer On Air to talk about the 2026 Wisconsin Governor's race and the speculation about Congressman Tom Tiffany running and making the statement that he is the best candidate to run. We discuss his history as a politician, as well as his strengths and weaknesses on the campaign trail. Next, Nite Lite with Pete Schwaba celebrates the 42nd...

We move onto the second hour of the Civic Media Spotlight. We kick off this hour with the Maggie Dawn Show. In this segment, Maggie is joined by State Senator Chris Larson for a political conversation about governing under a Republican-controlled legislature. Larson voices his frustration over missed opportunities to help leverage Democratic votes for Medicaid expansion and increased public educat...

Welcome to the first hour of the Civic Media Spotlight. We kick it off with the Todd Allbaugh Show! Todd decided to go on location this time and ventured out to the EAA Museum in Oshkosh. He meets with Danielle Schmick, Program Manager of AeroEducate . AeroEducate is an amazing program that allows people of all ages to explore the wonderful world of aviation! Danielle talks about how the program g...

We jump ahead to the second hour of the Civic Media Spotlight where John and Gordy talk with Jim Santelle, host for Civic Media's Amicus: A Law Review, about the Supreme Court's emergency shadow docket, which consists of applications seeking immediate action from the court. This gives the go-ahead to many executive orders that Trump has already used erratically. John and Gordy believe that what th...

We begin today's Civic Media Spotlight strong with The Maggie Dawn Show. Maggie invites on Duke Tucker, a GOP State Representative, onto the show for two segments describing his proposal to implement term limits for Wisconsin state offices. Though the idea lacks widespread support in the legislature, Tucker makes the case that term limits could break the grip of career politicians and bring new en...

To being the second hour of the Civic Media Spotlight, we hear from The Todd Allbaugh Show. Civic Media Sports Reporter Mike Clemens calls in to explain exactly what’s going down in the NBA draft. The Milwaukee Bucks have made some unexpected moves in efforts to assemble a younger team around superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. After that we talk to Pete from Nite Lite with Pete Schwaba! He welcomes...

To kick off the first hour of the Civic Media Spotlight, we are introduced to Kristen Crowell, Executive Director of Fair Share America, who joins the Maggie Daun Show. Crowell states that outrage is growing on both sides of the aisle all across the country. There’s no rational justification for this "Big, Beautiful Bill", she says—but there is real people fighting against it. We move onto the Joh...

On the second hour of the Civic Media Spotlight, we first meet up with Nite Lite with Pete Schwaba. We hear from Singer-songwriter Kaylin Kole, who shares her journey from Midwest hippie to a Nashville artist, and discusses her upcoming album. She even sang two songs live in the studio! Up next is John and Gordy talking with Marketing Manager Sara from Wings Over. Wings Over has reopened their doo...

To kick off this amazing show spotlight, we have the Matenaer on Air show! In this weeks show, Jane and Greg are joined by the Lisa Schiller from the Better Business Bureau to discuss the latest scam targeted at people applying for or renewing their passport. Lisa breaks down what to look for in order to protect your money and personal information! On the Mornings with Pat Kreitlow show, Pat expla...

To start off the second hour of the Civic Media Spotlight, we tune into Matenaer On Air with radio veteran Jane Matenaer and Greg Bach. They talk with Retired Army Major General Randy Manner who returns to the show to explain the military parade which took place last Saturday. We switch over to Maino and the Mayor where they welcome Pam Jahnke, the Fabulous Farm Babe, to discuss Dairy Month, farm...

Lots of stories were covered this week and to kick us off, we have The Maggie Dawn Show talking about Elon Musk's shady procedure to gain influence in Wisconsin's election. Maggie is joined by Jeff Mandell and Scott Thompson from Law Forward to discuss the importance of elections and how they have turned into "auctions". Next, we focus our attention to Mornings with Pat Krietlow. Pat talks about h...

To start off the second hour of the Civic Media Spotlight, we head to the Maggie Daun Show, where she welcomes Representative Renuka Mayadev to unpack all the problems that are associated with this "Big Beautiful Bill". We then move onto Maino and the Mayor who are joined by Lauren Knisbeck and LuTia Vander Veldon from New Leafs Food. They explain how there is an upcoming roundtable event which is...

Kicking off this weeks Civic Media Spotlight, we Matenaer on Air who is joined by Brad Sturmer,  the Principal of Winskill Elementary school in Lancaster, Wisconsin. Over the years, Brad has found an increase in math scores, and wants to get to the bottom of it! Then we head to Mornings with Pat Krietlow. Pat gets into an argument about the big "beautiful bill" Trump has enforced. He goes into dep...

We started off our Civic Media Spotlight with Civic Media Sports Director Jimmie Kaska joining the Todd Allbaugh Show to walk through the latest changes to the WIAA rules. After, we head to Nite Lite with Pete Schwaba joined by Todd Michaels. Todd and Pete talk about Oshkosh restaurants and Todd talks about a place he might have gone to before called Leons Custard. Later on in the spotlight, Kate...

To kick off this beautiful spotlight of shows, Agricultural economist Dr. Chuck Nicholson from University of Wisconsin - Madison joins the Maggie Daun Show to explain how Trump-era tariffs continue to harm the state’s dairy industry, disrupt global trade partnerships, and squeeze family farms. After that, we go to the John and Gordy in the Morning Show, where John has a story about Ron Johnson cal...

Up first this hour, State Rep Amaad Rivera-Wagner of the Green Bay area joins the Todd Allbaugh Show to talk about how he's working across the aisle to preserve the Green Bay Conservation Corps, Wisconsin's only local municipal branch of AmeriCorps. There's some really great stuff here about how people of WI (particularly GB) want to take care of each other. Then on Maino & the Mayor, Alicia W...

Kicking of this week, some parents and employers are going to notice a disruption next Monday, when a number of daycare providers close their doors or take other actions to call attention to how the lack of affordable childcare options has reached crisis proportions in Wisconsin. Corrine Hendrickson, a childcare provider from New Glarus, previews the 4th annual Day Without Child Care and the need...