The Chad Holmes Show

It was four years ago today that the Trump-led Capitol Insurrection happened. Trump called it a "Day of Love". Ron Johnson says it was a bunch of people who "Love America". We talk about what really happened. The Chad Holmes Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 8-10 am on WXCO in Wausau, WI. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a sin...

We are joined by Paul Michlig for our weekly WI sports segment. We talk about his trips to see the Packers, Bucks and Admirals in person last week, about the Packers loss to Minnesota, Jaire Alexander's availability issues, Badger basketball and more. Plus we see if Ian can find a winning week with a correct answer involving Elon Musk's wealth in the Number for the Day quiz! The Chad Holmes Show i...

The first Friday of 2024 and we talk about a chilly weekend with meteorologist Brittney Merlot. The Packers wrap up the regular season, the Bucks homecourt struggles continue and the Badgers return to Big Ten play in men's hoops tonight. We talk about it all with Civic Media sports reporter Mike Clemens. Also, in the aftermath of the death of Jimmy Carter and in front of the second inauguration of...

The 107th seesion of the Wisconsin state legislature begins on Monday. Governor Evers will make his budget address in February. There remains a $4 billion surplus. Will a deal be made this time? We think a deal can be made. What should the priorities be? The Chad Holmes Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 8-10 am on WXCO in Wausau, WI. Subscribe to t...

We have our first 2025 visit with "Up North News" host Pat Kreitlow and talk about Jimmy Carter, honesty, and more. We are joined by meteorlogist Brittney Merlot to find out how cold it going to get this weekend and about her New Year's resolution. The Chad Holmes Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 8-10 am on WXCO in Wausau, WI. Subscribe to the pod...

As we start 2025, a little more looking back at the top local stories in 2024. Plus more New Year's trivia with Ian and our Daily History Lesson and the Number of the Day quiz! The Chad Holmes Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 8-10 am on WXCO in Wausau, WI. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about...

Our first show of the new year and we talk some about the big stories of 2024 plus have some fun with Ian with New Year's trivia! The Chad Holmes Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 8-10 am on WXCO in Wausau, WI. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the...

Bob Look stays with us for the second hour and we look forward to 2025. Should the Democrats be more aggressive against MAGA? How will the budget process go in Madison? The spring election is coming. Plus our Daily History Lesson and Ian takes the Number for the Day quiz! The Chad Holmes Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 8-10 am on WXCO in Wausau,...

It's the final day of 2024 and Bob Look joins us for the show. We talk about Jimmy Carter after his death at 100. What his legacy is and what we can take from it for the future. Also look at 2024 in sports. Was the Brewers' surprising season a bigger story than the Badgers' football disappointments? The Chad Holmes Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from...

New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu appeared on CNN yesterday and when asked about conflicts of interest involving Elon Musk said it doesn't matter. What does matter to MAGA's and Republicans? Also our Daily History Lesson and Number for the Day quiz. The Chad Holmes Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 8-10 am on WXCO in Wausau, WI. Subscribe to the podca...

39th President of the United States Jimmy Carter dies at the age of 100. We discuss his long and productive life and also listen to President Biden's classy remarks. The Chad Holmes Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 8-10 am on WXCO in Wausau, WI. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show a...

We breakdown what's going on in area high school basketball and hockey with Jeff Gress, the former Newman Catholic boys' basketball coach who is our co-host for the "Big High School Sports Show" during the winter sports season. The Chad Holmes Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 8-10 am on WXCO in Wausau, WI. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not t...

We talk to our meteorologist Brittney Merlot about a wet forecast for the early part of the weekend. Plus our Civic Media sports reporter Mike Clemens joins us to talk Bucks, Badgers, Packers and more before another big sports weekend! The Chad Holmes Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 8-10 am on WXCO in Wausau, WI. Subscribe to the podcast to be su...

A report that shows amazing levels of corruption by right wing members of the Supreme Court is dumped early in Christmas week. Why the timing and what did it say? We also have a Daily History Lesson and Ian takes the Number of the Day quiz! The Chad Holmes Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 8-10 am on WXCO in Wausau, WI. Subscribe to the podcast to...

Santa was good to Ian and Chad fights a bug as we move past the Christmas holiday. President Biden gives a classy Christmas message to the American people while Trump......doesn't. The Chad Holmes Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 8-10 am on WXCO in Wausau, WI. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more a...

As we continue the Christmas Eve show, we keep peppering Ian with Christmas trivia. Plus a recent interview we had with Wausau West multi-sport standout Bennett Matteson and our Daily History Lesson with the Number for the Day quiz! The Chad Holmes Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 8-10 am on WXCO in Wausau, WI. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure...

It's Christmas Eve so we decide to see how much Ian knows about the big holiday with Christmas trivia. We also bring back a recent discussion with this year's Win Brockmeyer Award winner for the top senior football player in the greater Wausau area, Blake Bangtson. The Chad Holmes Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 8-10 am on WXCO in Wausau, WI. Sub...

The Chad Holmes Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 8-10 am on WXCO in Wausau, WI. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow Chad Holmes on Facebook...

Start of the Christmas week and we get the weather information you need to know from meteorologist Brittney Merlot. There was a lot of chaos in Washington last week during the Government Shutdown scare but Ron Johnson was still doing Ron Johnson things. Also, today is the anniversary of the death of Jack Webb. Chad remembers him fondly as Sgt. Joe Friday on "Dragnet" and shares some thoughts. The...

We talk to Paul Michlig about WI sports....including whether Chad really predicted that Giannis wouldn't be a Buck next year, Phil Longo has a new gig, the Badgers and Marquette on the court and the Packers. We finish with our Number for the Day quiz with Ian.....he came in 0 for 4 this week and was trying to avoid a first ever week missing all the questions! The Chad Holmes Show is a part of the...

The snow has ended and we start our Friday talking about how much of the white stuff we got with Meteorologist Brittney Merlot. Plus, she lets us know what the weekend and holiday driving conditions look like. Then it's Civic Media sports reporter Mike Clemens on the Bucks turnaround, the Badgers in the football portal and Matt LaFleur going "with the gut" during the Packers successful season. Fin...

The Chad Holmes Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 8-10 am on WXCO in Wausau, WI. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow Chad Holmes on Facebook...

We start the show with our weekly visit from Up North Radio host Pat Kreitlow to discuss the news of the week. Brittney Merlot joins us to tell us how much snow to expect with this first significant winter storm of the season. Plus, Chad is fighting back against Trump, Musk and the rest of the boot lickers. The Chad Holmes Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Fri...

Sean Wright of the Grand Theater joins us and we discuss this week's news that the Grand is ranked among the top venues in the world by Pollstar plus some great shows over the last week and the final shows coming up for 2024. Later in the hour, Chad talks about his belief that Democrats need to stop acting like "business as usual" when it comes to Trump 2.0 and why AOC's defeat in the race for ran...

As he does every other Wednesday, Bob Look is with us for the hour. We talk about the honor received by the Grand Theater and we also disagree about how the Democratic Party should be getting ready for Trump 2.0. Brittney Merlot joins us to talk about some significant snow in the forecast. The Chad Holmes Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 8-10 am o...