WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg

*Intermittently through the month of September, we are airing newly recorded as well as archival interviews to commemorate the 25th anniversary of 9/11.* This conversation from the fall of 2001 is with the late Dr. Jack Keating, who was chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside from 1998-2008. Dr. Keating's professional background was in the field of Psychology, and the primary focus...

*Intermittently through the month of September, we are airing newly recorded as well as archival interviews to commemorate the 25th anniversary of 9/11.* This interview, from late 2001, is with Jan Sjogren, an officer with the Salvation Army- talking about what it was like to be on site with the Salvation Army in the wake of 9-11.

From 2005- Tom Downey, author of "The Last Men Out: Life of the Edge at Rescue 2 Firehouse." Brooklyn Rescue 2 has been long renowned as one of the finest fire-fighting units in the country. It was very hard hit by the events of 9-11.

Best-selling author Jeffrey Robinson discusses his new book "Ash and Honor: The Untold 368 Minutes of 9/11."

From 2025- in honor of the 60th anniversary of the premiere of Star Trek: the Original Series ...... Adam Nimoy discusses his book "The Most Human: Reconciling with my Father, Leonard Nimoy."

In memory of a marvelous guitarist named Jack Grassel, we replay an interview from 2019 with Jack and his wife Jill Jensen - who were a highly-regarded entertainment duo known affectionately as Jack and Jill. Jack passed away in late August.

We get a preview of the Patio Pops Concert coming up this Sunday, September 13th at 2:00 that will feature the school's Wind Orchestra and Concert Band in a program of all-American music to celebrate our country's 250th anniversary.

Tatiana Bush, flute instructor at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, talks about Parkside's Flute Day coming up this Saturday, September 12th.

Today is the first visit to the Morning Show of Dr. Veronique Tran, the president of Gateway Technical College. She assumed the presidency of GTC on July 1st. This interview aired on the first day of class for this fall semester.

*Intermittently through the month of September, we are airing newly recorded as well as archival interviews to commemorate the 25th anniversary of 9/11." Today- Jim Dwyer, a Pulitizer Prize-winning writer and longtime reporter for the New York Times, talks about the book "102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers." He co-authored the book with Kevi...

From 2004 - Richard Thieme, author of "Islands in the Clickstream: Reflections on Life in a Virtual World."

From 2020 - Matt Richtel, author of "An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System."

From the archives (2003) - Todd Gitlin talks about his book "Letters to a Young Activist."

We speak with Camille Busette, a representative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, about their new initiative titled "One Nation - Overcharged," which is meant to raise awareness about the plight of Americans who have difficulty coping with the high cost of health care.

*Intermittently through the month of September, we are airing newly recorded as well as archival interviews to commemorate the 25th anniversry of 9/11.*. Today- Gwendolyn Bounds, former Wall Street Journal reporter, talks about her memoir- "Little Chapel on the River." She was one of the thousands of people living in Manhattan at the time of 9/11 who suddenly found themselves homeless. B...

One week after the start of classes and a new school year, we speak with Dr. John Swallow, the President of Carthage College.

*Intermittently through the month of September, we are airing newly recorded as well as archival interviews to commemorate the 25th anniversary of 9/11*. Part One- Dave Dunbar, co-author of "Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts." The book, which actually grew out of an article in Popular Mechanics, methodically examines the many conspiracy theorie...

From 2011 - Ethan Trex, author of "Mental Floss-The Book: Only the Greatest Lists in the History of Listory."

We speak with Dr. Lynn Akey, Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, at the outset of a new school year.

From 2016- Dr. Joseph Burgo, author of "The Narcissist You Know: Defending Yourself Against Extreme Narcissists in an All-About-Me Age." [The Morning Show airs every weekday morning between 8 and 9 o'clock on WGTD FM 91.1. We are an affiliate of Wisconsin Public Radio and National Public Radio, broadcasting from the Kenosha campus of Gateway Technical College."

From 2005- Fred Watson, author of "Star Gazer: The Life and Times of the Telescope." [The Morning Show airs every weekday morning between 8 and 9 o'clock on WGTD FM 91.1. We are an affiliate of Wisconsin Public Radio and National Public Radio, broadcasting from the Kenosha campus of Gateway Technical College.]

Part One- We speak with best-selling author and motivational speaker Chris Tuff about his latest book, "Save Your Asks." He will be one of the keynote speakers for the upcoming Inspire 2026 Leadership Conference on October 16th that is sponsored by KABA .... the Kenosha Area Business Alliance. The deadline for early bird registration for this exciting event is this Monday, August 31st. M...

My guests are Kristi Helmkamp, assistant director of the Kenosha Public Library System, and DJ Hanson, who is KPL's Marketing and Communcations Manager. We focus most of our conversation on the library's summer reading program, which culminates in a celebratory party in Library Park (outside of the Simmons Library) tomorrow (Friday) afternoon.

We speak with Luke Mickelson, founder of the national charity Sleep In Heavenly Peace (which has a Racine-Kenosha chapter, as well as several hundred other chapters across the country), will be one of the keynote speakers for the upcoming Inspire 2026 conference on October 16th at Journey Church in Kenosha. Part two features a brief interview from 2002 with former journalist Chris Matthews.

We speak with Robb Woulfe, executive director of the Racine Art Museum, about recent renovation at RAM Downtown, changes in admission fees and hours of operation, expansion of their studio art program, and an exciting multi-arts festival opening on September 18th titled "In/Between" in which RAIM will be extending itself into some intriguing places in the community.