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From the archives, (2019) for Black History Month:    Melba Pattillo Beals,  one of the so-called Little Rock Nine .... the nine young black students who were the first blacks to attend Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.   Their dramatic entry into the school in the fall of 1957 was one of the most crucial events in the civil rights movement.  In this...

Nick Brooks, author of a social thriller titled "Promise Boys."  

Part One:  Chris Whipple talks about his much-discussed book "The Fight of his Life: Inside Joe Biden's White House."  Part Two:  Eric Schaeffer, founder and director of the Environmental Integrity Project, talks about his concerns regarding the effectiveness of the EPA (the Environmental Protection Agency.)

In memory of Dr. Yuri Maltsev, longtime Professor of Economics at Carthage College (who passed away on January 25th) we are sharing a number of archival Morning Show interviews with him during the month of February.  This particular interview was recorded and initially broadcast in April of 2013.  [His first-ever Morning Show interview, from 2001, was shared on Saturday February 4th. &nb...

From 2005-  Robert Kurson, author of "Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans who risked everything to solve one of the last mysteries of World War II."  

Through the month of February, we will devote one weekend segment of the Morning Show podcast to remembering Dr. Yuri Maltsev, Professor of Economics at Carthage College since 1991 and a frequent guest to the Morning Show - who passed away on January 25th at the age of 72.   This is (I believe) the first of Professor Maltsev's visits to the program- dating from the fall of 2001.  

From 2011-  Patricia Bosworth, author of "Jane Fonda: The Private Life of a Private Woman."  Fonda is one of the stars of a new film,  "80 for Brady," which opens this weekend in movie theaters across the country.  

Bob Delaney, author of 'Heroes are Human: Lessons in Resilience, Courage and Wisdom from the COVID Front Lines." 

Dr. Art Cyr, from the faculty at Carthage College, joins us for his first monthly visit of 2023.  Our conversation begins with a tribute to Dr. Cyr's longtime faculty colleague and friend Dr. Yuri Maltsev, who recently passed away.   (We will be sharing recordings of a couple of Dr. Maltsev's Morning Show conversations this coming weekend.)  

Jim Campbell, author of "Madoff Talks: Uncovering the untold story behind the most notorious ponzi scheme in history." 

In a departure from our normal routine, here is an example of a program I did during my first years at WGTD .... "Music-A Closer Look," a 60-minute documentary series that I did when it was no longer possible for our station to carry the very popular program "Adventures in Good Music with Karl Haas."   This particular installment of "Music-a Closer Look" was recorded and broadcast in the...

From 2009- Edward McPherson, author of "The Backwash Squeeze and other Improbable Feats: a Newcomer's Journey into the World of Bridge."  

"1,000 Facts about Space" - "Chloe's Lunar New Year" -  "Paws of Courage." 

From 2009-  Kelly Corrigan, author of "The Middle Place,"  a memoir in which she talks about her struggle with cancer - a battle she fought concurrently with her father's own similar battle with the disease.  

Sharon Price John, CEO of Build-a-Bear Workshop, talks about her book "Stories and Heart: Unlocking the power of Personal Stories to Create a Life You Love."  

We catch up with Jack Rose, alderman of the 15th district in Kenosha, and board president for the Kenosha County of NAMI - the National Alliance on Mental Illness.   

We preview this week's "Beauty in Expression" Visual and Performing Arts Symposium at Carthage College.  Joining us is Dr. Corinne Ness, Dean of the Division of Arts and Humanities,  and Dr. Jojin van Winkle, Assistant Professor of Art.  One aspect of the symposium is an exhibit of Soviet-era artworks.  There is also a public screening of a renowned documentary film from early...

This is the complete interview I recorded back in the spring of 2010 with Frank and Janet Germinaro, talking about the 40th anniversary of his kidney transplant.  (Most of this interview was part of the broadcast of today's Morning Show.  Today's Morning Show - which can be heard in a separate file - includes a conversation with Kenosha Pops conductor Craig Gall- and several excerpts fea...

Today's program is a memorial tribute to Frank Germinaro, a beloved educator and musician here in Southeast Wisconsin who passed away this past Thursday at the age of 74.   We begin with Kenosha Pops conductor Craig Gall talking about his friend and mentor.  We then replay most of a memorable Morning Show conversation from 2010 with Frank and his wife Janet- talking about his kidney...

From 2005-  Dr. Michael A . Babcock, author of "The Night Attila Died: Solving the Murder of Attila the Hun." 

From 2010-  Jeanne Fitzpatrick and Eileen Fitzpatrick, co-authors of "A Better Way of Dying: How to make the best choices at the end of life."  

Part One: The Mayo Clinic's Dr. Holly Geyer discusses her book "Ending the Crisis," which chronicles the emergence of the opioid epidemic (the leading cause of deaths among American adults between the ages of 18 and 45) - and shares some thoughts on how we can best reverse these alarming trends.  Part Two:  Best-selling author Anthony Swofford ("Jarhead") talks about his book "Hotels, Ho...

We observe Wisconsin Salt Awareness Week with our good friend Nan Calvert along with Laura Buska, who is the manager of the Respect Our Waters program for the Root Pike Watershed Initiative Network.  Next week is Wisconsin Salt Awareness Week, in which attention is drawn to the danger of salt to our fresh water supply.

From 2015-  Richard Goldstein, author of "Another Little Piece of my Heart:  My Life of Rock and Revolution in the 60's."  Goldstein was one of the first music critics to write seriously and perceptively about the rock music of his generation.  His book is also a vivid memoir of much of what he experienced on a personal level during those years.  

Part 1- John Winn Miller, author of "The Hunt for the Peggy C: A World War II Maritime Thriller."  Part 2 - (from 2002) -  Philip Gerard, author of "Secret Soldiers: The Story of World War II's Heroic Army of Deception."