WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg

Keri Blakinger,, author of "Corrections in Ink: a Memoir." A highly-regarded journalist and prison reform activist, Blakinger brings a very personal passion to the cause; she herself was incarcerated for a time.  

From 2018 - Reyna Grande discusses her memoir "A Dream Called Home" ( a sequel to "The Distance Between Us.") 

From 2010 - Rachel Fershleiser, one of the editors of "It All Changed In An Instant: More Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure."  The Six-Word Memoir Project was created by SMITH Magazine (still in existence) which has gathered many thousands of six-word memoirs in which somebody seeks to summarize their life in six carefully chosen words.   This book is one of their publi...

Sportswriter Jason Reid discusses his book "Rise of the Black Quarterback: What it Means for America."  He chronicles the slow emergence of black quarterbacks in the NFL and presents vivid portraits of an array of them, including the superstar black quarterbacks currently on the scene.   

We preview the 2022 Racine Starving Artists Fair (Sunday, August 7th, 9-4 on the grounds of the DeKoven Center) with Jayne Herring, coordinator of the fair, and Jill Castillo, president of the Racine Art Guild.  

Dr. Frank Egerton, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, talks about his book "GunCrazy America: A History and Critique of our Gun Culture."  

Best-selling novelist discusses his latest novel,  "Gods of Deception,"  which was inspired by the Alger Hiss Spy Trial in 1950.  

From 2020-  Ryan Swanson, author of "The Strenuous Life: Theodore Roosevelt and the Making of the American Athlete." 

From the archives:  Mary Norris, author of "Between You and Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen."  

From the archives:  Michael Takif, author of "A Complicated Man: The Life of Bill Clinton as told by those who know him." 

We talk with 11-year-old Bellen Woodard about her project and children's book that are both called "More than Peach," which sprang from an encounter with a schoolmate who asked her to hand him a 'skin-colored crayon'-  which made Bellen realize that she needed to say something about the wide range of beautiful skin colors that exist in the human family.  

We talk with Betsy Ade ("The Voice") - of Betsy Ade and the Well-Known Strangers - about their upcoming performance this Saturday night with the Kenosha Symphony in a free open-air concert by the Petrifying Springs Biergarten

We speak with three young adults - Miriam Zouhri, Jared McLean and Zion Parrish - who have been working on an AmeriCorps team in Kenosha since mid July.  We discuss what AmeriCorps is all about and what the experience has been like for them.  

From 2010 - Ellen Rogers, author of "Kasey to the Rescue: The Remarkable Story of a Monkey and a Miracle."  After Ellen's son Ned was left paralyzed by a tragic car accident,  the family was able to adopt a pet monkey that made an enormous difference for the better in Ned's life.  

John Moyles talks about the work he does rescuing and relocating exotic animals (mostly aquatic animals.) 

From the University of Wisconsin-Parkside:  Dr. Peggy James, Dean of the College of Social Sciences and the School for Professional Studies- and Dr. Edward Schmitt, Associate Professor of History.  They are both involved in UW-Parkside's Alternative Historical Narrative Summer Program, a 17-day experience for high school students and high school history teachers; it is designed to broade...

From the archives (2007) -   Andrew Chaikin, author of "A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts."  

From 2002 -  Ronald Gross, author of "Socrates' Way: Seven Key to Using Your Mind to the Utmost." 

Sportswriter Jeff Fletcher talks about his new book "Sho-Time: The Inside Story of Shohei Ohtani and the Greatest Baseball Season Ever Played."  Ohtani is the first major league baseball player since Babe Ruth to succeed as both a pitcher and a hitter.  In fact, he is the only player in major league history to be selected to the All-Star game as both a pitcher and a hitter.   

From earlier this year- Concert pianist Jeremy Denk discusses his best-selling memoir "Every Good Boy Does Fine: A Love Story in Music Lessons."   

From the archives: Part One-  David Rothenberg, author of 'Thousand Mile Song: Whale Music in a Sea of Sound."  Part Two:  Ted Kerasote, author of "Pukka: the Pup after Merle."  

From earlier this year-  Dr. Mark Vonnegut discusses his memoir "The Heart of Caring:  My Life in Pediatrics."  

From the archives- interviews about two important Americans.   Part One:  Jean Edwards Smith, author of "Eisenhower in War and Peace."  Part Two: Harlow Giles Unger, author of "Patrick Henry- Lion of Liberty." 

From 2007 -  David Yeadon, author of 'Seasons on Harris:  a Year in Scotland's Outer Hebrides.' 

From 2004-  Barbara S. Peterson, author of "Blue Streak: Inside jetBlue, the Upstart that Rocked an Industry."