WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg

In the early 1990's, as the Soviet regime fell,  folks at the Children's Television Workshop believed it was the ideal time to launch a Russian 'Sesame Street.'  The person chosen to head up the project,  TV producer and filmmaker Natasha Lance Rogoff, has written a memoir about the myriad challenges she and her colleagues faced in trying to create the show.  Her book is "Muppe...

Robert J. Young, author of "Vagabond Pilot: a Journey of Discovery and Renewal."  When Young experienced some very difficult personal and professional setbacks, he ended up undertaking a journey across America in his two-seater Two Niner Lima plane, reconnecting with old friends and finding some new ones along the way.  

From 2009 - Andrei Cherny, author of "The Candy Bombers:  The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour."  

This recording from the archives (from approximately eight years ago)  is a conversation with Bill Jankovich, a retired business administration at Carthage College, talking about his exploits as a senior athlete in track and field.  

As a Thanksgiving Weekend special, here is an example from Music-A Closer Look, a series I created, produced and hosted at WGTD shortly after I began work here in 1986.  This episode of the program is dedicated to one of the most acclaimed and beloved classical singers of the 20th century,  Leontyne Price.  

As a Thanksgiving Day special, I'm replaying an episode from a program I did for WGTD back in the 1980's ..... Music:A Closer Look.  This particular episode explores the history of the phonograph. 

From the archives (2008) :  Anthony Rudel, author of "Hello, Everybody!  The Dawn of American Radio" - a fascinating chronicle of the earliest days of radio,  a technology now easily taken for granted - but one which utterly transformed our country's cultural life when it first emerged in the early 20th century. 

From 2016-  Michael Schulman, author of "Her Again: Being Meryl Streep" 

In honor of Jeopardy and the exciting Tournament of Champions that is currently underway,  here is a Morning Show conversation that was recorded and initially broadcast back in January 2001 with a Kenosha man, Brian Lynch, who was a contestant on Jeopardy.  

In honor of the game show Jeopardy and the exciting Tournament of Champions which is currently underway - we are offering up this memorable conversation with former Jeopardy champion Bob Harris, author of "Prisoner of Trebekistan: A Decade in Jeopardy."  This interview was recorded and initially broadcast back in 2006. 

We speak with Suzanne Phileggi Pawelski James Pawelski, the husband-and-wife authors of "Happy Together: Using the Science of Positive Psychology to Build Love that Lasts."  

From the archives-  2018-  Caroline Fraser discusses her award-winning book "Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder." 

Part One:  Public radio's Rebecca Sheir talks about her popular podcast "Circle Round," which shares folktales from all around the world.  Several Circle Round children's picture books have now been published.    Part Two: from 2018-  Eric David Dawon, author of "Putting Peace First: 7 Commitments to Change the World,"  published by Viking Books for Young Readers...

Kyle Burton is with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Bureau for Drinking Water and Groundwater.  

Dr/ Jerald Mast, Professor of Political Science at Carthage College, offers analysis of last week's mid-term elections.  A so-called Red Wave was widely expected but did not materialize.  Why not?  

Robert Stone,  Writer-Director-Producer of the American Experience documentary "Taken Hostage," which airs tonight and Tuesday night on PBS.  It chronicles the Iranian Hostage Crisis and examines what precipitated it.   

From 2007 - Jake Halpern, author of "Fame Junkies:  The Hidden Truths Behind America's Favorite Addiction." 

From 1997,  former WGTD News Director and Morning Show host/creator Bill Guy (who passed away in 1998) speaks with Dr. Gregory Mayer, Professor of Biology at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, about Dr. Mayer's appearance on the TV game show Jeopardy.   

For Veteran's Day-  (2017) -  Daniel P. Bolger, author of 'Our Year of War: Two Brothers, Vietnam, and a Nation Divided." 

Jim Pearlman talks about his newest book..... The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson.  Jackson was one of the most spectacularly gifted athletes of the 20th century; he achieved notable success in both professional baseball and football. 

Dr. James Kinchen, Director of Choral Activities at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, talks about the performance he will be conducting Saturday evening of Beethoven's Choral Fantasy,  a fascinating work for piano, orchestra, chorus and soloists - and the intriguing story of its creation.  This performance will features Dr. Kinchen's talented son, Alfred Jamal Kinchen, as the piano s...

From the archives:  Dr. Sandra Moats, author of "Celebrating the Republic:  Presidential Ceremony and Popular Sovereignty from Washington to Monroe."   The book examines the nature of the U.S. Presidency through the terms of our first five presidents - and the role that ceremony played in shaping the public's understanding of the president and presidential authority.

From 2014 -  Bulent Atalay, author of "Math and the Mona Lisa:  The Art and Science of Leonardo da Vinci." 

From 2003  -   "Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb: A Tour of Presidential Gravesites"  by Douglas G. Brinkley.  

Father Michael Calabria, a Friar who serves on the faculty of St. Bonaventure University - who is visiting Carthage College this week - talks about his great interest in Islam and Islamic Art and Architecture .... including the Taj Mahal.