WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg

We preview the Kenosha Symphony Orchestra's concert this Saturday night with conductor Robert Hasty and concert pianist Wael Farouk.  The program consists of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto #1 and Brahms' Symphony #2.  

Susan Hartman, author of "City of Refugees: The Story of Three Newcomers who Breathed Life into a Dying American Town." 

In honor of the 200th birthday of Frederick Law Olmsted (the man who designed New York City's Central Park - as well as Milwaukee's lakeshore parks) - we rebroadcast this interview with Justin Martin, author of "Genius of Place:  The life of Frederick Law Olmsted." 

Rob Rapley is the director/producer/writer for "Flood in the Desert,"  an American Experience documentary that tells the story of the 233 mile-long aqua duct for transporting much-needed water to the Los Angeles area.  It was opened amidst much fanfare.  Sadly, the residents of LA had a mistaken  sense of abundance of water,  and their use skyrocketed.  Eventually, a...

Emmy Award-winning director, producer and writer Steve Binder served as the director and producer for the 1968 TV special in which Elvis Presley was able to re-assert himself as a rock and roll icon after years of making a succession of largely forgettable movies.  He has written a fascinating behind-the-scenes account of the program titled 'Elvis '68 Comeback: The Story Behind the Special."...

From 2017,  Youtube personality Colin Furze talks about his book "This book isn't safe!"   

From 2009-  Susan Albers, author of "50 Ways to Soothe Yourself Without Food"

Dr. Art Cyr offers his commentary on current events and issues. 

<from the archives> For Holocaust Remembrance Day,  we're sharing an interview from almost twenty years ago with Holocaust survivor Edith Isenberg.  (We aired an excerpt from the interview on today's Morning Show.  This is the interview in its entirety.)  

CNN International anchor Zain E. Asher talks about her memoir "Where the Children Take Us: How one family achieved the Unimaginable."  The story revolves around how her widowed mother (who lost her husband in a tragic car accident)  managed to hold the family together and raised her four children to become great successes.  (Zain's siblings are a successful entrepreneur, a medical d...

Dr. Yuri Maltsev, Professor of Economics at Carthage College,  weighs in on the war between Russia and Ukraine. 

Ali Noorani, author of "Crossing Borders:  The Reconciliation of a Nation of Immigrants."  

Sylvia Earle, one of the world's most renowned ocean explorers, discusses her magnificent new book "Ocean: A Global Odyssey," which has just been published by National Geographic.   

From 2016--   Angelo E. Volandes, author of "The Conversation: A Revolutionary Plan for End of Life Care."   The book was written to be a resource for families who might be struggling to have conversations about the end of life and what a given person's wishes might be for their own end of life in terms of the kind of care that they would receive.  

From 2005 -  Singer Judy Collins talks about her book "Morning, Noon and Night:  Living the Creative Life" 

Best-selling sci-fi author Sylvain Neuvel

We preview this weekend's Racine Theater Guild performances of "Akeelah and the Bee," which centers on a talented young woman preparing for the National Spelling Bee over the objections of her mother.   Kara Ernst-Schalk is director of the production.  Saniah Carter is in the cast.  This production was just about to open in the spring of 2020 when the onset of the pandemic forc...

Dr. Debra Ford, Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside

Tim Keeler, music director of Chanticleer, one of the finest vocal ensembles in the world.  Chanticleer sings a concert at Carthage College this Friday, April 22nd.

Don Hurzeler talks about his latest book,  "Suddenly Retired: a Road Map for What Comes Next."  

Andrea Chamblee talks about finishing "The Capital of Basketball: a History of DC Area High School Hoops" by her late husband John McNamara. 

From 2017 -  Winnifred Reilly, author of "It Takes One to Tango: How I Rescued my Marriage with (almost) No Help from my Spouse - and How You Can, Too."  

From 2003 -  Richard Tofel, author of "A Legend in the Making:  The New York Yankees in 1939."  

From 2020 - Sonia Monzano ("Sesame Street") talks about her book A WORLD TOGETHER.  <This interview was broadcast on Wednesday the 13th> 

Nan Calvert's monthly visit to the Morning Show features a wide-ranging conversation about Mushrooms. Nan's guest is Kathleen Thompson, a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.