WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg

Trevor Jung, Transit Manager for the City of Racine,  talks about the city's move to convert one-quarter of its fleet of public buses to electric vehicles.  

Brian Schoettler talks about the organ recital he will be playing at the Kemper Center Chapel on Saturday night.  It's a fundraiser for a group of Kemper alumni who are hoping to underwrite some renovation work at Kemper, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. 

Brandon Corder, who is pursuing his doctorate in botany at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, discusses Mosses and their place in the natural world. 

Jori Lewis, author of "Slaves for Peanuts:  A Story of Conquest, Liberation, and a Crop That Changed History."  

From 2014- Bruce Meltzer, author of "I am Rosa Parks."  This one of the first books in the author's acclaimed children book series titled "Ordinary People Change the World."  There are now 31 books in the series, with profiles of notable people such as Abraham Lincoln, Amelia Earhart, Jackie Robinson, Helen Keller, Neil Armstrong, Jim Henson, Harriet Tubman, and Lucille Ball.  

Keanon Lowe, author of "Hometown Victory: a Coach's Story of Football, Fate and Coming Home."  Lowe was an assistant coach in the NFL - in his mid-twenties - when he decided to return to his hometown of Portland, Oregon and began coaching a struggling high school football team with a 23-game losing streak. He turned the team around- and then achieved unexpected fame when he thwarted a would-b...

From 2019 - Mark Beach, author of "The People's Team: An Illustrated History of the Green Bay Packers." 

Best-selling author Dan Hampton talks about his latest book:  "Valor: The Astonishing World War II Saga of One Man's Defiance and Indomitable Spirit."  It's the true story of a U.S. Marine, Lieutenant William Harris, who was captured by the Japanese, escaped, and was captured again - but managed to survive. 

In the wake of Carthage College's national championship in men's volleyball,  we look back with the late Tim Rucks, longtime football coach, to the 2004 season when the football team advanced to the national championship game.  

From 2006 -  We talk about volunteering in the third world with Dr. Peter Emer (who operates Emer Eye Center in Kenosha)  and Dr. Roger Lindberg, a former member of the biology faculty at Carthage College.  Emer talks about providing eye care in the Dominican Republic - and Professor Lindberg talks about taking a group of Carthage students to offer medical care in rural Nicaragua. &...

Conductor John Mauceri discusses his new book "The War on Music:  Reclaiming the 20th Century."  

Today was a very special day on the Morning Show.  We had Bryan Albrecht, the president of Gateway Technical College,  Debra Ford, Chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, and John Swallow, the president of Carthage College, live in our studios. We discuss the close and affectionate relationship between the three of them and the rich spirit of collaboration and cooperation tha...

Milwaukee-based labor activists Ellen Bravo and Larry Miller talk about their new book "Standing Up: Tales of Struggle," a collection of fictional short stories that are actually closely based on the activism in which they have engaged for almost half a century. 

We celebrate Carthage College's second consecutive Division III National Championship in Men's Volleyball with head coach JW Kieckhefer and two stars from the current team:  Matt Slivinski and Zachary Bulthuis.  

From 2006 - Bria Simpson, author of "The Balanced Mom: Raising your kids without losing yourself." 

From 2006-   Lori Leibovich, author and editor of "Maybe Baby:  28 Writers Tell the Truth about Skepticism, Infertility, Baby Lust, Childlessness, Ambivalence, and How they made the biggest decision of their lives."  <unabridged interview>

Dalen Instenes, a young man who grew up in Racine, talks about the year he just spent playing professional volleyball in Sweden.  

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.