WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg

From 2004-  Ellis Cose discusses his book "Bone to Pick:  on Forgiveness, Reconciliation, Reparation and Revenge."   

Dr. Bryan Albrecht, the president of Gateway Technical College, pays his monthly visit to the program.  With him will be Mary Burgoon from Rockwell Automation,  which has just established an exciting new partnership with GTC.  

We speak with Tom Cooper, author of "Doing the Right Thing:  12 Portraits in Moral Courage."    Cooper celebrates the ethical integrity and courage of twelve people in history - from Marie Curie to John F. Kennedy - who faced difficult situations and managed somehow to do what was right.  

From 2009:  something special for fans of Tabasco fans..... Jeffrey Rothfeder, author of "McIlhenny's Gold: How a Louisiana Family Built the Tabasco Empire."   <The interview that aired today on the Morning Show - with Dr. Michael Hansen - was shared as a podcast back on Saturday, August 29th.> 

In this bonus podcast,  you'll hear my conversation with a talented young man named Nicholas Daly, born and raised in Kenosha and now a sophomore at the University of Michigan. He was recently named the grand prize winner of Playbill magazine's Search for a Star Contest, in which he triumphed over a field of 2,700 singers from across the country.  In the interview, Nick also shares about...

From 2014 comes an especially thought-provoking conversation about race and racism - and about the racist attitudes that many of us may be harboring without even knowing it.  Debby Irving's book is titled "Waking Up White- and Finding Myself in the Story of Race."  

From 2006-  Gary Pomerantz, author of "Wilt, 1962:  The Night of 100 Points and the Dawn of a new Era."   The book showcases the night of March 2, 1962 when the legendary Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single NBA game- an accomplishment that has never been equaled - and (almost certainly) never will be. 

This is the oldest interview in the Morning Show archives.  This conversation dates back to 1987,  in the days when WGTD was a free-standing affiliate of NPR - and responsible for doing its own fundraisers.   In those days,  nationally-known hosts from NPR would come to Kenosha to be part of our fundraisers.  In 1987,  we welcomed into our studios Bob Edwards, &n...

We talk with the co-creators of the new podcast Read More Plays, which drops its first episode on Monday, September 7th.   

CBS News Journalist Wesley Lowery talks about coming to Kenosha to speak with the family of Jacob Blake- and to do the first interview with Raysean White, the man who took the video recording of the shooting of Jacob Blake and shared it with the world.   The interview is part of the latest episode of "60 in 6," which streams on Quibi and is also available on Quibi's YouTube channel.&nbsp...

In her book "Prisoners of the Empire: Inside Japanese POW Camps,"  author Sarah Kovner explores why many Allied prisoners of the Japanese were treated so brutally while many others were treated quite humanely.    Why the wide variance?   And when it came to those situations where POW's were treated brutally,  why was that the case?  It turns out that some of...

Dr. Debra Ford,  Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, offers her thoughts on recent events in Kenosha ... UW-Parkside's ongoing efforts on anti-racism and inclusion .... and also talks about the school's efforts to open the fall semester with a combination of virtual and in-person learning as safely as possible during this time of COVID-19.    (Today is the first...

Dr. John Swallow, the president of Carthage College, offers some thoughts on recent events in Kenosha-  outlines Carthage's Anti-Racism Plan of Action -  and also updates us on the school's plans for the fall semester and the precautions that are being taken to try and keep the students, staff and faculty safe from the threat of COVID-19.  (Classes begin tomorrow, September 2nd, but...

In the wake of recent events in Kenosha,  we are replaying this conversation from earlier this year with Margaret L. Anderson, author of "Getting Smart About Race:  An American Conversation."  Among other things,  Anderson's book explores some of the history of the very concept of race- some of the ways in which ideas and attitudes about race have been a complicating factor in...

We believe this interview from the archives dates back to 1997 or 1998.  At the time of this interview, Marla Greenspan (now Marla Polley) worked in Carthage's Advising Center.  (She left in the early 2000's but is now back at Carthage and teaching there.)  Much has changed in the world - and in the world of education - since this interview was recorded, but some of the pressures an...

Dr. Michael Hansen is a member of the Political Science faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.  In this conversation recorded on August 21st, Dr. Hansen talks about some of the intriguing research he is doing on the wide variation in how counties across Wisconsin share information with the public through their respective websites.   Back in late April, he studied the shari...

We discuss this week's turmoil in Kenosha with Jennifer Cobbina, Professor of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University,  author of  "Hands up!  Don't Shoot!  Why the Protests in Ferguson and Baltimore Matter, and How They Have Changed America."  

Dr. Art Cyr, Clausen Distinguished Professor of Political Science/ World Economy and Director of the Clausen Center at Carthage College.

Part One of today's program features Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Jon Meacham, talking about his newest book-  "His Truth is Marching On:  John Lewis and the Power of Hope."   John Lewis, one of the most inspiring figures in the Civil Rights movement,  died on July 17th.  My conversation with Meacham was recorded on Tuesday with the city of Kenosha engu...

Today is the monthly visit of Bryan Albrecht, the president of Gateway Technical College, who begins by weighing in on the turmoil in Kenosha over the last several days.  His guest is Patrick Fennimore,  director of facilities for the Kenosha Unified School District.   They discuss the challenges being faced by KUSD as it prepares for the beginning of the fall semester - and ho...

Dr. Jerald Mast, Professor of Political Science at Carthage College, offers his analysis of the recently concluded Democratic National Convention- and gives his thoughts on what the republicans need to do with their convention this week.  

On August 10th,  the upper midwest was slammed by exceptionally severe thunderstorms, and much of Iowa was slashed by a Derecho- sometimes known as an inland hurricane - with straight line winds between 100 and 140 miles per hour.   Cedar Rapids and the surrounding area was completel devastated. Peter Ylvisaker, who lives in nearby Marion, IA,  gives an account of what it was l...

From 2008-  James M. Tabor, author of "Forever on the Mountain: The Truth Behind One of Mountaineering's Most Controversial and Mysterious Disasters."  The book chronicles the doomed 1967 expedition on Alaska's Mount McKinley; only five of the twelve climbers survived.  

From 2003 comes this interview with opera singer Shirley Verrett, talking about her book "I Never Walked Alone:  The Autobiography of an American Singer."  Verrett was one of the most compelling opera singers of her generation- and an African-American who came to prominence during the height of the Civil Rights movement.   This is the first time that the entire interview is bei...

We reconnect with Star Trek expert Marc Cushman to get an overview of his three most recent books titled "These are the Voyages: Gene Rodenberry and Star Trek in the 70's."   In these three volumes,  Cushman chronicles the events that ensued in the wake of the cancellation of Star Trek: the Original Series in 1969- and the persistent efforts to resurrect the franchise.