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Host Jayne Herring LIVE from the Lemon Street Gallery with Executive Director of Lemon Street Gallery Beth Dary and artists Rebecca Power, Julie Schilf, and Tim Roswadowzki. 

Host Laura SumnerCoon welcomes Tamara Patton and the Rev. Colin Douglas (Pictured left to right) as they describe the national, state and regional Poor People’s Campaign.

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes Action Roadmap Co-chair Pastor Roy Peeples. Also, Interim Kenosha Police Chief Eric Larsen. 

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes Jerry Gulley, District 16 County Board Supervisor, who helped spearhead the Kenosha County Racial and Ethnic Equity Commission .

Host Len Iaquinta discusses the big issues now before the Wisconsin State Senate—public safety, policing, the State budget, and how you will be able to vote in the next elections. Hear from local State Senators Van Wa

Community Strategists Pat Batemon, Atifa Robinson and Preneice Love (Pictured left to right) join host Laura Sumner-Coon to explain their work with the Strong Moms-Strong Villages campaign, an effort by the Lifecourse Init

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes Peggy James, the Dean of The College of Social Sciences and Professional Studies and Alisson Anguiano Salas, a Junior both from UW-Parkside.

COMMUNITY MATTERS: Mayor of Kenosha John Antaramian and Ed. St Peter, the city’s Project Manager of "Kenosha Downtown Vision" and “Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood" join Jayne Herring to talk about the vision for Kenosha’s Downtown Vision and how the public can weigh in during a special listening session May 4th. 

Host Laura Sumner-Coon welcomes Jeremy Triblett, from Jeremy Triblett LLC.

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes volunteers from the Hospice Alliance

Host Jayne Herring talks with leaders of the Kenosha Literacy Council about the process to become a U.S. Citizen and how the KLC assists in preparing individuals to apply and take the citizenship test.

Host Len Iaquinta moderates the 2021 Circuit Court Branch #1 Forum featuring candidates Larisa Benitez-Morgan (I) and Gerad Dougvillo. 

Host Jayne Herring talks to Black women who are trailblazing in the area of bettering health outcomes for Black women.

 A forum between the three candidates running for Circuit Court Branch Six primary on February 16th.

 Host Len Iaquinta welcomes the Mayor of Kenosha John Antaramian, the Mayor of Racine Cory Mason, and the City Administrator of Elkhorn John Heilman.

Host Laura Sumner Coon welcomes Porsche Bennett -Bey; one of the preeminent activists in Kenosha. She was named one of Time Magazine's "Guardians of the Year" in 2020. 

 Host Jayne Herring welcomes Katie Petska, the Program Manager at Lutheran Social Services of WI & Upper MI to discuss homelessness in our area.

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Host Jayne Herring welcomes Amy Griel, Associate Professor of Community Resource Development at University Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Extension to discuss the Kenosha Food Bank program.

BONUS EPISODE: Anthony Lococo, deputy chief counsel for the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty – the law firm that is representing Racine private schools that have been forced to close until January 15.

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes the three County executives/Administrators from the WGTD Listening area; Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave; Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser, and Walworth County Administrator Mark L

Host Laura Sumner-Coon welcomes Vicky Selkowe, the City of Racine’s Manager of Strategic Initiatives and Community Partnerships.

Host Jayne Herring welcomes Jason Peters, Village and Town Administrator for Somers to discuss the new development taking place.

Host Len Iaquinta discusses Community Foundation Week with leaders from the Kenosha Community Foundation including Ken Fellman, President of the Board of Directors; Tom Clark, who with he and his wife established the Clark

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes Bob Wirch,(D) Wisconsin State Senator Dist. 22, Dr. Peggy James, Dean, College of Social Sciences & Professional Studies, Professor, Political Science, Univ.

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes Lou Molitor, the President and CEO of the Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce.

Host Laura Sumner Coon welcomes Dayvin Hallmon, former Kenosha County Supervisor and head of the The Black Diaspora Orchestra in Milwaukee.

Host Len Iaquinta interviews Dr. Emmanuel Otu, Dean, College Of Natural & Health Sciences; Laura Schulz, Associate Lecturer and Environmental Education Manager; Dr.

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes Denise Lockwood Racine County Eye and Kenosha Observer's Daniel Thompson.

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes John Morrissey, former police chief in the City of Kenosha and current Kenosha City Administrator. 

Host Len Iaquinta discusses how Southeastern Wisconsin arts, cultural organizations, and music venues are faring in this Pandemic World. Why is the Kenosha Commission on the Arts taking an Impact Survey?

Host Len Iaquinta discusses staying emotionally and mentally healthy with Lisa Haen, Associate Director of Kenosha Human Development Services, and Angela Martin, Director of Clinical Services at KHDS.

Host Len Iaquinta discusses The L-G-B-T Center of Southeast Wisconsin and how the center reaches out to our broadcast area. 

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian to reflect on a week when law enforcement officers totaling two per-cent of the city population patrolled the city And the 2020 Presidential contender

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes Mary Ouimet, Chief Executive Officer of the Kenosha Community Health Center. 

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes Denise Lockwood, CEO, Racine County Eye, and Darren Hillock owner of, West of the “I”, 

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes Katie Oatsvall, Executive Director at Kenosha Area Family Aging Services.

Host Len Iaquinta discussed the controversy over the Christopher Columbus sculpture stands looking West in Kenosha’s Harbor Park. 

Host Len Iaquinta welcome John Mielke, Executive Director of Marketing and Communication at UW-Parkside. 

Host Len Iaquinta hosts the 2020 1st Congressional District, Wisconsin Democratic Candidates Forum featuring Josh Pade and Roger Polack for Congress. The winner will face Brian Steil in November. 

Host Laura Sumner Coon continues her series on race in the WGTD listening area with Angela Cunningham, former prosecutor for the Milwaukee DA’s ; Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Milton Childs who was appointed to the bench

Host Laura Sumner Coon continues her series on race  with Angela Cunningham, former prosecutor for the Milwaukee DA’s office and quit, partly due to the systemic racism in the system; Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Mi

Host Jayne Herring Adelene Greene and Laura Cox of the Rainbow Voices Book Club. The club can be accessed via Facebook. 

Host Len Iaquinta discusses morality, ethics, and COVID-19 with Pastor Susan Patterson-Sumwalt of First United Methodist Church; Pastor Jonathan Barker of Grace Lutheran Church;  and Associate

Host Laura Sumner-Coon welcomes Kelly Scroggins-Powell and Mary Mazzeo Pucci, friends – one white, one black – who in agonizing over racism in Racine, decided to create a Facebook forum for women in the area who felt

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes Jeff Wamboldt from the Neighborhood Watch program. 

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes Mike Serpe, former Pleasant Prairie Village Board Trustee who recently stepped down after 31 years of service.

Host Laura Sumner Coon features Jessica MacPhail, director of the Racine Public Library, who talks about the role the library plays in the community as well as all of the adjustments the library has made to serve the commu

Host Len Iaquinta Kenosha Department of Public Works Waste and Recycling Superintendent Keir Powell. 

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes Jen Freiheit, Ph.D., director of the Kenosha County’s Division of Health and Dr. Mary Ouimet, Chief Executive Officer, of the Kenosha Community Health Center, Inc.. 

Host Jayne Herring welcomes Tara Panasewicz, Chief Executive Officer at United Way of Kenosha County; and Katie Oatsvall, Executive Director at Kenosha Area Family and Aging Services.