Juliette Fay, author of the novel "The Harvey Girls." Also - Andrew DeBoer talks about his large collection of memorabilia related to the Harvey Company and the so-called Harvey Girls.
The Morning Show
We preview the Service Above Self Expo coming on on January 31st at Fountain Hall in Sturtevant. After that- the biographer of football coach Ara Parseghian.
Monte Burke discusses his new book "Men of Troy: The Epic Afternoons, Wild Nights, and Enduring Legacy of Pete Carroll's USC Trojans."
Two of our favorite author interviews from 2025.... Adam Nimoy ("Most Human: Reconciling with my father, Leonard Nimoy" ...and Ken Belson ("Every Day is Sunday" - about the rise of the NFL)
Pt 1- Robert Mankoff, longtime cartoon editor for the The New Yorker (in honor of the magazine's 100th anniversary) Pt 2- Margaret Girdzius & mary Beth Pruitt- Spirit of Racine Music Makers
Kailyn Palomares - with Marcia Wensing, Plant Pest and Disease Specialist with the Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Contributors to The New Yorker Magazine (in celebration of the magazine's 100th anniversary) - Mary Norris and Matthew Diffee
Gary Vaillancourt, One of WGTD's first general managers, who was part of the staff when WGTD first went on the air in 1975.
His memoir "Seeing Through: A Chronicle of Sex, Drugs and Opera" has just been re-released in paperback.
John Eisenberg "That First Season: How Vince Lombardi took the worst team in the NFL and set it on the path to glory."
Part 1 - Greg Cope White, author of "The Pink Marines" (the basis for the Netflix series "Boots") Part 2- Best of The Strand Magazine
Previewing Saturday night's concert of great film music featuring excerpts from TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD.
We talk about the good work of the Shalom Center in Kenosha and the Sharing Center in Trevor .... and about a toy drive undertaken by a local young person, Jaxson Thomas, and his good friend Jayden Eisenbraun.
We commemorate the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald with the author of the book "Mighty Fitz."
We talk with Mitch Albom about his new novel "Twice"- and with conductor David Anderson about the Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra's latest concert.
We talk about the local response to the federal freeze for SNAP benefits with Amy Greil (ex. dir. of the Kenosha Community Foundation) and Ron Tatum (ex. dir. at Racine Kenosha Community Action Agency.) SNAP stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Patrick O'Donnell, author of "The Unknowns: The Untold Story of America's Unknown Soldier and World War One's Most Decorated Heroes Who Brought Him Home."
Part 1- PBS's "The American Revolution" Part 2- The Carthage Wind Orchestra and Buster Keaton's "Sherlock, Jr."
Creator, writer and narrator for "American Heart in World War One: A Carnegie Hall Tribute." The program airs on PBS on Tuesday, November 11th in celebration of Veteran's Day.
"Every Day is Sunday: How Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft, and Roger Goodell Turned the NFL into a Cultural and Economic Juggernaut."