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Noteworthy

Noteworthy is a show that features local musicians playing their songs and telling their stories and airs occasionally. The program is co-hosted by Bill Robbins and Kerry Spitzer. 

Schedule:
Rotates Saturdays | 12:15-1 p.m.

Bill Robbins

Bill Robbins in the WGTD studio
Bill Robbins is an award-winning journalist whose stories and photos have appeared in The Milwaukee Journal, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and USA Today. He was a longtime feature writer for the Kenosha News before retiring from the paper in 2013. He began playing bass guitar at age 14 and learned to play acoustic, six-string guitar as an adult. He has performed professionally with numerous local bands over the decades. He currently plays and sings with the classic-rock band, The Deadliners, the folk, blues and classic-rock trio The Fugitives and as a multi-genre solo artist. "Noteworthy" is his first venture as a radio-show host.

Kerry Spitzer

Kerry Spitzer playing guitar in the studio
Kerry Spitzer is a prolific composer, songwriter, arranger, producer, audio engineer, and journeyman multi-instrumentalist specializing in electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, keyboards, banjo, and many other out-of-the-way stringed instruments. Known for bottle neck (slide guitar), fingerstyle guitar and banjo. Expert at Rock, Blues, Celtic, Gypsy jazz, Folk and Bluegrass. His 60-year career includes many recording sessions as a sideman and 5 self-produced solo albums playing almost every instrument. He lost his voice to cancer in 2015 and now plays his compositions instrumentally.