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WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
Daily Episodes of the Morning Show with Greg Berg. One-of-a-kind interviews with locally and nationally-renowned authors, regional newsmakers, opinion leaders, educators, performers, athletes, and other intriguing members of the community. Presented by WGTD FM. Visit us for local news and information: http://www.wgtd.org
Episodes
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
8/26/21 Nightmare Scenario
Yasmeen Abutaleb, who covers health policy for the Washington Post, is co-author of "Nightmare Scenario: Inside the Trump Administration's Response to the…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
8/25/21 Better Nate than Never
From 2013- Tim Federle talks about his novel for young readers "Better Nate than Never." 13-year-old Nate's biggest dream is to appear in a Broadway show. The…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
8/24/21 "The Quiet Zone"
Stephen Kurczy, author of 'The Quiet Zone: Unraveling the Mystery of a Town Suspended in Silence." Kurczy spent considerable time in Green Bank, West Virginia…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
8/23/21 Dr. Art Cyr
Dr. Art Cyr offers commentary on several different current issues and concerns, beginning with the situation in Afghanistan.
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
2/22/21 To Follow the Water
From 2008- Dallas Murphy, author of "To Follow the Water: Exploring the Ocean to Discover Climate."
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
8/21/21 (1998) Miss Kenosha Joya Zamora
From 1998 - Joya Zamora, Miss Kenosha 1998, takes us inside the experience of pageants. (Joya Zomara Santarelli still lives in Kenosha and now operates her own…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
8/19/21 Carlo Nevicosi on COVID
Carlo Nevicosi, Director of the Walworth County Department of Health and Human Services
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
8/18/21 From 2001: Yuri Maltsev on the U.S. in Afghanistan
This conversation was recorded and initially broadcast in late 2001, not long after the onset of Operation Enduring Freedom, a retaliatory strike on…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
8/18/21 Population Connection
John Seager, President and CEO of Population Connection - a non-profit, non-partisan group that works for the goal of Population Stabilization.
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
8/17/21 KUSD Acting Superintendent Beth Ormseth
Today is the monthly visit of Bryan Albrecht, president of Gateway Technical College. His special guest is Beth Ormseth, Acting Superintendent of the Kenosha…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
8/16/21 In All Good Faith
Liza Nash Taylor discusses her new novel "In All Good Faith," in which we follow the struggles and triumphs of two women caught in the throes of the Great…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
8/15/21 The Number
From 2003- Alex Berenson, author of "The Number: How the Drive for Quarterly Earnings Corrupted Wall Street and Corporate America."
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
8/14/21 Del Eisch-Racine Concert Band
Del Eisch led the Racine Concert Band from 1974 to 2001. This interview was done in 1998, which marked the 75th anniversary of the band and Del Eisch's 25th…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
8/13/21 Baseball books
Part one: Kostya Kennedy, editor of a book from Sports Illustrated, "The Story of Baseball: In One Hundred Photos." Part two: (from 2004) former major league…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
8/11/21 The Sun and Moon
From 2008 - Matthew Goodman, author of "the Sun and the Moon: Hoaxers, Showmen and Lunar Man-Bats in 19th Century New York." <The Morning Show interview (about…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
8/10/21 The Everyday Leader
Michael Crockett and Hema Crockett, co-authors of "The Everyday Leader: 14 Marine Corps Traits to Unlock your Leadership DNA."
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
8/9/21 The Joy of Being Selfish
Michelle Elman talks about her new book "The Joy of Being Selfish: Why you need boundaries and how to set them."
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
8/8/21 Breach of Trust
From 2003- Tom Coburn, author of "Breach of Trust: How Washington Turns Outsiders into Insiders." Coburn, an MD, served three terms in the U.S. Congress…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
8/7/21 (1999) Speedskater Bonnie Blair
From 1999- Bonnie Blair, one of the most decorated speed skaters in Olympic history.
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
8/6/21 Tim Halbach, National Weather Service
Tim Halbach, a meteorologist with the the National Weather Service's Milwaukee bureau, takes us behind the scenes of the NWS - and explains some of the…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
8/5/21 Perversion of Justice
Julie K. Brown, author of "Perversion of Justice: the Jeffrey Epstein Story." Epstein, a Florida billionaire, was convicted in 2008 of procuring a child for…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
8/4/21 The Daughter of the Regiment
We preview the Kenosha Opera Festival's performances this weekend of Donizetti's comic opera "The Daughter of the Regiment." We speak with three members of the…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
8/3/21 By the Sword
Richard Cohen, author of 'By the Sword: A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, and Olympic Champions.'
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8/2/21 American Schism
Seth David Radwell, author of "American Schism: How the Two Enlightenments Hold the Secret to Healing our Nation." Radwell contends that the United States has…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
8/1/21 "First off the Tee"
From 2003 - Don van Natta, author of "First off the Tee: Presidential Hackers, Duffers and Cheaters from Taft to Bush."
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/31/21 Judges Mary K. Wagner and Emily Mueller
From sometime in the mid to late 1990's- WGTD's Bill Guy talks with two area judges - Emily Mueller (from Racine) and Mary K. Wagner (from Kenosha) about the…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/30/21 Wrestler Ben Kaczynski
We speak with wrestler Ben Kaczynski, who just graduated from Oak Creek High School. Two weeks ago, he scored a thrilling triumph at the Junior Freestyle…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/29/21 Starving Artists Fair
A preview of this Sunday's Starving Artists Fair- sponsored by the Racine Art Guild. This year's fair is being held on the ground of the DeKoven Center…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/28/21 Nan Calvert- with P.J. Liesch
Nan Calvert welcomes P.J. Liesch, who is director of the Insect Diagnostic Lab for the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Entomology. This is a…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/27/21 Dr. Art Cyr
Dr. Art Cyr, Clausen Distinguished Professor of Political Economy and World Business, offers thoughts on Cuba, China, Afghanistan, and the recent space…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/26/21 Bruce Pegg on Chuck Berry
Bruce Pegg, author of "Brown-Eyed Handsome Man: The Life and Hard Times of Chuck Berry." Pegg is featured in a PBS documentary about Chuck Berry that airs…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/25/21 Comedy writer Jerry Rannow
From 2000- Actor and comedy writer Jerry Rannow, whose comedy writing career in Hollywood included work on such television programs as the Beverly Hillbillies…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/24/21 Violinist Rachel Barton Pine
From 2000- Violinist Rachel Barton (now Rachel Barton Pine.)
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/23/21 The Bilingual Edge
From 2007, Kendall King and Alison Mackey, co-authors of "The Bilingual Edge: Why, When, and How to teach your child a second language."
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/23/21 Kenosha Opera Festival
We talk with Nick Huff and Kaila Bingen about the Kenosha Opera Festival and their performances this weekend- including a performance tonight (Friday) at 7:00…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/22/21 A Walking Tour of the Racine Zoo
This special episode of the Morning Show is a walking tour of the Racine Zoo. It can also be experienced visually if you go to WGTD's Facebook page.
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/21/21 Bryan Albrecht- Roger Tadajewski
Bryan Albrecht, the president of Gateway Technical College, pays his monthly visit to the program. With him is Roger Tadajewski, Executive Director of the…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/20/21 Reborn in the USA
Roger Bennett, cohost of the program/podcast "Men in Blazers," talks about his memoir "Reborn in the USA: an Englishman's Love Letter to his Chosen Home."…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/19/21 RTG's Laramie Project
Doug Instenes and Joycelyn Fish preview the Racine Theater Guild's virtual production of "The Laramie Project," a play that was created after the brutal murder…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
A Trip to Greece
From 2001 - Two Carthage College faculty members: Dr. Chris Renaud, Professor of Classics .... Dr. Dan Schowalter, Professor of Religion .... and two Carthage…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/17/21 KIDS from Wisconsin
From 1998 - Kurt Chalgren, long-time staff member for KIDS from Wisconsin - and three of the students who were part of KIDS from Wisconsin that summer: Kristen…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/16/21 A House full of Windsor
Kristin Contino discusses her novel "A House full of Windsor." The main characters are a mother and daughter, Debbie and Sarah. Debbie is a hoarder, with a…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/15/21 The Day the World Stops Shopping
J.B. McKinnon, author of "The Day the World Stops Shopping: How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves."
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/14/21 John Cunningham, National AIDS Memorial
John Cunningham, chief executive of the National AIDS Memorial.
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/14/21 Veritas
Ariel Sabar, author of "Veritas: a Harvard Professor, a Con Man, and the Gospel of Jesus's Wife." The book is the true life chronicle of how a highly regarded…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/13/21 Matthew Reed "I Remember"
Matthew Reed discusses his play "I Remember," which is being performed this coming weekend at Kenosha Rhode Center for the Arts.
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/13/21 Oedipus Rex
We talk about the Fleeing Artists Theater's production of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, which takes place this weekend and the following weekend in the Lincoln Park…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/12/21 Across the Airless Wilds (the Lunar Rover)
Best-selling author Earl Swift talks about his latest book: "Across the Airless Wilds: The Lunar Rover and the Triumph of the Final Moon Landings." The book…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/11/21 The Brotherhood of Joseph (adoption)
From 2008: Brooks Hansen, author of "The Brotherhood of Joseph: a Father's Memoir of Infertility and Adoption in the 21st Century."
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/10/21 John Feinstein- The Legend's Club
From 2017- Sportswriter John Feinstein talks about "The Legend's Club: Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Valvano, and an Epic College Basketball Rivalry."
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/9/21 Cynthia Fisher on Health Care Costs
Cynthia Fisher, founder of Patients Right Advocate, a non-profit that seeks greater transparency in the health care industry.
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/8/21 Trumpeter Tim Burke
Trumpeter Tim Burke, born and raised in Racine, has an impressive resume that includes stints with the Stan Kenton Orchestra and Woody Herman's Thundering…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/7/21 "Enough about Me"
Richard Lui, author of "Enough about Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness." Lui learned something about selflessness after having to care for his father as…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/7/21 Secret Garden Walk
We speak with Lynda Guttormsen Guy from the Four Seasons Garden Club about the organization's Secret Garden Walk, which is coming up this Saturday, July 10th…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/6/21 Susan Froemke on "Yannick: An Artist's Journey"
We speak with documentarian Susan Froemke about her newest film, "Yannick: an Artist's Journey." The film is a beautiful and illuminating portrait of the…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/5/21 Second Acts
From 2006- Mark Updegrove discusses his book "Second Acts: Presidential Lives and Legacies after the White House."
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/4/21 While They Were at War
From 2006- Kristin Henderson, author of "While They're at War: The True Story of American Families on the Homefront."
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
7/3/21 Trainer Tim Wilson
Tim Wilson- former trainer for the Milwaukee Bucks. During his 11-year tenure with the team, the Bucks made the NBA playoffs six times. Wilson is now strength…