Wgtd's The Morning Show With Greg Berg

Dr. Art Cyr, Clausen Distinguished Professor of Political Economy and World Business at Carthage College,  offers his analysis of a variety of issues and concerns.  

Bryan Albrecht, the president of Gateway Technical College, pays his monthly visit to the program.  With him is Kim Greene, Executive Director of Advance CTE (Career and Technical Education.)  

From 2011-   Michael Wallis, author of "David Crockett:  The Lion of the West."  

Joycelyn Fish, development director for the Racine Theater Guild,  joins us to talk about the experiencing of participating in President Joe Biden's first town hall meeting (on February 16th in Milwaukee) - and of actually getting to pose a question to the president .... a question about student loan forgiveness that has generated a tremendous amount of discussion and debate.   

We preview this Saturday's (virtual) concert by the Racine Symphony Orchestra with artistic director Pasquale Laurino and artist-in-residence Joshua Zajac, who will be soloist in Haydn's Cello Concerto in C major.  

Acclaimed author Denene Milner talks about her new line of children's books, all of which feature families of color.  

This was to have been a newly-recorded interview with best-selling author Tim O'Brien to talk about the documentary film "The War and Peace of Tim O'Brien," which is about to be released.  Unfortunately,  Mr. O'Brien had to cancel the interview at the last minute because of severe weather.  We hope to record the interview sometime in the near future.  In the meantime, here is this conversation recorded a couple of years ago about his most recent book: Dad's Maybe Book.

From 2007 - Craig Tufts discusses two books he co-authored for the National Wildlife Federation, their Field Guide to Birds of North America and their Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America.  

From 2004:   Dr. Ted Zeff, author of "The highly Sensitive Person's Survival Guide:  Essential Skills for Living Well in an Overstimulating World." 

Renowned college basketball coach Gary Waters talks about his book "10 Principles of a Character Coach."   Waters is best-known for rebuilding several struggling basketball programs, including - most notably - the basketball program at Cleveland State University.  

For Nan Calvert's monthly visit to the program, we speak with Cassandra Hoppe, who is a Project Engineer with Stormwater Solutions Engineering in Milwaukee.   They help municipalities, businesses and homeowners come up with innovative ways to deal with stormwater runoff.  

Greg Everett,  well-known weight-lifting coach,  talks about his new book "Tough," which explores what it means to be 'tough' and how one can foster that quality in healthy and productive ways.  

A preview of the documentary film "Meltdown," an unconventional examination of the reality of global warming.  

We get an update on the work of Hospice Alliance from Rita Hagen, Executive Director,  and Jennifer Sytkowski,  Bereavement Coordinator.  2021 marks the 40th anniversary of Hospice Alliance.   The conversation includes an exploration of the challenges and complications that the COVID-19 pandemic has presented to Hospice Alliance. 

Rob Rapley is writer/producer/director for the American Experience documentary film "Voice of Freedom" that airs tonight on Milwaukee PBS  channel 10 and on PBS stations across the country.  The film explores the story of the historic concert sung by African-American contralto Marian Anderson on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on April 9, 1939,  after she was not allowed by the D.A.R. to sing a benefit concert in Constitution Hall because of her race.  

From the archives:   (2015) -  Elyssa Friedland discusses her novel "Love and Miss Communication."  

From 2007 - Jim Gorant (a writer with Sports Illustrated) talks about his book "Fanatic:  Ten Things All Sports Fans Should Do Before They Die."  

To celebrate the birthday of our 16th president, excerpts from three past Morning Shows about Abraham Lincoln.  Part 1:  Ronald C, White, author of "A. Lincoln: A Biography." <talking about Lincoln's childhoo> Part 2:  Lewis Lehrman, author of "Lincoln at Peoria:  The Turning Point." <talking about his evolving views on slavery>  Part 3: Phillip Kunhardt III, co-author of "Looking for Lincoln: The Making of an American Icon."  <How Americans came to revere Lincoln after his assassination.>  

Joanne Samuel Goldblum and Colleen Shaddox, co-authors of "Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding and Ending U.S. Poverty."  

Michael G. Long, author of "42 Today:  Jackie Robinson and His Legacy."