The Morning Show: Wisconsin Bike Trails
The Morning Show: Wisconsin Bike Trails
Around the Corner with John McGivern | Program | Menomonie (#713)
[Latest Airdate: December 27, 2018]
[Original Airdate: April 12, 2018]
Everyone who works on this show loved Menomonie --- and that's sayin' something!
It's situated in the northwest quadrant of Wisconsin, in the northernmost part of the driftless area, and it's gorgeous --- to everyone! Crew members who love the rural areas loved it because we covered 4 farm stories - an Amish farm, an agri-tourism farm, a trout farm and a 4th generation family farm. Those who love busy, small, American downtowns loved it because there's a lot to do in Menomonie --- food, quaint shops and the most beautiful Center for the Arts of the season. The people who like college towns were thrilled to find UW-Stout, the only polytechnic college in the state. And those of us who like big manufacturing stories (especially John) were thrilled to get inside Cardinal FG and see glass as long as three football fields!
Menomonie: a place with something for everyone to love, and a great end to our 7th season!
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Stockholm Wisconsin (10/28/2018)
Stockholm Wisconsin
USMTS Hunt for the Casey's Cup coming to Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin
Five fast and furious nights of mud-slinging, jaw-dropping, earth-shattering speed are on deck as the United States Modified Touring Series blazes a trail through four states in the USMTS Hunt for the Casey's Cup! It all begins this Wednesday, Aug. 9, at the Brown County Speedway in Aberdeen, S.D., and then it's on to the ridiculously fast Red Cedar Speedway in Menomonie, Wis., on Thursday, Aug. 10! From there the USMTS road warriors invade the Amsoil Speedway in Superior, Wis., on Friday, Aug. 11, before bringing the boom into Ogilvie, Minn., and the Ogilvie Raceway on Saturday, Aug. 12! The wild week of intense action reaches a boiling point on Sunday, Aug. 13, when the USMTS dirt demons tackle the monstrous Mason City Motor Speedway in Mason City, Iowa, with the Diamond Jo Casino Double Down 30s and two huge main events for the titans of the USMTS. Big money, big excitement and big fun are on tap for a big week of dirt track action you don't want to miss. Visit usmts.com or find us on Facebook and Twitter for more information! Call in sick or quit your job, but do whatever you gotta do to be there this week... Don't be afraid of the fast!
Around the Corner with John McGivern | Program | Chippewa Falls (#309)
[Latest Airdate: July 6, 2017]
[Original Airdate: March 6, 2014]
Chippewa Falls' roots are literally roots -- of the white pines that fed the world's largest lumber mill and put Chippewa Falls on the map. Well, the lumberjacks may be gone, but John learned very quickly that the hard working, harder playing character of Chippewa Falls is still alive and well. Know what else he learned? Leinenkugel's started here in 1867 to serve the thirsty lumberjacks. The supercomputer was invented here by Seymour Cray. The largest dog park and the second oldest zoo in Wisconsin both call this city home. And the Yellowstone Trail runs right through Chippewa Falls. Right? John was impressed, too.
But as you probably know by now, John isn't most impressed by just the facts. It's the residents that put the smile on his face - and the knowledge that he didn't have to have a membership to get into the local supper club! As this episode shows, Chippewa Falls is not for members only -- it's for everybody!
Episode #309
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Milwaukee PBS is an award-winning multimedia producer and broadcaster of exceptional and meaningful local and national content. Licensed to Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee PBS is one of the highest-rated PBS stations in the country. Our unique, independent position in the community makes us the ideal source of community engagement as a storyteller, conversation facilitator and advocate. No matter where you come from or where you make your home, we encourage you to bring your world and Milwaukee into focus as a member of the Milwaukee PBS community.
Around the Corner with John McGivern | Program | Manitowoc (#711)
[Latest Airdate: July 5, 2018]
[Original Airdate: March 8, 2018]
Manitowoc is a city on the eastern shore of Wisconsin, north of Sheboygan and south of Green Bay that John McGivern LOVES! No, we mean it.
Visits to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum and exploration of the SS Badger were the beginning of his enchantment. Then he was introduced to beach glass, reminisced with an Evergleam Christmas tree collector, and explored Jagemann Stamping and Briess Malt and Ingredients Co. He had a Diet Coke with Kathie at the Stage Door Pub, made a belt at Leatherwerks and checked in to Dead by Dawn --- not sure that he would ever check out! But the cherry on the top was provided by Beerntsen's Confectionary and Cedar Crest Ice Cream! Yum! What's not to love?
Fair warning to those in Manitowoc: Don't be surprised if some day there's a Manitowoc mailbox with John's name on it. By being so inviting, you asked for it, Manitowoc!
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Join Emmy Award-Winning actor John McGivern as he explores living, working and playing in Wisconsin's unique communities. John has visited more than 100 communities so far, with no end in sight!
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Milwaukee PBS is an award-winning multimedia producer and broadcaster of exceptional and meaningful local and national content. Licensed to Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee PBS is one of the highest-rated PBS stations in the country. Our unique, independent position in the community makes us the ideal source of community engagement as a storyteller, conversation facilitator and advocate. No matter where you come from or where you make your home, we encourage you to bring your world and Milwaukee into focus as a member of the Milwaukee PBS community.