Bill Lueders is news editor for Isthmus, a weekly newspaper in Madison. His book Cry Rape: The True Story of One Woman's Harrowing Quest for Justice is an account of a story he covered in Madison for nearly 10 years. He talks with Jane Hampden.
Eric Weiner is a marriage and family therapist and expert on ethical wills. He tells Jane Hampden about his work counseling clients in Milwaukee about the advantages of writing down their beliefs and lessons learned in life, to pass along to loved ones.
Peggy Hong is Milwaukee's fourth poet laureate. She read "Hematite" during her interview with Bonnie North. The poems are in her most recent book, Three Truths and a Lie, published by Water Press and Media. Hong's interview first aired in April.
Bonnie talks with UW-Milwaukee film students Kelsi Stoehr and C.J. Graham. Sixteen senior projects will be screened Saturday at 7 p.m. at the UW-Milwaukee Student Union.
Bob Reitman is retiring today after 40 years in Milwaukee radio. For more than 20 years he's been half of the Reitman & Mueller morning team on WKTI. His career began at WUWM in the 1960s. He hosted a poetry program and an alternative music show called It's Alright Ma, It's Only Music. Starting in January, Bob Reitman will once again host a music program on WUWM, of the same name.
The program will air on Milwaukee Public Radio from 7-9 Thursday nights, and again on Saturday nights from 9-11. He'll feature music from his extensive vinyl collection; the station already has purchased two new turntables. Bob's interview with Jane Hampden first aired October 17th.