Friday on Lake Effect: Impact of Gannett Newspaper Chain, Children & Homelessness, Rumbarrocco

Friday on Lake Effect:

The speculation continues on the potential impact of a purchase of the Journal Sentinel and its parent company by the Gannett newspaper chain.  We'll speak with a media analyst about the possible repercussions.  Later, a Newbery-award winning author takes on the issue of children and homelessness in her moving new novel.  And we'll meet a truly unique band in residency at Early Music Now.

Guests:

• Erik Gunn, Milwaukee Magazine
• Katherine Applegate, author, Crenshaw
• Alvaro Saar Rios, essayist
• Rumbarrocco (band)

Segments:

• Will the Journal Media Group Suffer from a Gannett Media Purchase?
• Katherine Applegate's New Book Raises Awareness of Childhood Hunger
• Playwriting Lesson: Be Careful What You Write
• Rumbarroco Adds a Latin Twist to Early Music