Terry Bell sits down with author Mike Perry
6/19/09
Writer Mike Perry has garnered a loyal and growing following ever since his debut book called "Population 485", about his experiences as an ambulance worker in New Auburn.
Perry has a new address now, Fall Creek. And a new book, called "Coop", about life on the farm, and his family life.
And Mike Perry joins us now to talk about "Coop". Mike, thanks for being with us…
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Terry Bell sits down with UW-School of Journalism director to discuss the future of news
6/18/09
The landscape of the news business is changing drastically. A few major city newspapers have scaled back their printing... or moved all their content to the internet. Newspapers, television, and radio news staffs have felt the pain of shrinking advertising revenue, by getting smaller themselves.
But there is a future for journalism... so says Jim Baughman, who's winding down his term as the director of the School of Journalism at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and he joins us now. Good morning!
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Terry Bell talks with Tammy Baldwin about GM’s future plans
6/11/09
General motors says it expects to make an announcement around the end of the month, on where it will build its new line of small cars. GM’s formers SUV plant in Janesville, which has been all but closed since the end of last year, if one of the three finalists.
Senetors Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold and Congressman Paul Ryan met with Gm executives yesterday to make their case for Janesville. So did Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, whose district includes part of rock county, and she joins us now with more on yesterday’s meeting…
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Terry Bell speaks with survivor of deadly storm
6/08/09
Early in the morning, 25 years ago today, a series of tornadoes hit portions of southern Wisconsin. The worst hit was Barneveld, in Iowa County. About 90 percent of the town was destroyed. Nine people were killed, and some 200 were injured. 93 homes were lost, and 64 were badly damaged.
Mary Ann Meyers lived through the tornado, and still lives in Barneveld today. And she joins us how to share her memories…
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Today President Obama will hold a national discussion on health care through an online town hall meeting in Virginia. A Wisconsin community provides a microcosm about the various opinions on health reform. Shamane Mills attended a listening session Representative Kind hosted in Dodgeville. People questioned who would pay for health reform, how quickly it should take place, and what role government should play.
Boarding school restoration stirs up dust…and difficult memories for tribe
On their way to Washington, the group visited the Lac du Flambeau reservation yesterday. The event coincides with the start of a major restoration effort of a boarding school dormitory there. As Brian Bull reports, many hard feelings surround the place…
Dam repair courses along, one year past heavy floods
6/09/09
Janesville may get its longtime automaker back. General Motor's pending bankruptcy would spare the Janesville plant from being sold. Shamane Mills reports…
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