Catching up with one of this year’s Wisconsin Teachers of the Year, The business of stadium business districts

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Fans react as the Bucks defeat the Suns on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPR

First, we talk with one winner of this year’s class of Wisconsin Teachers of the Year. Then, we speak with a panel of experts about what goes into designing the business districts around major stadiums.

Featured in this Show

  • Head of the class: Superior educator and school forest manager named Teacher of the Year

    For more than 25 years, Lori Danz has been a science teacher at Superior High School, where she was once a student. She was recently named as a Wisconsin Teacher of the Year. We talk with her about how education has changed over the years and her role as school forest manager.

  • Building business districts around stadiums

    Two of Wisconsin’s three major pro sports have entertainment districts next to their stadiums. We talk with a panel of contributors to the state’s Titletown and Deer District sports business complexes about how the projects affect the local economy.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Lee Rayburn Host
  • Steven Potter Producer
  • Royce Podeszwa Producer
  • Steven Potter Technical Director
  • S. Steven Potter Technical Director
  • Lori Danz Guest
  • Aaron Popkey Guest
  • Audry Grill Guest
  • Lee Rayburn Interviewer

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