Wisconsin News Roundup, Meet The New Morning Show Host, Puerto Rico Death Toll Much Higher Than Original Estimate

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In this Sept. 29, 2017 file photo, police lift the coffin that contain the remains of fellow officer Luis Angel Gonzalez Lorenzo, who was killed while trying to cross a river in his car during the passage of Hurricane Maria, in Aguada, Puerto Rico. A new study contends that many more deaths than normal occurred in Puerto Rico in the three months after Maria devastated the island, mostly because of problems getting medicines or medical care. The research was published online in the New England Journal of Medicine. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

The Morning Show welcomes new host Carrie Kaufman, who will begin her time as a host on Monday, June 4th. We talk with Carrie to learn more about her background, her interests and what she hopes to add to WPR. We also discuss the inconsistent death toll reportings in Puerto Rico and take a look at the week in Wisconsin news.

Featured in this Show

  • State News Roundup For June 1, 2018

    Shirley Abrahamson has been a Justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court since 1976, and was the first woman to serve in that capacity. She announced this week that she will not seek another term. We’ll talk about her legacy on the court and what that could mean for the conservative-liberal balance. Attorney General Brad Schimel said that all of the backlogged Wisconsin rape kits are on their way for testing, and will be analyzed by the end of the year. We’ll find out what lead to that move. And Wisconsin Democrats are holding their state convention this weekend. We’ll get a preview of what’s on the agenda, including which gubernatorial hopefuls met the deadline to speak at the gathering.

  • Starting Monday, Wisconsin Public Radio Ideas Network listeners will hear a new voice weekday mornings. We meet new host of “The Morning Show,” Carrie Kaufman, and discuss her vision for the program.

  • New Research Says Death Toll From Hurricane Maria Was Over 4,500

    The new research from Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health finds the death toll from Hurricane Maria is more than 70 times greater than the official death toll, which stands at 64. We talk to a reporter covering the hurricane’s aftermath about the study, and the island’s readiness for the next storm on the first day of the new hurricane season.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Dean Knetter Producer
  • Bill Martens Producer
  • Rachael Vasquez Producer
  • JR Ross Guest
  • Carrie Kaufman Guest
  • Arelis Hernández Guest

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