First, we hear about recovery efforts in Milwaukee and surrounding communities after a weekend of historic rain and flooding. Then, a Marquette professor makes the case for restoring trust in local news. Plus, the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers’ play-by-play announcer celebrates his 3,000th game.
Featured in this Episode
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Historic flooding in Milwaukee
Over the weekend, record-setting rain and flash floods caused damage in Milwaukee and surrounding communities. A WPR reporter in Milwaukee gives us details of what happened and the recovery efforts.
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Rebuilding trust in local news
Recent polling from the Marquette University Law School shows that Wisconsinites value local news coverage as a civic good. A journalism professor weighs in on what this could mean for rebuilding trust and boosting media literacy as local news outlets continue to struggle for survival.
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Minor League Baseball broadcast streak
The play-by-play announcer for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers recently broadcast his 3,000th consecutive game and hasn’t missed a call in over 20 years. He joins us to share how he’s kept the streak alive and what he loves about minor league baseball.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Kate Archer Kent Host
- Evan Casey Guest
- Patrick Johnson Guest
- Chris Mehring Guest
- Mackenzie Krumme Producer
- Avery Lea Rogers Producer
- Lorin Cox Producer
- Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
- Jeff Robbins Technical Director
- Dean Knetter Executive Producer
- Tim Peterson Managing Producer
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