A Milwaukee historian joins us to talk about Milwaukee’s most influential people of the past two decades. We also hear a story from a new project from Wisconsin Life and we take a look some of the people appointed to Governor-elect Tony Evers’ Cabinet.
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Governor-Elect Evers Announces First Members Of His Cabinet
Democratic Governor-elect Tony Evers announced his first Cabinet appointments Wednesday in Milwaukee. Joining the Evers administration at Joel Brennan, who will head the Department of Administration; Kevin Carr, who will lead the state Department of Corrections; Preston Cole as the head of the state Department of Natural Resources; and Sara Meaney, who will be in charge of the state Tourism Department. We speak with WPR State Capitol Reporter Laurel White about those roles and some of the criticisms being leveled at Evers by state Republicans over his picks.
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WPR Launches New Project To Answer Listeners' Curiousities
We all can think of a handful of shows that we sharply remember from our childhood. For some Wisconsinites, the WPT show “Storylords” was one of those programs. We hear the first story, a nostalgia-filled trip back in time, from a new Wisconsin Life project that asks ‘What are Wisconsinites wondering about?’.
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An Updated Look At The History Of Milwaukee
What would you say are the most significant events in Milwaukee over the past 20 years and who are the most influential people? Our guest discusses his newly-updated book on the history of Wisconsin’s largest city.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Derrell Connor Host
- J. Carlisle Larsen Producer
- Natalie Guyette Producer
- Bill Martens Producer
- Laurel White Guest
- Maureen McCollum Guest
- John Gurda Guest
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