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BONUS EPISODE: Anthony Lococo, deputy chief counsel for the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty – the law firm that is representing Racine private schools that have been forced to close until January 15.

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes the three County executives/Administrators from the WGTD Listening area; Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave; Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser, and Walworth County Administrator Mark L

Host Laura Sumner-Coon welcomes Vicky Selkowe, the City of Racine’s Manager of Strategic Initiatives and Community Partnerships.

Host Jayne Herring welcomes Jason Peters, Village and Town Administrator for Somers to discuss the new development taking place.

Host Len Iaquinta discusses Community Foundation Week with leaders from the Kenosha Community Foundation including Ken Fellman, President of the Board of Directors; Tom Clark, who with he and his wife established the Clark

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes Bob Wirch,(D) Wisconsin State Senator Dist. 22, Dr. Peggy James, Dean, College of Social Sciences & Professional Studies, Professor, Political Science, Univ.

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes Lou Molitor, the President and CEO of the Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce.

Host Laura Sumner Coon welcomes Dayvin Hallmon, former Kenosha County Supervisor and head of the The Black Diaspora Orchestra in Milwaukee.

Host Len Iaquinta interviews Dr. Emmanuel Otu, Dean, College Of Natural & Health Sciences; Laura Schulz, Associate Lecturer and Environmental Education Manager; Dr.

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes Denise Lockwood Racine County Eye and Kenosha Observer's Daniel Thompson.

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes John Morrissey, former police chief in the City of Kenosha and current Kenosha City Administrator. 

Host Len Iaquinta discusses how Southeastern Wisconsin arts, cultural organizations, and music venues are faring in this Pandemic World. Why is the Kenosha Commission on the Arts taking an Impact Survey?

Host Len Iaquinta discusses staying emotionally and mentally healthy with Lisa Haen, Associate Director of Kenosha Human Development Services, and Angela Martin, Director of Clinical Services at KHDS.

Host Len Iaquinta discusses The L-G-B-T Center of Southeast Wisconsin and how the center reaches out to our broadcast area. 

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian to reflect on a week when law enforcement officers totaling two per-cent of the city population patrolled the city And the 2020 Presidential contender

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes Mary Ouimet, Chief Executive Officer of the Kenosha Community Health Center. 

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes Denise Lockwood, CEO, Racine County Eye, and Darren Hillock owner of, West of the “I”, 

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes Katie Oatsvall, Executive Director at Kenosha Area Family Aging Services.

Host Len Iaquinta discussed the controversy over the Christopher Columbus sculpture stands looking West in Kenosha’s Harbor Park. 

Host Len Iaquinta welcome John Mielke, Executive Director of Marketing and Communication at UW-Parkside. 

Host Len Iaquinta hosts the 2020 1st Congressional District, Wisconsin Democratic Candidates Forum featuring Josh Pade and Roger Polack for Congress. The winner will face Brian Steil in November. 

Host Laura Sumner Coon continues her series on race in the WGTD listening area with Angela Cunningham, former prosecutor for the Milwaukee DA’s ; Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Milton Childs who was appointed to the bench

Host Laura Sumner Coon continues her series on race  with Angela Cunningham, former prosecutor for the Milwaukee DA’s office and quit, partly due to the systemic racism in the system; Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Mi

Host Jayne Herring Adelene Greene and Laura Cox of the Rainbow Voices Book Club. The club can be accessed via Facebook. 

Host Len Iaquinta discusses morality, ethics, and COVID-19 with Pastor Susan Patterson-Sumwalt of First United Methodist Church; Pastor Jonathan Barker of Grace Lutheran Church;  and Associate

Host Laura Sumner-Coon welcomes Kelly Scroggins-Powell and Mary Mazzeo Pucci, friends – one white, one black – who in agonizing over racism in Racine, decided to create a Facebook forum for women in the area who felt

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes Jeff Wamboldt from the Neighborhood Watch program. 

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes Mike Serpe, former Pleasant Prairie Village Board Trustee who recently stepped down after 31 years of service.

Host Laura Sumner Coon features Jessica MacPhail, director of the Racine Public Library, who talks about the role the library plays in the community as well as all of the adjustments the library has made to serve the commu

Host Len Iaquinta Kenosha Department of Public Works Waste and Recycling Superintendent Keir Powell. 

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes Jen Freiheit, Ph.D., director of the Kenosha County’s Division of Health and Dr. Mary Ouimet, Chief Executive Officer, of the Kenosha Community Health Center, Inc.. 

Host Jayne Herring welcomes Tara Panasewicz, Chief Executive Officer at United Way of Kenosha County; and Katie Oatsvall, Executive Director at Kenosha Area Family and Aging Services. 

“S.E. WIS. BUSINESSES RESPONDING TO COVID-19” Guest: Todd Battle, President, Kenosha Area Business Alliance, KABA.

Len Iaquinta interviews Rochelle Nelson, Clinical Asst. Prof. and Dir. of Nursing at the University of Wisconsin—Parkside; and Frank Hicks, Professor and Dir. of Nursing at Carthage College.

Host Jayne Herring welcomes John Morrisey, Director of City Inspection for The City of Kenosha and Matt Rejc, Manager of Racine Neighborhood Services.  

Host Len Iaquinta discusses the renewed Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families with Gina Green-Harris, Director, Dr. Diamond D.

Host Jayne Herring discusses animal humane societies with Kirstin Girella, from Alive Rescue, and Angela Speed, from the Wisconsin Humane Society- Racine chapter, and Adolfo Dorta, from Safe Harbor Humane So

Host Laura Sumner-Coon welcomes members from the Over our Head Players from Racine's famed Sixth Street Theater

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes Alicia Chovan from the SouthShore Relators Association. 

Host Laura Sumner Coon welcomes Jennifer BIas, Trial Division Director and Jon Padgham, Deputy State Public Defender.

Host Jayne Herring welcomes the John Antaramian, Mayor of Kenosha to dicsuss the proposed multi-year downtown redevelopment plan. 

Host Laura Sumner Coon welcomes Cara Pratt, Sustainability and Conservation Coordinator for the City of Racine;  Bob Lindmeier. Chief meteorologist at WKOW TV, and Tom Rutk

Host Jayne Herring welcomes Gai Lorenzen, Executive Director of HALO (she recently announced her retirement); and Tamara Coleman, Executive Director and Lisa Sanders Director of Programs and operations from the Shalom

Host Len Iaqunita welcomes State Senator Bob Wirch and Leif Peterson of the Grace Lutheran Church Welcome Center.

Jayne Herring welcomes Horace Staples, Lieutenant - Director of Emergency Management and Jeff Bliss, Team Leader of the Tactical Response Team 

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes Sharmain Harris, founder of the Dedicated Dads Program, and Kyle Smith, a father that benefitted from the program. 

Jayne Herring discusses Habitat For Humanity with  LeAnn Launstein, Executive Director of Racine Habitat for Humanity, Angela Elliott, Executive Director of Kenosha Habitat for Humanity, and Heidi Thomas, Vo

Host Laura Sumner Coon welcomes Pam Handrow, Executive Director of Bethany Apartments. 

Host Len Iaquinta welcomes Juan Torres, KUSD Coordinator of Diversity, Student, and Family Engagement. 

Host Jayne Herring welcomes Dr.