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Morris' guest is Mary Beth Mikrut, Executive Director of the Racine Community Foundation. They will discuss all of the new project of the Foundation.

Morris speaks with Racine Unified Area Superintendent Bethel Cager, who makes an impassioned plea for African-Americans to rally around their children. Today's broadcast is a repeat.

Community Matters: Today's host is Morris Reece.

Len's guests are KEA President Mary Modder and Ron Frederick, President of the Kenosha County AFL-CIO Central Labor Council.

Today's host is Morris.

Len speaks with Debra Karp, Dir. of the Community-Based Scholarship and Nonprofit Development Program of the Center for Community Partnerships at UW-P.

Community Matters.

Len is today's host and the topic is foster care in Racine and Kenosha Counties.

Community Matters. Today's show is a repeat.

State labor economist Betsy Falk paints a statistical picture of the current situation in southeast Wisconsin, and talks about how to go about interpreting the seemingly sometimes conflicting data. Len hosts.

Morris speaks with Linda Weber, the Exec. Dir. of the Racine County Housing Authority.

Len's guests are Darren Hillock, chief content creator for www.westofthei.com,an on-line news site that covers western Kenosha County, and Bill Lueders, news editor for Madison's

Len's guests include Rebecca Watkins, Treatment Foster Care and Training Program Coordinator, St. Aemilian-Lakeside, Inc.' Connie Maritch, foster parent and Mary Connolly, Racine County Human Services Dept.

Len measures up economic conditions in southeast Wisconsin with Bob Haggarty, President of Haggarty Insurance; Dennis Kaufman, Assoc. Prof. of Economics at UW-Parkside; and Peter Knight, Asst.

Morris Reece is the host for today's show and his topic is "GIFTS OF WARMTH." His guests are four Racine area women who are quilters who put their skills to good use by creating gifts of warmth for charities, soldiers and

Today' program is a re-broadcast of a previous show.

Morris' guest today is Debbi Embry, Director of the Racine Mayor's Office for Strategic Partnerships

Today's show is a re-broadcast.

Host Morris Reece's guest is Park High School senior, Drew Willoughby, who just received a major music publishing contract for his jazz compositions.

Len's guests include Donna Rhodes, Gang Intervention Supervisor, Kenosha County Division of Children and Family Services; Maurice Horton, Dir., Gang/Crime Diversion Task Force, City of Racine Community Oriented Police; Cry

Morris takes a look at a student-led program at Case that offers tutoring, counseling and fellowship.

Racine County Executive Bill McReynolds, Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser and Walworth County Administrator Dave Bretl. Len hosts. The show focuses on economic development issues in southeast Wisconsin.

Len builds on his economic development theme from a previous show by welcoming in Kenosha Mayor Keith Bosman and other political leaders.

Host Morris Reece leads a discussion with his guests of 211 issues in Kenosha and Racine counties.

Steve and Cathie DeQuaker, founders of a suicide support group called "Entouch." Morris hosts. The DeQuakers live in Lake Geneva and formed their group at their church, Riverwood Community, in the Town of Burlington.

Len Iaquinta's guests today take a look at the top news stories for 2009.

Host Morris Reece's guest today is high school student David Sanchez, who started "Jobs Link RACINE."

Kenosha's artist cooperative, Lemon Street, celebrates its 10th anniversary today with a big party at its Sheridan Rd. location.

Len devotes today's program to our veterans just days in advance of Veterans Day, Nov. 11th.

Guests are Bev Baker from UW Extension and Gai Lorenzen of Legal Actioon of Wisconsin. They'll talk to Morris about an upcoming conference on the foreclosure problem.

Len Iaquinta hosts today's program. The topic is infant mortality in Kenosha County.

Morris Reece's guests today are: Joseph Heck, Racine Asst. City Development Director. The topic: How Federal stimulus monies are earmarked for various City of Racine Housing projects.

Annual United Way fundraising campaigns are kicking off throughout southeast Wisconsin.

Morris Reece's guest is Gerald Ptacek. The topic: Racine County has been awarded a two-year, $200,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice.

Barb Tylenda, Exec. Dir. of Health Care Network in Racine, and Kelly Gallaher of Community for Change. Gallaher has been researching health issues and organized a community forum on health care in Racine recently.

Bruce Joffe, Dir. of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual (LGBT) Center of Racine will discuss the impetus behind the recent creation of the center. Morris hosts.

Len Iaquinta's guests discuss the thorny issue of the "Freedom of Information Act." His guests are: Tony Anderson, Past President of Professional Journalists and currently the Managing Editor of The Wisconsin Law Journal,

Morris Reece is today's host. The topic: The City of Racine Comprehensive Plan.

Former host Jennie Tunkieicz returns for a special program showcasing local music groups and various live shows in the area. Local music promoter and newspaper columnist Paddy Finneran joins Jennie.

Len's guests will discuss what is involved in finding a new job after re-training and improving ones education.

Repeat: Racine Mirror, a newspaper in Racine that specializes in "positive" news.

Today's discussion will focus on the possible closure of the Chrysler Engine Plant in Kenosha, and will include commentary on the impact of such a closure on the workers as well as the community as a whole.

Morris speaks with Lisa Mann, owner/operator of the Racine Mirror minority newspaper; positive news only? Can it compete?

Len Iaquinta's guest today are Racine Mayoral candidates Bob Turner and John Dickert. This will be a live show, from the studios of WGTD. Questions can be emailed to wgtd@gtc.edu.

The district attorneys of both Walworth and Racine counties, and the 1st assistant from Kenosha County talk about a variety of issues, inc including the difficulties in retaining experienced assistants.

Morris Reese host todays show. The big issue today is: The Light Rail Transit from Milwaukee to Chicago. Guests are: Kerry Thomas from Transit Now and Ron Frederick from the AFLCIO.

Guests are Wayne Koessl and Megan Pitts of the Kenosha County United Way, and Sheila Seigel of the IRS and John Milisauskus of the Kenosha County Job Center.

Host Morris Reese's guest discuss issues related to the Racine Circuit Court system.

Len's guests discuss issues related to gangs in the Kenosha-Racine area.

African Americans from the Racine/Kenosha area will discuss their perspectives on the process and conditions that lead to President Obama becoming the first president of color; What does this mean to them personally?