Wisconsin
Milwaukee Public Television’s 4th Street Forum is Milwaukee’s only weekly televised town hall discussion. Aired twice a week and filmed at Milwaukee Turner Hall, these forums are open to the public and free of charge. With a panel of local experts on the featured topic led by the 4th Street Forum moderator, the program promotes public discussion of political and social issues of concern to the community.
Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) recently completed its most extensive community engagement venture, the “Wisconsin Vietnam War Stories” project, through which communities throughout the state joined together to honor and thank Vietnam veterans. WPT continued its focus on Wisconsin veterans with “Wounded Warriors,” which shares the stories of Vietnam veterans of the Menominee nation working to help veterans of current wars deal with PTSD and the aftermath of serving in combat.
WPT also continues its work with Wisconsin’s Native American nations through Tribal Histories, in which each nation’s stories are uniquely and powerfully brought to life. Elders from each nation are working with WPT producers to share their history and culture in the purest of storytelling traditions, first-person narrative, to a broad audience through WPT.
Anchored by Frederica Freyberg, Here and Now is WPT’sweekly, award-winning, in-depth news and public affairs program where civic and political leaders provide context to the issues at the forefront of life in Wisconsin.
WUWM-FM’s locally produced hour-long magazine-style program Lake Effect offers discussions on topics from politics and the economy to spotlighting local authors and musicians every weekday in Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin. Airing on Saturdays and Sundays, the weekend version of Lake Effect, appropriately titled Weekend Lake Effect, features the best interviews and most interesting stories of the week.
Tent Show Radio on WXPR-FM in Rhinelander is a weekly variety series showcasing live performances from Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua. Featuring host Michael Perry, the Blue Canvas Orchestra, and nationally and regionally renowned performers, Tent Show Radio is broadcast on public radio stations across the country and the Internet.