NEWisco Weekend

This week’s issue is all about summer safety. The cover story comes from Melissa Kaye. She interviews the parents of a young man who died from an allergic reaction. Now they are working to require all first responders to carry epi-pens. We have stories on sports and summer safety, avoiding burns, what to do when […]

Guests: Cody James, Mark & Cristin Mueller, Mark Husen, Olivia Bishop, Patrick Sheehan

Sat Jun 7, 2025

44:02

This week on NEWisco Weekend, we explore a dairy shrine as part of June Dairy Month! Our cover story this week is an interview with Mike Opperman, Executive Director of the National Dairy Shrine, located right here in Wisconsin. We’ll cover Kayaking, Social media and children, hurricane season, and invasive species in the Wisconsin Waterways. […]

Guests: Chris Rugowski, Mike Opperman, Sarah Young, Sheri Omernick

Sat May 31, 2025

44:02

It’s Memorial Day Weekend, and that’s our theme on NEWisco Weekend. Our cover story features Civic Media’s very own John Maino and why telling the stories of veterans and those we’ve lost in service to our country is so important to him. Teri Barr has a feature on the history of Memorial Day. Pete Schwaba […]

Guests: Eric Peters, John Maino, Jon Foti, Teri Barr

Sat May 24, 2025

46:32

This issue of NEWisco Weekend takes a look at Community Supported Agriculture. Community Support Agriculture is one of the ways for you to get your produce, you know fruits and veggies, direct from the farmer. Teri Barr has the cover story with Justin Duell from The G Farm. We feature stories on Food waste, Cranberry […]

Guests: Jupiter Lynx, Rich Thomson, Sheila Everhart, Tammy Baldwin

Sat May 17, 2025

46:32

On this week’s show we celebrate MOM. Mother’s day is this weekend. We have great interviews with Madison Malone, Dr. Kristin Lyerly joins us to talk about a side of motherhood that is often overlooked…the physical effects of giving birth. Our commentator, Amanda Nimmer, pulls no punches on what moms really want, plus stories on […]

Guests: Dr. Kristin Lyerly, Eric Genrich, Joey Prestley, Madison Malone, Maria Otto, Robert J Conaway

Sat May 10, 2025

46:32

This week on NEWisco Weekend we celebrate several special observances in May. National Paranormal Day is May 3rd. National Tourism Day is May 7th…and the whole month is Bike Month! We look at the different types of Paranormal Activity with a NEWisco investigator, Teri Barr mashes cycling and tourism together for our cover story. Kaylin […]

Guests: Kate Mann, Kaylin Kole, Peter Flucke, Todd Michaels, Tracy Flucke

Sat May 3, 2025

46:32

This week on NEWisco Weekend we celebrate superheroes and everyday heroes. The Red Cross is seeking nominations for heroes to recognize throughout NEWisco. Meteorologist Brittney Merlot is our hero with tips on how to protect yourself in Severe Weather while traveling. The Green Bay Optimist Club are heroes for piloting programs for kids in the […]

Guests: Dean Robbins, Gin, Chocolate & Bottle Rockets, Rebecca Rockhill, Ron Metzler, Shawndell Marks

Sat Apr 26, 2025

46:32

Earth Day, Easter, and the NFL Draft are on our minds for NEWisco Weekend this week. The Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance has an Earth Day event in conjunction with NFL Green. We have features on the Packers doing more for the environment, The NFL Draft, Recycling, and egg prices and alternatives to coloring easter eggs. Spring […]

Guests: Aaron Popkey, Dan Beckwith, Michael Bergman, Nettle Hill

Sat Apr 19, 2025

46:32

This week, We take on gardening! Let’s dig in the dirt. We’ll cover the weather and the growing for gardening. (One of 8 tables of Paula Schultz’s seed starters.) Bunnies make better pets than pests and a local shelter helps children learn about them through adoption of rescued stuffed animals. One man is working hard […]

Guests: 7000apart, Dawn McCole, Delorean Walls, Dr. Zuhair Ghanem, Emily Anderson, Paula Schultz

Sat Apr 12, 2025

46:32

Hobbies, Crafts, Do-it-yourself projects–these are the things on NEWisco Weekend’s agenda this weekend. A mail-order crafting giant for over 125 years, Herrschners is headquartered in Stevens Point! It’s the crafting giant you may not know about and it’s in NEWisco’s backyard. Jenni Mitchell tells us about the biz, its retail store and the yearly pilgrimage […]

Guests: Chris Hendricks, Jeni Mitchell, Sophie Bebeau

Sat Apr 5, 2025

46:32