Wgtd's The Morning Show With Greg Berg

Kostya Kennedy is one of the editors of "The Story of Baseball in 100 Photographs," which comes from Sports Illustrated. (from 2018)

This is an exploration of how the game of golf first established itself in America. Charles D. Burgess is author of "Golf Links: Chay Burgess, Francis Ouimet, and the Bringing of Golf to America." (Chay Burgess was the author's great grandfather.)

Kristen Singer, a music and theater teacher at Harborside Academy, and Carly Mikula, who just graduated from there, discuss their exciting experiences at the most recent Jerry Awards ... an event in Madison that brings together gifted musical theater students from across the state. A production Kristen directed earlier this year- "Chicago"- was honored with a place in the program - and Carly ended up being selected as the one singing actress who will represent Wisconsin in the upcoming Jimmy Awards in New York City. The conversation also includes an overview of how the whole musical theater season of KUSD is put together.

From 2002- Gus Russo, author of "The Outfit: The Role of Chicago's Underworld in the Shaping of Modern America." 'The Outfit' was the nickname of one of the most powerful organized crime cartels in Chicago. It exerted enormous influence over the city and beyond for half a century.

Alaya Dawn Johnson- "The Library of Broken Dreams"

From 2003- Karen Bruckner, co-author of "The Anger Advantage: The Surprising Benefits of Anger and How it Can Change a Woman's Life."

From 2003- Eric Alterman, author of 'What Liberal Media: The Truth about Bias and the News."

From approximately 20 years ago- Paul Fleischman, author of "Seedfolks." This book was chosen as the focus of that year's Racine Reads project, in which readers of all ages and from all across the city were encouraged to read this heartwarming and inspiring book.

From 2002, Eric Klinenberg, author of "Heat Wave: a Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago." The book examines the devastating heat wave in the summer of 1995 in which Chicago saw temperatures as high as 106 degrees over the course of an entire week. It is estimated that 700 people died due to the oppressively hot weather. Klinenberg wanted to understand why the death rate was so high in certain neighborhoods and in certain sectors of the population.

For Nan Calvert's monthly visit to the Morning Show, we talk about two new projects by Root Pike WIN (the Root Pike Watershed Initiative Network) ... at Campbell Woods and Cliffside Park ... with Dave Giordano, executive director of Root Pike WIN.

Part One: (from 2005) Flint Whitlock, author of "Given Up for Dead: American POWs in the Nazi Concentration Camp at Berga." Part Two: Andrew Roberts, author of "Napoleon: A Life."

J. Richard Gott, co-author of "Sizing up the Universe: The Cosmos in Perspective," published by National Geographic.

Dr. James D. Stein, author of "How Math Explains the World: A Guide to the Power of Numbers, from Car Repairs to Modern Physics."

Alan B. Bernstein, co-author (with Peg Streep) of "Mastering the Art of Quitting: Why it matters in life, love and work."

From 2006- Allen Barra, author of "The last Coach: a life of Paul 'Bear' Bryant." Bryant, one of the most famous college football coaches in history, led the Alabama football program for a quarter of a century.

From 2002 - Dr. Sam Chell, now retired as a Professor of English at Carthage College, talks about a J-term course he taught about cult movies. He also discusses a radio program he had just begun hosting on WGTD - Saturday Night Bandstand.

From 1996 - Art Historian Clare Ford Dean - discussing (among other things) great Flemish painters as well as the art exhibit that inspired Modeste Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.

Reid Forgrave, author of "Love, Zac: Small-Town Football and the Life and Death of an American Boy." The book tells the story lf Zac Easter, a young man from a small town in Iowa who suffered repeated head injuries that led to CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) - and eventually took his own life.

Poet and writer Ana Maria Caballeros talks about her book "A Petit Mal," which chronicles the experience of her family when her six year old son was diagnosed with autism.

George Baumgardt, founder and director of the Spirit of Racine Music Makers, talks about their upcoming concert on June 4th.