Wgtd's The Morning Show With Greg Berg

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.

Dr. Debra Ford, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, looks back on her 14 years in the position. (She is about to become chancellor at the University of Indiana-Southeast.) Also with us is Scott Menke, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, who will serve as Interim Chancellor until a new chancellor is named.

Earl Swift, author of "The Big Roads: The Untold Story of the Engineers, Visionaries, and Trailblazers who created the American Superhighways."

(from the archives: for Memorial Day) Patrick K. O'Donnell, author of "The Unknowns: The Untold Story of America's Unknown Soldier and World War One's Most Decorated Heroes Who Brought Him Home."

This interview was recorded (I believe) back in 2003. Aaron Kohlmeier, who was a student at Carthage College at the timer, recounts the story of how he and several friends traveled to Detroit, Michigan in the hopes of auditioning for AMERICAN IDOL.

From 2003/2004- Eric Schlosser, author of "Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs and Cheap Lbor in the American Black Market"

Postponed from last week: WGTD News Director Dave McGrath talks about his first novel, "24 Hours from Tulsa," which tells the fictitious backstory behind one of Gene Pitney's greatest hits. The book is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at pop music in the 1960s. Although the book is a work of fiction, it springs in large measure from Dave McGrath's working relationship with Gene Pitney over the course of many years. Pitney figures prominently in the novel.

We talk about the great work of Racine Vocational Ministry with Executive Director James Schatzman and Re-Entry Program Director Heather Bennett. The agency is celebrating its 20th anniversary and just placed its 5,000th worker. They work to help people who have been incarcerated to re-enter society and achieve success.

Dr. Ar Cyr, a member of the faculty at Carthage College, pays his monthly visit to the program to talk about a variety of issues, including recent elections in Great Britain, the most recent meeting of the G7, and what the looming crisis of the Debt Ceiling is all about.

Ahmed White, author of "Under the Iron Heel: The Wobblies and the Capitalist War on Radical Workers." The term 'Wobblies' in the subtitle refers to members of the I.W.W. - the Industrial Workers of the World - a radical union formed in 1905 that sought to overturn capitalism in order to eliminate the brutal working conditions of millions of U.S. factory workers in early 20th century America. The union was ultimately destroyed thanks to internal division as well as a concerted attack from government officials, law enforcement, and capitalist leaders.

Earlier this week, I spoke with the new athletic director at Carthage College, Ryan Kane. Today, we listen back to a 2001 interview with Bob Bonn, who was Carthage's athletic director for 26 years, from 1992 until 2018. Bonn passed away in the summer of 2020. It was under his leadership that athletics at Carthage expanded in some truly spectacular ways. He also oversaw the construction of the TARC.

From 2002 - Dr. Bernard Golden, author of "Healthy Anger: How to help children and teens manage their anger."

From 2004- Greg Borowski, author of "First and Long: A black school, a white school, and their season of dreams." The book chronicles the complicated and difficult first season of the combined football team of Shorewood High School (a mostly white school in an affluent suburb) and Messmer High School (a mostly black school with many inner city students from low-income families.) A documentary film ("Messwood") that takes the story up to the present day is being screened Saturday evening at UW-Parkside.

Athletic Director Ryan Kane and Assistant Athletic Director Seth Weidmann.

S.L. Price, author of "Heart of the Game: Life, Death and Mercy in Minor League America"