NEWisco Weekend

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

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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

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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

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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

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This week’s issue focuses on spring vacations and travel!! Are virtual vacations really a thing? What about the importance of taking those vacation days? Take a break in NEWisco with a really cool Star Wars Memorabilia exhibit. This is the season to tap maple trees. And Musician Sam Ness gets help in songwriting from his […]

Guests: Hilary Matson, Katy Compton, Linda Bjella, Margy Davey, Sam Ness

Sat Mar 29, 2025

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This week’s show is all about Goofing off! Pat Tracey with Discover Oshkosh joins us with tips and tricks to make this the best National Goof Off Day ever! We also hear how the NEWisco Weekend team goofs off–when we get the chance to! The musical guest this week is Makenna Mae and Jake Alan […]

Guests: Bello Nock, Bryce Kane, Pat Tracey

Sat Mar 22, 2025

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It’s St. Patrick’s Day on Monday. So on this issue of NEWisco Weekend we’re all Irish! Our Cover Story looks at a NEWisco city that takes the festivities to the next level. Amanda Nimmer gives us a historical look at St. Patrick…in her own unique way. Pothole season is here. We also have stories on […]

Guests: Ryan Lanning, Tom Tiffany, Tony Giese, Tony Wied

Sat Mar 15, 2025

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This issue of NEWisco Weekend features Daylight Saving Time as our cover story and Naps as the theme! Civic Media Meteorologist Brittney Merlot explains why we have to spring ahead every year in our cover story. Dr. Steven Gale describes the benefits of a nap. We have features on pickleball, Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and […]

Guests: Dr. Steven Gale, Emerson Lehmann, Jamie Lynn Fletcher, Tom Drzewiecki

Sat Mar 8, 2025

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This week, NEWisco Weekend takes a look at Women’s Mental Health Awareness with stories that are as varied as the types of butterflies in the world! Ace Champion as Good Buffalo is our cover story with flutes to resonate with your theta waves. We have stories on Eating Disorders, Flooding awareness, the shift in seasons, […]

Guests: Ace Champion, Diana Anzalda, Kaylin Kole, Lexi Lew, Paul VandenPlas

Sat Mar 1, 2025

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Learn about the scams that prey upon Wisconsin residents and senior citizens. We have features on how to identify scams, the common ones we see, and an interview with the man who literally wrote the book on cybersecurity for Senior Citizens. Commentary from Amanda Nimmer on a common scammer who may be living in your […]

Guests: Alex East, Brett Newski, Spencer Larson

Sat Feb 22, 2025

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