UpNorthNews Radio with Pat Kreitlow
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Host: Pat Kreitlow
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Pat Kreitlow is a longtime Wisconsin journalist and former state legislator who lives in and produces his show from along Lake Wissota in Chippewa Falls. UpNorthNews is Northern Wisconsin's home for informative stories and fact-based conversations. Broadcasts live 6 - 8 a.m. across the state!
We’ll visit with Robert Kraig, the head of Citizen Action-Wisconsin, and talk about the mountains of medical debt that eat up so many household budgets. We’ll also talk to Congressman Mark Pocan about the kinds of things Congress could be doing to further reform health care so it doesn’t remain a leading cause of bankruptcy […]
UpNorthNews Community Editor Christina Lorey has always had a soft spot for features about the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. She’s taken her interest to a new level and tells us all about meeting one of the “hotdoggers” who serve as ambassadors and navigators of that 27-foot long motorized frankfurter! We’ll also learn which stories saw the […]
Director Mary Mazzio provides an update on her documentary, “Bad River,” and the legal fight by the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa against a petroleum pipeline running across their environmentally sensitive lands. And Salina Heller’s daughter becomes a junior correspondent interviewing teachers and a principal about Teacher Appreciation Week. UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow […]
We discuss our favorite teachers and the ones who were especially memorable as we mark Teacher Appreciation Week. Also, Google makes an unwelcome appearance mid-segment! UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss […]
We’ll be joined by our Friday regulars: Media critiques from “Stop the Presses” writer Mark Jacob, a review of this week’s Trump legal woes with former US Attorney Jim Santelle, and Dan Schumacher has an update on the future of Northland College and a preview of this weekend’s Brewers-Cubs series—the first one since Craig Counsell […]
It’ll be about six months before we check in on the Milwaukee Bucks, after another first-round elimination in the playoffs. Also: We’ll get set for the annual jam-packed first weekend of May, with the Wisconsin fishing opener, Cinco de Mayo, the Kentucky Derby and more. Plus, a recap of the week from Courier Newsroom national […]
We’ll have our weekly Top Chef-Wisconsin recap with Luke Mathers as the chef-testants compete at American Family Field. And we highlight a northeast Wisconsin leader and candidate in our Women Win Wisconsin segment powered by Motherhood for Good. UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday […]
Former President Donald Trump brought his doom and gloom tour to Waukesha on Wednesday. Fortunately, Joe Zepecki is able to offer us some perspective on Trump’s dark rhetoric and lack of popular momentum. UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to […]
A new report from the Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction looks into the severity and the causes of the ongoing teacher shortage, in an effort to determine what kinds of things can be done to encourage the educators of tomorrow. UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday […]
