Chad Holmes
Free Throws and Face Offs: Bouncing Back, with Chad Holmes
We are one month into the winter sports season, and things are heating up! Chad Holmes joins us to bust some pencils, with a check in on hockey, wrestling, and basketball. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are looking to reconnect with their communities. High school sports are a cost-friendly and accessible way to do just that! If you want to keep up on Central Wisconsin high school sports, follow WXCO's coverage here!
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Will Wausau Close Four Schools? With Chad Holmes (Hour 2)
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Today, Todd asks us What’s Worse: a hard bed or a soft bed? We take calls and texts with your opinions.
At the bottom of the hour, Chad Holmes of 98.9 WXCO joins us to cover some local news from Wausau. The Wausau school district has been financially struggling for years due to declining enrollment. In an effort to balance the books, the district is considering a plan that would close four schools in the community. What will this mean for the people of Wausau?
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Connecting the Pieces
Pencil Busters, we made it to another Friday- thank goodness! Welcome to our revamped Friday podcast, Free Throws and Face-Offs, where we'll follow the winter ESSENTIAL curricular activities in Wisconsin high schools. Civic Media host and sports broadcaster Chad Holmes joins us this week to preview the hockey, basketball, and wrestling seasons. We've got so much to look forward to, and we're so thankful to have you all along with us!
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Kids These Days! (they’re really great!!!)
Returning Pencil Buster and Civic Media talk host Chad Holmes joins us to cheer on the high school football playoff teams and preview winter sports. All high school championship games will be at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison. Check here for Civic Media coverage of the games. And as football ends, the winter sports begin! Dr. Johnny is particularly excited for the beginning of hockey- for obvious reasons, he being a coach for the Washington State men's team and all...
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The Secretary Says So (Hour 2)
We’re joined by Debra Cronmiller of the Wisconsin League of Women Voters about the unnecessary constitutional amendment on today’s ballot. And Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski is urging everyone to make this day special by making a plan to vote and getting friends and family to do the same.
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 out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!
Healthy Changes, Real Football
Thank goodness, it's Busted Pencils First Downs and Friday Night Lights!
Civic Media WXCO Operations Manager and host Chad Holmes joins Tim and Johnny to talk about some changes in high school football. Many schools in Wisconsin are moving to an 8-player game from the traditional 11-player model. The move brings real promise in terms of making the game accessible to schools that can't fill a roster for 11-player. Plus, it may just be a safer version of the game. But that doesn't mean everyone is convinced yet. Hear what our educated educators think of the matter!
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Civic Media Spotlight for Weekend of October 19th & 20th (Hour 1)
Dom and Jess dig into the saddest dance party ever after Trump ended his town hall super early. And this is the man who claims that he's the fittest person to run for office and that it's HARRIS who's health should concern us! So we look at Harris' medical report and break it down. And you know, it's damn good, for anyone let alone a 59-year-old candidate for the most stressful job in the world.
Then, the Chad Holmes Show is joined by 7th District Congressional Democratic nominee Kyle Kilbourn to discuss the issues in his race against incumbent Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany.
After that on UpNorthNews Radio, US Senator Tammy Baldwin joins our friends from Motherhood for Good in our Women Win Wisconsin segment. We’ll talk about her work to protect women’s healthcare rights, fight the factors that are contributing to inflation, and cut the flow of fentanyl across our borders—if only a certain ex-president hadn’t put politics ahead of solutions.
To wrap the hour, Nite Lite with Pete Schwaba is joined by Jeff Tully & Jamie Kaler who both work for National Lampoon. Jamie and Jeff talk Dogs or Cats. Then Jeff and Jamie talk about acting roles, National Lampoon, and the younger generation.
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Civic Media Spotlight for Weekend of October 5th & 6th (Hour 2)
Kicking off the hour, the Chad Holmes Show discusses the Wausau Ballot Drop Box being returned and we discuss where we stand and where we go with Nancy Stencil.
Then, in honor of playoff baseball, Maggie talks with the youngest living player to run the bases with the Negro Leagues, Dennis Biddle. Mr. Biddle shares some of his most impactful experiences on the diamond and in his life since. He started Yesterday's Negro league Baseball Players Foundation in 1996 to support players and their legacies.
Next, Charles Franklin Professor of Law and Public Policy and Director of the Marquette Law School Poll joins the Dom Salvia Show for a half hour the day of his most recent poll dropping. Charles brings some good news for the Harris-Walz ticket and for Tammy Baldwin in the most recent poll.
Finally, writer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Comedian, Paul Mecurio joins Nite Lite with Pete Schwaba. Paul talks about working on a sports show, working on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and his show Permission to Speak, that is coming to Milwaukee.
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Discombobricated (Hour 2)
Naturally, with Dan Shafer appearing from The Discombobulation Area, we had to research the etymology of that special word, only to end up down the rabbit hole of early 1800s mock-Latin as a source of humor. Hey, anything for a quick diversion from politics, of which Dan will share aplenty. Also, White House senior advisor Neera Tanden recently spoke in Chippewa Falls about more Biden-Harris investments in rural Wisconsin. We’ll cover her remarks with dairy farmer Hans Breitenmoser.
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 out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show.
