Cherita Booker
Selective Outrage (Hour 1)
We’ll examine how President Trump is defending Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, despite the discovery of a second text chain leaking classified information, while slamming the independent Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell for truthfully noting how the president’s tariffs are causing global economic instability. We’ll also ask, where’s the outrage from the “law and order” crowd who said they need to have lots of guns to guard against a government that can engage in unconstitutional tyranny—such as kidnapping people off the streets and denying them due process. Also: Cherita Booker has a review of our most popular social media posts of the past week.
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!
Another Farm Bailout or Another Stiff Arm? (Hour 1)
We’ll discuss three stories about how the rule of law is a cornerstone of a free society, but it’s under attack like nothing ever seen in the US until now. There’s the Wisconsin bride recently freed after seven weeks in custody without a court hearing on immigration charges. There’s November’s state Supreme Court election in another state, where around 65,000 voters could have their ballots tossed out so that a conservative could steal a win. And there’s former Wisconsin Justice Michael Gableman, now facing a three-year law license suspension for his politically-motivated but botched “investigation” of the 2020 election. And from Cherita Booker: Who’s up for some ice cream with pieces of fudge… and walleye?
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!
The Entire Destiny of Humanity (Hour 1)
Give Elon Musk credit: The guy with the most money also offers up the highest degree of hyperbole when it comes to today’s election. “The entire destiny of humanity” rests on the outcome of today’s Supreme Court election, Musk said in Wisconsin on Sunday. It’s a dramatic way of saying he’s about to find out if he correctly guessed the price tag for buying an election or if he set more than $20 million on fire to learn a hard lesson about trying to mess with Wisconsin democracy.
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!
Her Emails? Their Text Chain! (Hour 1)
It’s already worthy of American History textbooks for being the dumbest group text ever—potentially the most dangerous. The vice president, the secretary of defense, the secretary of state, the director of national intelligence and other top officials planned a recent military strike in Yemen using a group text—which included a reporter accidentally added by the president’s national security advisor.
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!
Wisconsin Pays the Price (Hour 1)
President Trump’s trade war will cost Americans dearly, but not evenly. The retaliatory tariffs that other nations are slapping on US goods will hit some industries and some states worse than others. And according to a new analysis, Wisconsin jobs and exports are going to take a harder hit than any other state in the nation. Also: Christina Lorey and Cherita Booker report on recent top stories across our social media platforms and in our newsletter.
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!
Brad Schimel’s Worn-out Knees (Hour 1)
As a Waukesha County judge, a state Supreme Court candidate, and a former state attorney general, Brad Schimel knows the law is clear that candidates for judicial office “shall not personally solicit or accept campaign contributions." So why is he always joking about wearing out multiple sets of knee pads, begging people to support his campaign? It might a punchline, but it also tells us about the signals he’s sending to far-right groups who want to take back control of the court this April.
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!
More Uecker Memories (Hour 1)
On Tuesdays, we talk to UpNorthNews social media manager Cherita Booker and community editor Christina Lorey about the stories and posts Wisconsin’s been talking about most in the past week. To no one’s surprise, we’re all still telling stories about the late great Bob Uecker, just two days after the Brewers broadcasting legend would have turned 91.
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!
Did You Miss Political Ads? (Hour 1)
We hope you enjoyed your two-month reprieve from political ads because the Wisconsin airwaves are again about to be bombarded again with commercials about big elections—now that Scott Walker’s former attorney general is launching ads designed to win him a seat on the state Supreme Court and put conservatives back in the majority. We’ll also hear about our recent most popular stories from social media manager Cherita Booker and community editor Christina Lorey.
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!
The Stories Of 2024 (Hour 2)
We spend a little extra time getting to know UpNorthNews social media manager Cherita Booker. We discuss the tradition of a holiday lasagna or ravioli—hey, it can’t be turkey and ham every holiday, right? And as she reviews our more popular social media posts of the past week, we pass judgement on a place that serves a Bloody Mary with a “garnish” made up of a cannibal sandwich, the kind made with raw ground beef.
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!
Madison School Shooting (Hour 2)
We’ll have the latest on Monday’s school shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison—and no, it’s not “too soon” to remind folks that these shootings are preventable and yet certain politicians have consistently chosen to side with mass killers over the safety of our children. We’ll also review some of our popular stories of the past week—including the return of a favorite Mexican restaurant chain—with community editor Christina Lorey and social media manager Cherita Booker.
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!
