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WCLO's Stan Milam Show

Stan Milam explores issues facing residents in Janesville and the rest of Southern Wisconsin for two hours every weekday morning on WCLO.
  • Wednesday, August 27
    • Move over
    • J.A. Tosti, director of Left Lane Drivers of America says, "REVO EVOM."

    • Baldwin at Dem convention
    • Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin summarizes her speech on health care and provides us a live report on activities at the Democratic National Convention<> Meanwhile, back on the campaign trail, Janesville's Sam Liebert reports from the Florida Obama campaign

    • Hulsey at Dem convention
    • Environmentalist Brett Hulsey, a Wisconsin Clinton delegate, reports live from the Democratic National Convention

    • Farm & Fleet
    • Jane Blain Gilbertson, co-owner of Blain's Farm & Fleet, discusses recent developments and the history of Farm & Fleet

  • Tuesday, August 26
    • Learning
    • Tina Fanopoulos from the Huntington Learning Center discusses learning opportunities for students and adults

    • German students
    • Anka Braun, a German student, and Charles Friedrich of Janesville discuss opportunities for host families to a group of German students arriving in Janesville this fall

    • Alzheimer's disease
    • Dr. Leslie Taylor has information on a Dean Alzheimer's study

    • Contaminated wells
    • Rick Wietersen from the Rock County Helath Department has information on contaminated wells in the county <> Mike O'Brein and Dave Johnson have a preview of the 2008 United Way of North Rock County campaign

  • Monday, August 25
    • GM incentives
    • Open Mic

    • Wild parsnip
    • Kelly Kearns from the Department of Natural Resources has information on wild parsnip

    • Holiday travel
    • AAA Wisconsin's Pam Moen has figures on Labor Day travel

    • 17-year-olds in criminal justice system
    • Wendy Henderson from the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families reports on a study indicating 17-year-olds sent to jail have a higher rate of recidivism than those entering deferred prosecution

  • Friday, August 22
    • Athletic fees
    • Janesville School Board Commissioner Lori Stottler explains why she wants to raise athletic fees for some sports

    • Fill the boot
    • Beloit firefighter Russ Ludlum previews tomorrow's Fill-The-Boot campaign for MDA

    • Elkhart Lake
    • Our Travel Guy, Jerry Huffman, features the sites at Elkhart Lake

    • Tammy Baldwin on the DNC
    • Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District is a scheduled speaker at next week's Democratic National Convention. Stan talks with Congresswoman Baldwin on what she expects at the convention.

  • Thursday, August 21
    • Poverty in Janesville
    • Janesville Gazette Reporter Stacy Vogel and photographer Matt Wisnieski discuss an upcoming series of articles and website features on poverty in the Janesville area.

    • Wisconsin Democrats
    • Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chairman Joe Wineke previews the state delegation's activities at the national convention Janesville School Board Commissioner Bill Sodemann discusses health insurance

    • State government coverage
    • Chris Long, president and CEO at WisconsinEye, desribes the network's 2008 election coverage

    • Teachers' legislative agenda
    • Mary Bell, president of the Wisconsin Education Association Council, lists the organization's legislative agenda for 2009-2010

  • Wednesday, August 20
  • Tuesday, August 19
    • Organ donations
    • Jeff and Lisa Rath preview Saturday's walk/run in honor of their late daughter whose organ donations have helped 73 recipients to date

    • National politics
    • Open Mic

    • Patch Products
    • Patch Products of Beloit expands into new toy line

    • Historic home tour
    • Duke Ellingson, president of the Rock County Historical Society, previews Sunday's historic home tour

  • Monday, August 18
    • Downtown Janesville BID
    • Janesville attorney Pat McDonald, a downtown Janesville property owner, describes his opposition to a proposed BID district

    • Snow removal and traffic flow
    • Janesville Department of Public Wors Director Jack Messer talks about his budget and traffic flow around the city

    • Analog versus digital
    • Ashley Dos Santos from the National Association of Broadcasters discusses the February '09 dealdine for broadcaster conversion to all digital

    • Adults only
    • Advertising and PR pro Bob Welke talks about marketing for the Baby Boomer generation

  • Friday, August 15
    • Taxes and UW
    • State Rep. Steve Nass weighs in on retaining UW professors and the state's tax burden

    • T-Man
    • State Sen. Neal Kedzie is checking on child labor laws that may prohibit an 8-year-old Elkhorn boy from playing his guitar at music venues around the state

    • Fonzie Statue to be unveiled in Milwaukee
    • Our Travel Guy, Jerry Huffman, previews next week's unveiling of the Happy Days Fonzie statue and the celebration on August 19th featuring most of the original cast.

    • Brownback
    • U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback promotes John McCain and Rep. Paul Ryan

  • Thursday, August 14
    • BID district
    • Open Mic

    • Brainstorming
    • Forward Janesville representatvies discuss the results of a recent brainstorming session

    • Ethics
    • Former TV news director Glen Mabie recounts his ethcial confrontation with station management

    • Yuri Rashkin on Russia
    • Russian-born Yuri Rashkin, a member of the Janesville City Council, discusses the Russia-Georgia conflict

  • Wednesday, August 13
    • Boom boxes
    • Open Mic

    • UW professors lured away to other schools
    • Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, discusses then circumstances that led to the loss of a key UW professor to Minnesota

    • HD and digital
    • WCLO engineer Jay Mielke discusses hardware requirements for High Definition and digital television reception

    • Cheese of the Month
    • Angie Edge from the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board has an Angel Food cake with minted Mascarpone frosting.

  • Tuesday, August 12
    • A tribute to former Assembly Rep. Gary Johnson of Beloit
    • Tim Cullen, a former state senator from Janesville, former Assembly Speaker Tom Loftus and Dick Wheeler, president of the Capitol Press Corps, remember the late Gary Johnson, educator and Assembly representative from Beloit.

    • Former Gov. Tommy Thompson on Gary Johnson and John McCain
    • Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson pays tribute to the late Gary Johnson of Beloit, an educator and majority leader in the Wisconsin Assembly. Thompson also discusses his campaign efforts for John McCain.

    • The Obama campaign in Florida
    • Janesville's Sam Liebert, the number two person in the Obama campaign in Florida, talks about campaign actiities in the Sunshine State.

    • Iraq
    • Kool Dadio Media's Bob Keith discusses his trips to Iraq

  • Monday, August 11
  • Friday, August 8
    • Hamburgers
    • Our Travel Guy, Jerry Huffman, has information on Seymor, the birthplace of the hamburger

    • Economic development and Regina Duncan
    • The Janesville gazette Business Editor Jim Leute has a peview of today's story on a major new business for Janesville. We talk with Regina Duncan from the Merill Community Center in Beloit. Saturday (tomorrow) is Regina Duncan Day in Beloit.

    • School property taxes
    • DuWayne Severson, president of the Janesville School Board, discusses the district's budget

    • Presidential politics
    • Our political analyst, John Kozlowicz, discusses presidential politics

  • Thursday, August 7
    • More discussion of Charter digital service
    • Open Mic

    • Lake Koshkonong
    • Brian Christianson, chairman of the Koshkonong Lake District, details plans to appeal the circuit court decision on water levels. Christianson, a Republican campaign strategist, also talks about efforts to keep President Bush and Vice President Cheney away from the Republican National Convention.

    • Charter Communications
    • Tim Vowell, director of government elations for Charter Comminications, discusses various issues inlcuding moving the lcoal access channels

    • Truth in property sales
    • Rep. Mike Sheridan, D-Janesville discusses his proposal to overturn a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision regarding truthfullness in property sales. Sheridan also disucsses local politics and GM.

  • Wednesday, August 6
    • Brewer baseball
    • It's the Brewer baseball pre-game show on WCLO

    • Janesville's Fox Corporation
    • Dick Teal, an engineer at Fox Corp. in Janesville, talks about the former local manufacturing firm and its products, such as the internationallt aclaimed Fox Go-Boy go-karts

    • Wal-Mart
    • Lisa Nelson, senior manager of public affairs for Wal-Mart, discusses plans to replace the Monroe Wal-Mart, the first Wal-Mart built in Wisconsin, with a new Supercenter

    • Charter local access stations
    • Judy Kneece from JATV 12 in Janesville discusses Charter's decision to move the local access channels

  • Tuesday, August 5
    • Charter cable
    • Open Mike

    • Soccer
    • Katy Speth of Janesville has information on the Fall Youth Soccer program.

    • Ash borer
    • Arborist Chris Ranum discusses the Emerald Ash Borer's discovery in Wisconsin

    • Local politics
    • Debi Towns of rural Janesville discusses her campaign to take back the 43rd Assembly District seat

  • Monday, August 4
  • Friday, August 1
    • Hiking with Jerry Huffman
    • Guest Host: Gary Wescott. Time to go traveling with WCLO's "travel guy", Jerry Huffman.

    • Lt. Governor talks on Green School initiative
    • Guest Host: Gary Wescott. Wisconsin Schools are "going green" and Gary talks with Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton on the green initiative for our state schools.

    • Assembly Candidate Mike Hahn
    • Guest Host: Gary Wescott. Assembly candidate Mike Hahn, a republican in the 45th District, will discuss his campaign and platform.

    • Paul Ryan / Mortgage bailout bill
    • Guest Host: Gary Wescott. Gary will talk with Congressman Paul Ryan about his opposition to the mortgage bail out bill.

    • Open Mic / Sports talk
    • Gary Westcott takes your calls and talks a bit about the Brewers and the Packers situations on the final segment of today's show.

    • Josh Morby - Biofuels
    • Joshua Morby of the Wisconsin Bio Industry Alliance joins guest host, Gary Wescott to discuss Biodiesel & Vehicle Emissions and Wisconsin's position as a US leader in Biofuel use.

    • Open Mic / Local Issues
    • Guest Host Gary Wescott takes your calls and comments on issues of local interest.

    • Dave Mumma and Janesville Transit
    • JTS Director David Mumma joins guest host Gary Wescott to discuss the first half of 2006 as it relates to bus ridership and overall mass transit issues being influenced by high fuel prices.

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