This week on NEWisco Weekend: It’s National Preparedness Month! We have stories on preparing your family in case of weather or a disaster, being prepared as a hunter, food safety, and Girls on the Run Northeast Wisconsin. Then Amanda Nimmer prepares us for the illogical.

Our Cover Story focuses on the Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services in Oshkosh. Teri Barr interviews a woman who “prepares” others to talk about gun violence through music. And of course our regular features of the Truth Booth and the Classic Cinema Pick of the Week.

NEWisco Weekend is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Saturdays at 8 am and Sundays at 11 am on 97.9 WGBW and 98.3 WISS. 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, visit https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast lineup. Follow the show on Facebook to keep up with NEWisco Weekend.

This week: The Cover Story focuses on School Nutrition and feeding kids in the smaller school Districts. Our truth booth answers the question “what can YOU do for educators in your area?” 

Amanda Nimmer reflects on memories of school lunch. Teri Barr has a story on the history of schools in Wisconsin. Konrad Krueger explores nutrition for the student-athlete. We have stories on the Einstein Project in Green Bay and a drug use & abuse prevention program called Turn the Page. 

Pete Schwaba has his classic cinema pick of the week, Brittney Merlot explores astronomical and meteorological fall. Teri Barr introduces us to a band director by day and rock musician by night. And Todd Michaels pulls together a terrific back to school playlist.

NEWisco Weekend is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Saturdays at 8 am and Sundays at 11 am on 97.9 WGBW and 98.3 WISS. 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, visit https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast lineup. Follow the show on Facebook to keep up with NEWisco Weekend.

As the NEWisco crew takes a break this Labor Day weekend to get ready for the change in seasons, it's been brought to our attention that now both WISS and WGBW have the show that we never properly introduced ourselves to WGBW.

Travel and the change of seasons are our inspiration for NEWisco Weekend this weekend! The Cover story is on the improvements in and around the Appleton International Airport. Teri Barr has the “top three in-state trips” you can take right now! And Amanda Nimmer adds some handy tips for taking that last road trip before summer ends.

Konrad Krueger talks high school football with John Maino, We have a story on the Einstein Project in Green Bay, Brittney Merlot explains the Jet Stream in weather, Teri Barr returns with Milwaukee-based musician Trapper Schoepp and Todd Michaels puts together a travel playlist.

Trapper Schoepp

NEWisco Weekend is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Saturdays at 8am and Sundays at 11am on 97.9 WGBW and 98.3 WISS. 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 to keep up with NEWisco Weekend.

This week On New Wisco Weekend…Jazz.. and a bit of the Blues. 

Amanda Nimmer rhapsodizes about small performance venues. Konrad Krueger “turns the tempo up” with an interview with a local basketball coach. We’ll have stories on Sober Green Bay, a local comedian bringing the Midwest to stages everywhere, and working while disabled. Pete Schwaba has our classic cinema pick of the week.  Todd Michaels puts together a jazzy, blusey, playlist for us. And Teri Barr delivers our cover story by taking us inside the Oshkosh Jazz Festival including a conversation with Janet Planet!

NEWisco Weekend is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Saturdays at 8am and Sundays at 11am on 97.9 WGBW and 98.3 WISS. 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 to keep up with NEWisco Weekend.

This week on NEWisco Weekend, Art is our muse! Our Cover Story is an interview with Anna Cannizzo, the new executive director of the Oshkosh Public Museum. Hear from local artist Lil’ L.A. Marz and blues artist Paul Filipowicz. We’ll share stories on Art and Sport and the mosquito explosion. And a humorous look at repeatedly stabbing material with a needle in the name of therapy.

NEWisco Weekend is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Saturdays at 8am and Sundays at 11am on 97.9 WGBW and 98.3 WISS. 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 to keep up with NEWisco Weekend.

This week Pickleball. Getting the most out of summer with a uniquely nostalgic destination from Amanda Nimmer. Xroads 41 happens this week. We’ll introduce a new segment featuring Movies and Civic Media’s Pete Schwaba. Teri Barr joins us with musical guest 7000 Apart and a story about hiking the Ice Age Trail.

Lisa Hale brings stories on the Autism Society of Greater Wisconsin and We All Rise African American Resource Center. Of course, we’ll have the truth booth. And in our cover story, we’ll hear the varied voices from Oshkosh Pride. Join host Lisa Hale for NEWisco Weekend. Listen on Saturday at 8 am and Sunday at 11 on 97.9 WGBW, 98.3 WISS … and on the Civic Media App. 

This week on NEWisco Weekend: Kewaunee native Tanor Bortolini starts training camp with the Indianapolis Colts – Several features on the fun and excitement that come with the Winnebago County Fair – and conversations with EAA AirVenture visitors from around the world. Our Truth Booth features an EAA volunteer who is celebrating her 38th year with the event. Konrad Krueger gives us a story on brothers making a name for themselves as American Ninjas.  And Teri Barr brings us the rock n’blues of Dusty Bo. Join host Lisa Hale, Sunday at 11 a.m. for NEWisco Weekend on WISS. 

This week on NEWisco Weekend, we focus on EAA. Teri Barr has a Q&A about EAA. Civic Media Meteorologist Brittney Merlot has a story on how weather affects pilots and the flying. Todd Michaels has suggestions for your EAA playlist. The Big Lonesome is our musical guest. Feature stories on tourism, high school athletes, PTSD in veterans, and an event called Smoke on the River from Lisa Hale and Konrad Krueger. And Amanda Nimmer waxes philosophical on the best ranch in the area.

From the Bay to the bottom of Lake Winnebago; from the shores of Lake Michigan to Waushara County, Northeast Wisconsin, or NEWisco, is an exciting place to live. NEWisco Weekend is a news magazine filled with conversations and stories about issues, stories, entertainment, and culture that make the Fox Valley and Green Bay Area a rich, unique area to call home. Civic Media’s Northeast Wisconsin Bureau Chief Lisa Hale hosts NEWisco Weekend, airing Sundays at 1 p.m. on WISS in Oshkosh. 

This week on the inaugural episode of NEWisco Weekend, a conversation with a couple who biked from Green Bay to New York City. EAA is just around the corner. We’ve got a preview. You’ll learn that you are celebrating your birthday all wrong! Plus stories on theater in Door County; how heat and humidity affect you, and a conversation with musician Christian Love. Join host Lisa Hale, Sunday at 1 p.m. for NEWisco Weekend on WISS.