Route 51

The Business of Sports in central Wisconsin – What does it take to be a successful professional athlete, coach, marketer, or manager in the sports industry? We discuss this and more with three Wisconsin sports professionals.

State Lawmakers Katrina Shankland and Pat Synder - Central Wisconsin's representatives discuss the upcoming Foxconn deal and its implications for our state.

Nashville recording artist and central Wisconsin native Jerry Schmitt returns to Wisconsin Public Radio’s Route 51 for an hour of lively conversation and live music. Glen Moberg will play selections from Schmitt’s latest CD, Wishful Thinking, which is a tribute to some of his favorite songs and traditional country artists. Schmitt will also perform live on the air during the program. Schmitt and his 100 Miles Band have opened for numerous national acts, including Joe Nichols, Lee Brice, Lorrie Morgan, and Merle Haggard. Schmitt grew up in Stratford, Wisconsin. In 2015, his composition I Don’t Hurt As Much As I Used To became a No. 1 hit on the Country Roots Chart.

July 20 at 10 a.m., Wisconsin Public Radio’s Route 51 looks at the growing jazz scene in central Wisconsin, and the musicians who are making it happen. Glen Moberg will moderate a discussion with Matt Buchman, pianist, composer, director of jazz studies and Professor of Music at UW-Stevens Point; David Hastings, performer with the Central Wisconsin Jazz Ensemble and Professor of Saxophone at UW-Stevens Point; and Tim Buchholz, vocal jazz ensemble director, vice president of the River Valley Jazz Society, and Associate Professor of Music at UW-Marathon County. The guests will discuss their musical influences, and regional jazz events including the Riverfront Jazz Festival and Scarabocchio Jazz Listening Sessions in Stevens Point, and the Sid Kyler River Valley Jazz Festival and Jazz on the River series in Wausau.

Thursday July 13, Wisconsin Public Radio’s Route 51 features an hour of live music and conversation with the Miami-based South Beach Chamber Ensemble, led by Wausau native and cellist Michael Andrews. Glen Moberg will talk to Andrews and his musicians about their 12th annual chamber music festival, South Beach Up North, which gets underway with Thursday’s Route 51 show, and continues with four separate performances in the Wausau area and Minocqua. The Miami-based South Beach Chamber Ensemble returns to central Wisconsin each July. Their diverse repertoire includes classical, American pop standards, jazz, and rock. More information and a schedule of the festival at sobechamberensemble.org . The South Beach Up North tour is sponsored by Wisconsin Public Radio.

Thursday, June 29 at 10 a.m., Route 51 welcomes Shannon Holsey, president of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans. Glen Moberg will guide a wide-ranging discussion about the state of Wisconsin's 12 federally recognized tribes. Holsey was the selected by the Great Lakes Inter-tribal Council to deliver the 2017 State of the Tribes address to the state legislature in April.

Thursday, June 15 at 10 a.m., Route 51 previews The 28 th Annual Energy Fair, which will takes place June 16-18 in Custer, Wisconsin, east of Stevens Point. Host Glen Moberg welcomes Nick Hylla, Executive Director of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, Kari Lyderson, Chicago-based staff writer for Midwest Energy News, and Chris Holman who owns and operates Nami Moon Farms of Custer. Holman also serves on the board of directors of the Wisconsin Farmers Union. The program will also feature an interview with Erica Mackie, CEO and Co-Founder of GRID Alternatives, the nation’s largest nonprofit solar installer.

A conversation with former U.S. Attorney John Vaudreuil, who served in the U.S. Justice Department’s Western District of Wisconsin for 37 years. Vaudreuil was appointed U.S. Attorney by President Obama in 2010. Along with all 46 U.S Attorneys, Vaudreuil was asked to resign his position by the new administration.

Friday, June 9 at 10 a.m., Route 51 features a conversation with former U.S. Attorney John Vaudreuil, who served in the U.S. Justice Department’s Western District of Wisconsin for 37 years. Vaudreuil was appointed U.S. Attorney by President Obama in 2010. Along with all 46 U.S Attorneys, Vaudreuil was asked to resign his position by the new administration. Glen Moberg will ask Vaudreuil about the biggest legal issues facing North Central Wisconsin during his time in office, and his record of outreach to minority communities in the region.

Thursday, June 1st at 10 a.m., Route 51 marks the 50 th anniversary of the groundbreaking album by the Beatles, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band , which was released on June 1 st , 1967. Glen Moberg will discuss the album’s lasting global impact on music and culture with Noah Fleisher, author of The Beatles: Fab Finds of the Fab Four; Paul Kennedy, Editorial Director of Krause Publications of Iola, which published Fleisher’s book; and UWSP History Professor Nancy Lopatin-Lummis who taught the course “The Band that Changed the World.” The show will also look at the skyrocketing value of Beatles memorabilia.