Sean Wright of the Grand Theater joins us and we discuss this week's news that the Grand is ranked among the top venues in the world by Pollstar plus some great shows over the last week and the final shows coming up for 2024. Later in the hour, Chad talks about his belief that Democrats need to stop acting like "business as usual" when it comes to Trump 2.0 and why AOC's defeat in the race for ranking member of the Oversight Committee is bad for the party.

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As he does every other Wednesday, Bob Look is with us for the hour. We talk about the honor received by the Grand Theater and we also disagree about how the Democratic Party should be getting ready for Trump 2.0. Brittney Merlot joins us to talk about some significant snow in the forecast.

The Chad Holmes Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 8-10 am on WXCO in Wausau, WI. 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 Chad Holmes on Facebook to keep up with Chad and the show!

We are joined by Robyn Vargas of the Marathon County Public Library to talk about activities happening at branches around the county this week. Plus the MegaMillions jackpot is up to $740 million tonight. How would you spend it if you won?

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Yesterday was a very sad day in Wisconsin with the tragic shooting at a Madison school that left three dead and others injured. Those who say "now isn't the time" to discuss how to change to avoid these tragedies is wrong. Meteorologist Brittney Merlot is also with us to talk about some significant snow heading our way later in the week.

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In addition to the Packers earning their 10th win, the Wausau West hockey team makes it 18 straight Marathon Cup titles. We recap the sports weekend. Plus, ABC caves to a frivolous Trump lawsuit. We have an idea why. We finish with our Daily History Lesson and give Ian the Number of the Day quiz!

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We get back to the workweek grind after a great Packer win last night in Seattle. Brittney Merlot says today will be the warmest day of the week but will we have a White Christmas? Also, some thoughts on Mark Zuckerberg and Sam Altman adding their own $1 million checks to Jeff Bezos' to "help" Trump pay for the inaugural.

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This morning was the award ceremony of the 2024 Win Brockmeyer Award. Chad is a member of the committee that chooses the winner and an MC of the event. After DC Everest senior Blake Bangtson was named the winner, he came over to talk about it and more.

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We are joined by former Wausau West and Wisconsin Badgers hockey star Andy Brandt. He is currently the head coach as well of the Madison Capitols USHL team and coaching Team USA in a junior world championship tourney in Alberta currently.

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We talk about our favorite and least-favorite "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" characters as the special airs for the 60th year tonight. Also, we talk about the lack of news involving the investigation into the Mayor's removal of a drop box from City Hall in September and an update into Meg Ellefson's effort to raise funds for the Mayor's defense costs.

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We are joined by "Up North News" host Pat Kreitlow for the first segment to discuss the news of the week. Meteorologist Brittney Merlot visits as we go through a bitterly cold morning. We talk about some options for the unhoused in Wausau to get out of the bitter cold and also about priorities.....tax cuts for the wealthy or programs that help everyone else?

The Chad Holmes Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 8-10 am on WXCO in Wausau, WI. 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 Chad Holmes on Facebook to keep up with Chad and the show!