This Week in Waukesha

Waukesha North Head Football Coach Vincent Sciano and senior captains Conner Curtis and Cullen Donovan discuss their inaugural season in the Parkland Conference following an impressive 46-0 home opening triumph. In the second hour, Kristin Hansen of Blue Sky Waukesha and our very own James Santelle discuss preparing for the November elections now that the conventions are over.

Waukesha native and North alumnus Pat Nettesheim – co-founder of Guitars4Vets talks about his new philanthropy Music6S that provides free guitar lessons to anyone dealing with mental health issues who could benefif from music therapy. In the first hour, Waukesha South Asst. Football Coach Jon Stillman called in to give us a preview of what to expect during the Blackshirts inaugural season in the Parkland Conference.

All-Classic 8 Blackshirts Evan Staudt and Logan Dable share memories and future plans as they head for football camp on Tuesday at UW-Eau Claire and Concordia U-Wisconsin respectively. And longtime Brewers’ Medical Director Roger Caplinger tells his heart-warming journey in beating the odds against pancreatic cancer, along with his continuing efforts to raise funds and awareness to beat a disease that’s projected to kill almost 28,000 men in 2024.

Waukesha South graduates Tyler Williams (Concordia University Minnesota) and Hector Carranza (Carthage College) discuss their plans for college that include playing football! In the second hour, Rotarian Shawn Reilly (aka our Mayor) and musician/event organizer Bob Mittnacht promote the Waukesha Rotary Blues Fest taking place at Naga-Waukee Park next Friday and Saturday, August 9th and 10th.

For This Week in Waukesha, Don Browne sits down with author Kristin Oakley in the WAUK Studios to talk about who she is, her writing process and the books she has self published. Don and Kristin also talk about living in Waukesha, acting locally but thinking globally, and upcoming events around the city.

Don then shares a little bit of what to expect in upcoming editions of This Week in Waukesha, we get a live report from the WAUK team from the Waukesha Farmer’s Market and continue the conversation about self publishing with Kristin. Don and Kristin touch on the Summer Olympics that kicked off in Paris this weekend and Kristin shares about her teaching career!

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Garren Holley, Carroll’s Special Teams Coordinator and Defensive Line Coach, was recently promoted as the Pioneers’ new Defensive Coordinator following the resignation of Zak Pfeffer. Coach Holley talks about the upcoming 2024 season for the Pios and how they will continue their innovative 4-2-5 defensive attack that Holley helped develop.

Jessica Smith of Flippin’ Fabulous still loves Waukesha despite bullying from a fellow Main Street business that forced her to move her store to Burlington. In our 2nd hour, fitness guru Amy Leigh Sazama promotes her new debut book, Fleetwood Dreams: Climbing a Mountain after a Landslide, a portrait of healing after personal loss. And renowned attorney David Habush, shares his experiences on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the Miller Park construction tragedy that killed 3 ironworkers. Habush represented the three widows in a public litigation that resulted in justice for the families and safer working conditions nationwide for all building trades workers on construction sites.

Last May, former Waukesha Alder and Waukesha County Supervisor Kathleen Cummings was acquitted on 7 criminal charges of election fraud, ending a 30-month ordeal that cost her over $85,000 in legal fees, separation from her family, and significant damage to her reputation. In her first media appearance since her vindication, Kathleen shares her story about her triumph over a grave injustice. Contributing to the interview was retired U.S. Attorney James Santelle (host of Amicus: A Law Review), who believes this matter should never have gone to trial.

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Welcome to This Week in Waukehsa! Join Don Browne for a conversation of local issues affecting the Waukesha community. This week, Don is joined by Stephanie Olson & Alicia Halvensleben to talk acting locally, thinking globally, bicycle and bridge funding, and an article on homelessness. The show gets the weekly update from the Waukesha Farmers Market, this week from Jane Matenaer!

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Don is joined by 5th District Congressional candidate Ben Steinhoff, who shares his unique experiences as a first responder and how they inspired him to challenge incumbent Scott Fitzgerald in the 2024 election. Plus, retired Milwaukee police officer and writer Patrick O’Donnell tells us about his Cops and Writers podcast and the insatiable demand for police/crime/detective genres in books, TV and movies… and radio! Finally, 4th District Alderman Joe Pieper discusses Waukesha City government and the issues of the day.