Mark E. Stille, author of "Leyte Gulf: A New History of the World's Largest Sea Battle." The Battle of Leyte Gulf occurred at a critical point in the Pacific Theater of the Second World War.

Jack Mitchell is a something of a legend in public radio. He was hired as National Public Radio's very first employee in 1970 and went on to serve as the first producer of NPR's All Things Considered. He later served as director of Wisconsin Public Radio for more than 20 years and presided over the network at a time of spectacular growth and expansion.

(2017) Marc Cushman, author of "Lost in Space: The Authorized Biography of a Classic Sci-Fi Series"

(2016) Mary Pipher, author of "Letters to a Young Therapist."

John Eisenberg, author of "The Streak: Lou Gehrig, Cal Ripken Jr., and Baseball's Most Historic Record." The subtitle refers to the record for most consecutive games played; Gehrig played in 2,130 consecutive games, and his record remained unbroken for 56 years.

Grammy Award-winning guitarist Norman Brown is the headliner for this Saturday's Harbor Park Jazz Rhythm and Blues Festival.

We preview this Saturday's Harbor Park Jazz Rhythm and Blues Festival. Part One features Ardis Mahone-Mosley, co-chair of the event, and three participants in the popular Cooking Studio event that kicks off the festival. Teri Jacobson is the co-chair of the Cooking Studio. This year's event features a competition between Kenosha Police and Firefighters. Representing their respective sides are Jeff Weidner and Josh Kunz. Part Two features Tim Mahone, co-chair of the event, with two recipients of the Mahone CEO Scholarship- Benjamin Woods and Benjamin Wajerski.

Dr. Jonathan Shailor, Professor of Communications at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, talks about his 28 years teaching at Parkside .... as well as the groundbreaking work he has done with his Shakespeare in Prison Project. Professor Shailor was just given the UW System's highest teaching award.

Dr. Anna Ploszajski, author of "Handmade: A Scientist's Search for Meaning through Making." Dr. Ploszajski is a materials scientist, which means that she studies the properties of substances such as metals, plastic, glass, etc. In this book, she chronicles her encounters with various artisans who actually interact with materials to create things.

From 2007- Mara Gibbs, author of "Everybody Eats There: Inside the World's Legendary Restaurants"