The show returns and we are joined in the first hour by Milwaukee County Executive and Democratic nominee for Governor David Crowley. We talk about why he is running, how he is attempting to connect with northern Wisconsin and rural voters, issues such as education, child care and heath care plus the kind of leader he wants to be for Wisconsin.
For more information on the Crowley campaign go to https://www.crowleyforwi.com/
In the second hour, we talk to Central Wisconsin Educational Theatre Alliance Artistic Director Laurie Maegli and Artist-in-Residence Eric Petersen. CWETA is staging "Shrek" in February and Petersen, who performed the title character on Broadway, is in town for workshops with young actors. We talk about his career, the challenges, working with young actors and more.
For more info on CWETA and the upcoming production plus ticket information go to https://www.cweta.org/
The Chad Holmes Show is part of Civic Media and can be heard from 8 to 9 am weekdays on 98.9 WXCO, wxco.fm, mobile devices by searching WXCO and on the Civic Media app. The 9 am to 10 am hour can be heard on the 98.9 WXCO YouTube channel and on the "Sports 2 Stream" of wxco.fm and Civic Media app. Guests: Eric Petersen, Laurie Maegli
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