Thursday Music: Thank You Dave Brubeck!

The first jazz musician that I was introduced to and the first jazz concert I ever attended…the marvelous Dave Brubeck Quartet…my wife and I included Take Five as the entrance music for our wedding. Mr. Brubeck would have been 92 for this Thursday Music tribute…except that he died Wednesday December…

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RwP: Mayor Dave’s Bitterness Towards Sly, New Glarus in WH, Gwen Moore/Ron Johnson on the Cliff

This week on “Rants without Pants”, I discuss Gwen Moore and Ron Johnson’s take on the economy, the fiscal cliff and the Grover Norquist pledge, New Glarus owner’s invitation to the White House and Mayor Dave’s bitter article regarding Sly in the Morning. 00:00 5:40 – WI Rep. Gwen Moore…

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WXCO/AM 1230 switches to progressive talk format

This is encouraging… WXCO station manager Steve Resnick says he made the decision to switch to a progressive format because it was hard to compete in a market already saturated with right-wing talk. Whether the station will one day hire a full-time local host is uncertain, however. “We’re exploring the…

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