Jennifer Schulze
Don’t Be a Glass Bowl (Hour 1)
Dr. Kristin Lyerly was recently in Washington, DC as part of a lobbying day for obstetricians and gynecologists. Her congressman did not seem to be particularly welcoming. Also: Some local journalists are being tagged as official “legends,” while another is taking her first day off in 8 years after getting sick of toxic online commentary.
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. 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 the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!
No Guardrails (Hour 2)
This week’s confirmation of Kash Patel as FBI director puts the final nail in the coffin of anyone’s hopes that Senate Republicans would stand for integrity when faced with a slate of unqualified and dangerous Cabinet appointees. We’ll review this week’s political headlines with journalists Mark Jacob, Jennifer Schulze, and former US Attorney Jim Santelle. Also: A bittersweet conversation with Dan Schumacher of Northland College, where he and others learned this week that the small college in Ashland will shut down at the end of the academic year.
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. 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 the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!
A Daily Dose of American Values (Hour 2)
After only four weeks of a new presidency (Really? Only four?), it’s clear the chaos being brought to the American daily routine isn’t some kind of a bug—it’s a feature of Trumpism. So what’s the antidote? We actually got a preview five years ago, when state and local Democratic leaders provided fact-based alternatives to Trump’s daily rants about the pandemic. Journalist Jennifer Schulze outlines how a similar daily media briefing could help Americans understand the local impacts and the better alternatives to running a country, rather than running it into the ground
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It’s Work… But It Works (2nd Hour)
Pat begins the second hour with a weekend weather report from Civic Media meteorologist Brittney Merlot, covering the wild swings our state is facing this week. Then, Pat touches on what it would mean for a challenge to Act 10 before this Wisconsin Supreme Court, with two current Justices having ties to the case in different ways.
Our week-in-review panel looks at the whirlwind that accompanied the uncertainty of whether the new administration could actually get away with cutting a massive amount of government services for Americans. The bottom line: Dealing with this president is going to require work—work to fact-check, work to challenge, work to maintain a stable government… but as we learned, it works.
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. 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 the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!
Don’t ‘Both Sides’ a Nazi Salute (Hour 2)
January 24, 2025
If ever there were a topic in the news that cried out for not treating it with typical “both sides” coverage, couldn’t we agree making a Nazi salute is one of them? And yet that’s what media outlets are doing after a Milwaukee TV meteorologist rightly called out Elon Musk for a gesture that, at its best, was Nazi-adjacent. We’ll talk to Mark Jacob and Jennifer Schulze about this week’s media coverage of the news, as well as former US Attorney Jim Santelle, who will react to the warrantless raids being done on immigrant laborers—as well as President Trump’s order for US Attorneys to investigate local officials.
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. 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 the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!
Politicizing Tragedy: Trump Is Back (Hour 2)
We’ll discuss this week’s news headlines with a new weekly panel: veteran journalists Mark Jacob and Jennifer Schulze, former US Attorney Jim Santelle, and Civic Media afternoon host Todd Allbaugh. Topics include President-elect Trump playing politics with the tragic California wildfires and Meta going MAGA as tech billionaires seek favor with the new administration.
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. 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 the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!
Stock Up Before Prices Shoot Up (Hour 2)
President-elect Donald Trump is eight weeks away from being sworn in, but he’s already having an impact on the economy with his new pledge to seek higher tariffs on some of our largest trading partners. Why are so few newsrooms explaining that, in plain English, what Trump actually said is that he’s pledging to seek higher prices for consumers? We’ll talk about media coverage of the Trump transition with veteran Chicago journalist Jennifer Schulze.
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. 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 the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!
Beat the Press, Again (Hour 2)
Former President Donald Trump held something he described as a news conference on Thursday. Veteran journalist Jennifer Shulze created a media checklist to measure whether Trump was kept on message and held accountable or if he was allowed to ramble and lie and run out the clock. We’ll see how the press corps did.
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. 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 the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show.
In a New York Minute (Hour 2)
The New York Times has been strangely hostile in its coverage of President Biden—to which the Wall Street Journal said “Hold my beer” before publishing a hit piece that was surprising even by its already low expectations. Jennifer Schulze pinch hits for Mark Jacob in critiquing media coverage of this week’s big stories.
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. 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 the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!
The Debate Over Debates (Hour 2)
President Biden and former President Trump have agreed to two debate offers, neither involving the group that had been planning debates for decades. We’ll also review the Trump hush money election interference trial.
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. 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 the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!
