Joe Zepecki
Garbage In, Garbage Out (Hour 1)
It’s been 13,197 days since Michael Dukakis turned a photo-op into the most disastrous “self-own” of presidential campaigns. Dukakis turns 91 this weekend and is finally feeling redeemed after Donald Trump’s garbage truck ride around the tarmac at the airport in Green Bay on Wednesday. Plus: Vice President Harris hits hard on the unity theme in Madison.
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Who determines when America is great? We. The. People.(Hour 1)
Matt Rothschild and Angela Lang, Executive Director of BLOC- Black Leaders Organizing for Communities- guest cohost for the day.
Joe Zepecki, founder of Zepecki Communications, a Milwaukee public relations network, joins Matt and Angela for the first half hour. Joe shares his analysis of the Harris campaign as a communications expert. Particularly, the interview Harris completed with Fox Dont'callitnews and the media appearances she's been doing with the non-legacy news networks. With the new media networks of podcast and stream shows. Joe shares why it matters when candidates meet voters where they are.
Eloisa Gomez joins us at the bottom of the hour. Eloisa is an author (Somos Latinas: Voices of Wisconsin Latina Activists) and activist with the League of Women Voters, Wisconsin. As part of her efforts with the League, Eloisa co-founded Comité por El Voto Latino, an outreach and advocacy group focused on increasing engagement and excitement with Latino voters. Eloisa speaks passionately about the issues that block many from full civic engagement. She shares some of the efforts of League of Women Voters to mediate these challenges. From increasing ballot literacy to combating voter suppression and intimidation, the League's got you covered!
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Can You Buy a Senate Seat for $20 Million? (1st Hour)
That should probably be the first question in Friday evening’s debate for Eric Hovde, as he puts another $7 million of his own money into challenging Sen. Tammy Baldwin. If you put $20 million of your own cash into a campaign, you’d probably get a little nasty too. We’ll talk to Joe Zepecki about that and more of this week’s big Wisconsin 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!
In the Year 2425 (Hour 1)
We recap the arguments made Wednesday before the Wisconsin Supreme Court in the case of a partial veto by Gov. Tony Evers that has the effect of setting a certain school funding standard for the next 400 years. And we’ll talk about the pro-Trump commercial that gives us a new election slogan: If you’re getting you’re talking points from Uihlein, you lyin’.
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 Ripon’ Good Move by Harris (Hour 1)
Vice President Kamala Harris is appearing in Ripon, WI today—birthplace of the Republican Party—with longtime Republican Trump critic Liz Cheney, to send a message that it’s not enough to sit out this election; there needs to be an overwhelming rebuke of Donald Trump. And Joe Zepecki reviews the new Marquette Poll to explain whether “the math is mathing” for a GOP that has cheesed off so many women and motivated them to vote in November.
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.
Day 22,000 (Hour 1)
We’ll have an update on the Wausau mayor who may face criminal and ethical investigations for taking it upon himself to remove an absentee ballot drop box without authorization. And Joe Zepecki has analysis of this week’s Wisconsin political happenings, or lack of happenings in the case of Eric Hovde who gave another predictably vanilla answer to a serious question about public safety.
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 Mayor Did What? (Hour 1)
Welcome to Wednesday! We have a very packed show and we start off in Wausau where the Mayor was just looking out for democracy...and doing it on camera. Then we have another edition of More Words From Men, starring JD Vance and his thoughts on why people aren't having kids. To wrap the hour, it's time for Political Consultant Joe Zepecki and he's talking about Care Force One.
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Suppression Obsession (Hour 1)
We’ll talk about a state Capitol news conference this week that illustrates how Republican politicians and even law enforcement officers are working to intimidate local elections officials, frighten voters, and undermine public confidence in election security. And Joe Zepecki looks at the desperation tactics surrounding the increasing conservative attacks on immigrants.
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.
Turning the Page. Turning Away Anger. (Hour 1)
We’ll get continuing reaction to the presidential debate—this time from Joe Zepecki, who sees growing interest among Wisconsin voters to turn the page and turn away from angry conservatives like Donald Trump. (Maybe Derrick Van Orden, too?) And a new Marquette Poll has good news for Kamala Harris and Tammy Baldwin, but no reason to ease up over the campaign’s final 54 days.
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.
Nobody’s Senator But… Wall Street’s? (Hour 1)
A new report looks at how Eric Hovde’s businesses have made investments in firms where moving jobs out of Wisconsin may have played a role in their viability or profitability. It raises the question of whether a good elected official is determined by the ability to make money or to protect hometown jobs.
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.
