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The Wisconsin Beef Council is on a mission to find the best burger in Wisconsin. After taking votes online, they announced the Elite Eight. In this segment, Brett Kucharski from Skippys Burger Bar discusses what makes their burger the best in Wisconsin and how he got the business from his parents. Skippys Burger Bar is located at 113 Green Bay Road in Thiensville.

After Matthew’s murder in 1998, members of the Tectonic Theater Project in New York City traveled to Laramie, Wyoming, to interview residents about how the attack on Matt had affected the town. These transcripts were transformed into the play The Laramie Project, which tells the stories of real people who lived at the epicenter of one of the nation’s most heinous anti-gay hate crimes. In this segment, actors from Green Bay Preble High School discuss bringing The Laramie Project to the loc...

Thomas Campbell is an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay. In this segment, Franks talks with Thomas about the upcoming play, The Mad Ones.

Stroll through Green Bay without breaking a sweat for the Run for the Roses Wine Walk. The Run for the Roses Wine Walk features wine stops at 22 participating businesses, along with light food pairings throughout the walk. Participants are encouraged to dress their best to celebrate spring and the Kentucky Derby while they enjoy wine samples, small bites, beautiful flowers, and the option to purchase a VIP Derby Watch Party ticket. Run for the Roses Wine Walk is on Saturday, May 4th starting at ...

In 2022 and 2023 author/illustrator Erin Kant Barnard was honored for Outstanding Achievement in Children's Literature for Rhino & Dino in: Juice! and Rhino & Dino in: Lemonade! by the Wisconsin Library Association Children's Book Awards Committee. In this segment, Kent Barnard and Erin Kent Barnard discuss the awards they have received and Kent's new book Mom Needs a Dinosaur!

Spring means it is the baby season at the farm. In this segment, Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center Executive Director Patty Lehn discusses celebrating baby animals and Earth Day on the same day. The Spring Baby Fever & Earth Day event is on April 20th. The Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center is located at 7001 Gass Lake Road in Manitowoc.

When you have a cup of coffee from Terra Verde beans, you instantly can taste a difference. That starts with the growers. In this segment, Marko Sosa from Terra Verde Coffee and Scoops Ice Cream House discusses why he gets his coffee beans from Honduras and why it is important to get coffee from the source.

Wisconsin International Raceway, or WIR, has seen a fair number of NASCAR drivers on its track. In this segment, Franks talks to Joe Verdegan about becoming the announcer at WIR and Frank's upcoming show about the race track. Frank’s top entertainment picks of the week:

You are probably familiar with the brackets that come along every March, but here is a tasty twist to a Wisconsin artisan cheese "taste-off." In this segment, Wisconsin’s 76th Alice in Dairyland, Ashley Hagenow, discusses how to vote for your favorite cheese and why milk is the drink of choice for the WIAA.

You cannot talk about this community without mentioning Mercury Marine. Mercury Marine has been making world-class outboards and sterndrives for more than 75 years. They began back in 1939 in a small machine shop in Wisconsin and have grown into the largest builder of marine propulsion systems in the world. Join us in the audience on Friday at Brick House for Our Town Fond Du Lac. There will be treats, prizes, and all the fun that comes with an Our Town Show. Brick House is located at 161 Main S...