From the lake shore to Lake Winnebago; Door to Fond du lac Counties, Northeast Wisconsin, or NEWisco, is an exciting place to live. NEWisco Weekend is a news magazine-style show filled with conversations and stories about issues, entertainment, and culture making the Fox Valley, Green Bay and beyond -- a rich, unique area to call home. Civic Media’s Northeast Wisconsin Bureau Chief Lisa Hale hosts NEWisco Weekend along with support from correspondents Teri Barr, Amanda Nimmer, Pete Schwaba, Konrad Krueger, and Brittney Merlot. Listen every Saturday at 8 a.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m. on 97.9 FM WGBW in Green Bay and 98.3 FM WISS in Oshkosh. Listen Live: 8:00 am - 9:00 am Saturday Sunday
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From the lake shore to Lake Winnebago; Door to Fond du lac Counties, Northeast Wisconsin, or NEWisco, is an exciting place to live. NEWisco Weekend is a news magazine-style show filled with conversations and stories about issues, entertainment, and culture making the Fox Valley, Green Bay and beyond -- a rich, unique area to call home. Civic Media’s Northeast Wisconsin Bureau Chief Lisa Hale hosts NEWisco Weekend along with support from correspondents Teri Barr, Amanda Nimmer, Pete Schwaba, Konrad Krueger, and Brittney Merlot. Listen every Saturday at 8 a.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m. on 97.9 FM WGBW in Green Bay and 98.3 FM WISS in Oshkosh. Listen Live: 8:00 am - 9:00 am Saturday Sunday
07-19-2025
This week on NEWisco Weekend, our issue deals with plastics!
Did you know that July is Plastics-Free month? It is.
We’ve got features and commentary on Recycling. Our cover story features Jordan Hiller, the recycling and solid waste program coordinator for Outagamie County. The musical guest is 7000Apart with part of an interview from Nite Lite with Pete Schwaba. And of course, we have our classic cinema pick of the week, commentary from Amanda Nimmer, and more.
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July 19 and July 20, 2025:
Cover Story: Plastics and Recycling
Theme: Plastics
Contributors:
Teri Barr
Lisa Hale
Melissa Kaye
Brittney Merlot
Amanda Nimmer
Pete Schwaba
Segments:
Feature: NWW SEG 1 TB History of Recycling in WI
Weather: NWW SEG 2 BM Flash Flooding
Commentary: NWW SEG 3 AN Recycle right Dammit
Entertainment: NWW SEG 4 PS Erin Brockovitch
Feature: NWW SEG 5 MK Trap shooting WTA
Cover Story: NWW SEG 6 CS LH Jordan Hiller Outagamie County recycling and solid waste program coordinator
Music: NWW SEG 7 Music 7000Apart
NEWisco Weekend
From the lake shore to Lake Winnebago; Door to Fond du lac Counties, Northeast Wisconsin, or NEWisco, is an exciting place to live. NEWisco Weekend is a news magazine-style show filled with conversations and stories about issues, entertainment, and culture making the Fox Valley, Green Bay and beyond -- a rich, unique area to call home. Civic Media’s Northeast Wisconsin Bureau Chief Lisa Hale hosts NEWisco Weekend along with support from correspondents Teri Barr, Amanda Nimmer, Pete Schwaba, Konrad Krueger, and Brittney Merlot. Listen every Saturday at 8 a.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m. on 97.9 FM WGBW in Green Bay and 98.3 FM WISS in Oshkosh. Listen Live: 8:00 am - 9:00 am Saturday Sunday
