Wtmj Conversations & Wtmj Features

This week's featured guest on WTMJ Conversations is Marquette University's Professor of Education and Director of the Institute for the Transformation of Learning Howard Fuller.

This week's featured guest on WTMJ Conversations is WTMJ weekend host, former TV personality and game show host Jim Peck.

Sojourner Family Peace Center president and CEO Carmen Pitre is this week’s featured guest on WTMJ Conversations.Listen as she explains why she came to Milwaukee, how she got started with Sojourner, how much things have changed for her, why she thinks it's harder for men to approach subject of violence and much more.

Two-time Academy Award winning composer and Nicolet High School grad Justin Hurwitz is this week’s featured guest on WTMJ Conversations. Listen as he discusses his time in Wisconsin, the process of writing the music for “La La Land”, his other interests, his next project and more! The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra will be performing the musical film "La La Land" in concert on June 23 and 24. Get tickets here pabsttheater.org‎.

Marquette University head men's basketball coach Steve Wojciechowski is this week’s featured guest on WTMJ Conversations. Listen as he discusses what he’s learned at Marquette over the last three seasons, how difficult it was to fill the roster the first season, his thoughts on conference realignment, how he decompresses from the rigors of the season and what he thinks success will look like for him at the end of this season.

Governor Scott Walker and First Lady Tonette Walker talk with John Mercure for this week’s edition of WTMJ Conversations. Walker has held the job since 2011, winning three elections including a recall election during his first term. He has discussed in recent days his intention to run for a third term as governor.

Listen as Marquette Vice President and Director of Athletics Bill Scholl talks about his history, how he likes his latest job, going to the NCAA tournament, his favorite things to do in Milwaukee and much more!

Greg Marcus is the president and CEO of The Marcus Corporation, which is headquartered in Milwaukee. The company has two divisions: Marcus Theatres® and Marcus® Hotels & Resorts. Listen as Marcus talks to WTMJ's Erik Bilstad about the legacy of his grandfather, the prospect of his kids getting into the family businesses, how he thinks Milwaukee competes with other big cities in terms of attracting events, what he sees as his No. 1 priority and much more.

In this week’s WTMJ Conversations, WTMJ’s John Mercure talks to Northwestern Mutual’s Executive Vice President for Client and Digital Experience Tim Schaefer.

In this week’s WTMJ Conversations, Gene Mueller talks to the owner of Saz’s State House Restaurant, Milwaukee native Steve Sazama, a.k.a. Saz, about his “new professional life.” Steve says he has been able to move more to the background of things these days while letting his son and other employees take over. He says it wasn’t hard since they have the “Saz mentaliity.” Steve was working at Major Goolsby’s when he decided he wanted to start his own business in 1976. With just a nickel in his pocket, the rest is history. In this episode, he explains where came up with concept and finding the perfect location. At first, they only sold ribs two days a week. He thinks it was important to focus on just one food item rather than a large variety of items. Steve has now been in business for 41 years now. During that time, several other local restaurants have come and gone. What’s the secret to Saz’s success? He tells Gene that Summerfest was one of the biggest keys. He also says that right now is a tim

Racine has seen a lot of development in recent years but it does have some challenges that other city's like Oak Creek or Kenosha don't. Dickert looks at how those challenges can also work to their advantage. Listen to Mayor John Dickert's conversation with WTMJ's Erik Bilstad.