I didn't recognize Lesley Visser when I saw her interviewing coaches, players and celebrities at the NCAA Tournament this year. Tragically, she, like so many before her, is experiencing the false promise of eternal youth in a plastic surgery scalpel that derailed horrifically off the tracks.
You've already read the OnMilwaukee.com staff picks for best and worst of 2011. Now we opened up the conversation to our peers in TV and radio across Milwaukee. Just like our own selections, we asked each of the respondents the open-ended question: what is your "pick" of the year? The could choose the category and the winner (or loser).
Though he's only in his early 30s, WTMJ-AM's Greg Matzek has already paid his radio dues. The new co-host of "Sports Central," alongside Trenni Kusnierek, is no stranger to the station, having joined WTMJ is 2001. He started out as a producer of the "Green House" and worked his way up to sports anchor for the station's morning show. He also continues to co-host a weekend show, and, until recently, Matzek held a full-time job in marketing.
There are a lot of things that go into making a city a great sports town. You need teams, both professional and amateur. You need fans and bars and arenas and stadiums and good restaurants and a couple of strip clubs. You need traditions. You need at least one daily newspaper and a smart, vibrant and pointed online community. And you need sports radio. Dave Begel takes a look at the sports radio offerings in the Milwaukee market.
Thursday July 28th, 2011 - Milwaukee, WI Lots of running around today, but it was all productive. First it was up to Milwaukee for a return visit to ‘The Morning Blend’ on Today’s TMJ 4 with the sweetheart hosts Molly Fay and Tiffany Ogle. They’re both delightful to ...
Wednesday November 25th, 2008 - Milwaukee, WI
Sometimes my days just unfold out of nowhere. Today was one of them but it ended up being positive. I had to go to Milwaukee to get some banking stuff taken care of and I had to go to Wells Fargo bank to do it. I opened an account there bac...