Editor, Author at Milwaukee Independent

Exclusive: On location with “Around the Corner” in Whitefish Bay

Posted by Editor | Jun 24, 2016

The Milwaukee Independent spent a full day traveling with the crew of Around the Corner with John McGivern, while filming a season six episode featuring the community of Whitefish Bay. The Milwaukee Public Television (MPTV) program has a staff of 14 who work full-time to produce each season. For Milwaukee Independent’s Day Three, the on location crew included host and producer John McGivern, producer and director Lois Maurer, videographer Justin Migliano, and audio engineer Gail Grzybowski. Mike McGivern, Sports Segment Producer, joined the team for the final segment of the day, and history segment producer John Gurda was absent,...

Map: Around the Corner Locations and Episodes

Posted by Editor | Jun 24, 2016 |

View the interactive map produced by the Milwaukee Independent as a companion to its news report and photo essay. It marks all the locations featured over five years of the public television program Around the Corner with John McGivern. It is organized by season, and each city marker is embedded with the full length video of the corresponding episode, provided by MPTV. Click a city marker or the sidebar to see the entire list of shows. To watch a video, click the location photo that appears in the left sidebar. FULL COVERAGE: Read the article, view the photo essay,...

Photo Essay: Festival of Arts along the Lakefront

Posted by Editor | Jun 23, 2016 |

The Milwaukee Art Museum hosted the annual Lakefront Festival of the Arts (LFoA) from June 21 to 23.

Passengers arrive to new concourse at Intermodal Station

Posted by Editor | Jun 23, 2016 |

Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Secretary Mark Gottlieb joined federal, state and local officials and partners to celebrate the completion of the $22 million reconstruction of the train passenger concourse at the Milwaukee Intermodal Station (MIS). The passenger concourse now provides easy access for all and resembles the architectural design of the MIS, which was extensively remodeled in 2007. The passenger concourse is an enclosed area where passengers can board on any of five different tracks. Construction took approximately 18 months, with final painting being completed when Wisconsin spring temperatures were warm enough. Construction was staged to accommodate at...

Photo Essay: Plight of the displaced

Posted by Editor | Jun 22, 2016 |

Milwaukee World Refugee Day highlighted the plight of displaced people around the world on June 20.

Zero: the number of Syrian refugees in Milwaukee

Posted by Editor | Jun 22, 2016 |

Milwaukee World Refugee Day highlighted the plight of displaced people around the world on June 20. A crowd of more than one hundred gathered at Pere Marquette Park to remember, honor, and bring attention to the suffering of 65.3 million people who have been forcibly driven from their homes, mostly due to war. A recent Amnesty International report noted that more than 4.5 million refugees from Syria are distributed across the five countries of Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt. “Imagine that you have to leave your home right now. Pack a small bag if you have time for it....