The spring election is tomorrow! First up, Madison School Board candidate Kate Toews joins Patty to discuss her run for seat six against Ali Muldrow. Later, Andrea Kaminski, executive director of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, talks about the election and the Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee public hearings. The first public hearing […]
Will You Be One of the 6%?
Tuesday, February 21st is our Primary Election day in Wisconsin. On the ballot statewide: candidates for the head of the state education agency. There are three candidates vying to be chosen as Superintendent of the WI Department of Public Instruction. The top two vote-getters will advance to the general election in April. The past three […]
Join Us on Election Night
Join WORT and Isthmus at the High Noon Saloon for an Election Night Watch Party on Tuesday night. Come celebrate or drown your sorrows as the nation elects a new president. WORT DJs Chali Pittman, Peter Allen, and Cooper Talbot will be spinning beginning at 6pm. The live broadcast starts at 8pm. The WORT news team […]
Dane County District Attorney Candidates state their case
Tuesday, August 9th, is Wisconsin’s partisan primary election. In anticipation of this, Patty Peltekos talks with Dane County District Attorney candidates – incumbent Ismael Ozanne and his challenger, Assistant District Attorney Bob Jambois. In this election, you can vote for candidates from one party, and one party only. The polls will open tomorrow at 7:00 […]
One On One With Wayne Strong
On the day of the election, Wayne Strong stopped by WORT to talk with Aaron Perry about his campaign for School Board. He is running for the third seat. Listen to the entire interview below:
Don’t Stop Thinking about the Music
On this special Election Day episode of A Public Affair, host Cynthia Lin looked at how campaign music is employed to sway voters. Cynthia interviewed musicologist Benjamin Schoening and political scientist Eric Kasper about their book, Don’t Stop Thinking about the Music: The Politics of Songs and Musicians in Presidential Campaigns. This enthralling exploration into […]