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Kevin Fischer is an award-winning veteran broadcaster who has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for nearly three decades.
Kevin, who is a legislative aide to state Sen. Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin), can be seen offering his views on the news on the public affairs program, “INTERchange,” on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, in Franklin.
Friday night on InterCHANGE
By Kevin Fischer
Thursday, Nov 29 2007, 05:30 PM
Here are the topics my fellow panelists and I discuss Friday night on InterCHANGE at 6:30 on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10 (repeated Sunday morning at 11:00).
1 – Jude Cops.
On the same day that Milwaukee’s new police chief comes to town for an introductory visit, three of the main cops involved in the beating of Frank Jude get sentenced in a federal courtroom. Is this the end of an era? Is the worst chapter in the history of the Milwaukee Police Department over? Will Ed Flynn be able to clean up the Milwaukee Police Department? Does it still need cleaning, or was former Chief Nan Heggerty efficient went it came to weeding out the bad cops? Are the sentences fair? Is 17 years for Bartlett and 15 years for Masarik punishment enough?
2 – Cable vs. Satellite vs. NFL/Big Ten.
Packer fans and some of the media are crying about the fact that many folks outside of the Milwaukee and Green Bay areas won’t get to see the Packer game tonight because of the ongoing fight between the large cable companies, and the NFL Network (the cable companies are also fighting with the Big Ten Network). The NFL Network wants to be offered as a “basic” cable channel, but the cable operators want to be able to charge extra for it, by including it in a higher cost sports tier. Who is right and who is wrong? Who will win this fight? Is this a classic case of supply and demand, with both entities wanting to make as much money as possible? Is this another step towards all major sporting events becoming “pay per view” like boxing matches are? Can the sporting entities do without cable? Satellite? Over-the-air TV?
3 – Smoking.
Minnesota has already gone all “No Smoking in Public Places Including Bars and Restaurants” and Illinois will go that way as of January 1st. New York did it a long time ago. Will Wisconsin eventually go that way as well? If so, when? Why hasn’t it happened already? Is the tavern lobby really that strong? Are we seeing the gradual move towards making all tobacco use illegal? Is that a good thing?
