Access: City Hall Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Host Stu Levitan Talks Madison Police Topics with Guest Madison Police Chief Mike Koval.
Stu Levitan Hosts Access City Hall April 2018 Edition: Overture Center for the Arts Guests: Ted DeDee President and Ceo. & Lex Poppens Vice President for Marketing.
Host Stu Levitan talks to Associate Curator Leah Kolb, Senior Curator Rick Axsom and Director Stephen Fleischman at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.
Access: City Hall host Stu Levitan talks to Jen Cheatham, MMSD Superintendent and Ed Hughes, school board member.
Access City Hall host Stu Levitan talks to Fire Chief Steven A Davis about the Madison Fire Department.
Stu Levitan talks to Janell Heinrich, Kate Louther, and Doug Voegeli from Public Health Madison and Dane County.
Host Stu Levitan talks to Director of Planning, Community, and Economic Development Natalie Erdman.
Host Stu Levitan talks to Metro Transit's Chuck Kamp and Transit and Parking Commission Chair Gary Poulson.
Stu Levitan talks to staff from the Division of Economic Development – its director Matt Mikolajewski, along with Dan Kennelly, Dan Rolfs and Ruth Rohlich.
Stu Levitan talks to Madison Parks Superintendent Eric Knepp and Park Commissioner David Wallner.
Host Stu Levitan talks to outgoing Director of Planning, Community, and Economic Development Director Steve Cover.
Stu Levitan talks to Overture Center President and CEO Ted DeDee and Overture Center Foundation Board Chair Diane Christensen about its recent tenth anniversary.
Stu Levitan talks to Superintendent Jennifer Cheatham and Board President Arlene Silveira about Madison schools.
Stu Levitan welcomes Madison Arts Program Administrator Karin Wolf, and Barbara Schrank and Christopher Taylor from the Madison Arts Commission.
Host Stu Levitan is joined by Transit and Parking Committee Chair Gary Poulson, Traffic Engineering Director David Dryer, and Parking Operations Manager Tom Woznick.
Stu Levitan welcomes Community Development Authority Executive Director Natalie Erdman to this episode of Access: City Hall.
On this episode of Access: City Hall, Stu Levitan talks to George Austin and Steve Cover about the Judge Doyle Square project.
Stu Levitan welcomes Judge Doyle Committee Chair Adam Plotkin, and 15th Dist. Alder David Ahrens to this episode of Access: City Hall.
Stu Levitan welcomes Michael Mucha, Chief Engineer and Director of the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District, and Caryl Terrell, President, Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Commission, to this episode of Access: City Hall.
This episode of Access: City Hall features Library Director Greg Mickells, Library Board Member Greg Markle, and Library Foundation Executive Director Jenni Collins.
Stu Levitan welcomes Kevin Briski, Madison Parks Superintendent, and David Wallner, Chair, Madison Board of Park Supervisors, to this episode of Access: City Hall.
On this episode of Access: City Hall, host Stu Levitan welcomes Paul Kronberger, CIO, City of Madison Information Technology Dept., and Paul Soglin, Mayor of Madison.
On this episode of Access: City Hall, Host Stu Levistan talks to Janel Heinrich, Director, Public Health Madison and Dane County.
Host Stu Levitan welcomes City of Madison Water Utility General Manager Tom Heikkinen to this episode of Access: City Hall.
Host Stu Levitan welcomes Madison Fire Chief Steven Davis to this episode of Access: City Hall.
Host Stu Levitan welcomes Natalie Erdman, Executive Director, Community Development Authority, to this Episode of Access: City Hall. They talk about Madison’s Community Development Authority and its Housing Operations Unit.
Host Stu Levitan welcomes Madison Police Chief Noble Wray to this episode of Access: City Hall. They talk about the officer-involved shooting of Paul Heenan.
Host Stu Levitan welcomes Steven Cover, Director, City of Madison Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development, Aaron Olver, City of Madison Director of Economic Development, and Bill Fruhling, Principal Planner, Planning Division, City of Madison Dept. of Planning and Community and Economic Development, to this episode of Access: City Hall.
Access: City Hall with Stu Levitan is an hour-long program that takes an in-depth look at issues facing Madisonians. Formerly Madison's longest running live call-in talk show, Access: City Hall now encourages online audience participation.
Host Stu Levitan welcomes Madison Mayor Paul Soglin to this episode of Access: City Hall.
Host Stu Levitan welcomes Ted DeDee, President and CEO, Overture Center for the Arts, to this episode of Access: City Hall. They talk about Overture Center and the challenges it faces.
Host Stu Levitan welcomes Kevin Briski, City of Madison Parks Superintendent, and David Wallner, President, City of Madison Board of Park Commissioners, to this episode of Access: City Hall. They talk about Madison’s parks, as well as other Parks Department facilities.
Host Stu Levitan welcomes Lucia Nunez, Director, City of Madison Department of Civil Rights, and Norman Davis, Affirmative Action Manager, City of Madison Department of Civil Rights, to this Episode of Access: City Hall. They talk about their agency’s role and the state of civil rights in Madison.
Access: City Hall with Stu Levitan is an hour-long program that takes an in-depth look at issues facing Madisonians. In this episode, Stu talks with Bill Fruhling, Principal Planner, Planning Division, City of Madison Dept. of Planning and Community and Economic Development. Formerly Madison's longest running live call-in talk show, Access: City Hall now encourages online audience participation.
Access: City Hall with Stu Levitan is an hour-long program that takes an in-depth look at issues facing Madisonians. Formerly Madison's longest running live call-in talk show, Access: City Hall now encourages online audience participation.
Host Stu Levitan welcomes Natalie Erdman, Executive Director, Community Development Authority, to this Episode of Access: City Hall. They talk about Madison’s Community Development Authority and its Housing Operations Unit.
Host Stu Levitan welcomes George Dreckmann,City of Madison Recycling Coordinator, to this Episode of Access: City Hall. They talk about Madison's recycling program and discuss its recent expansion to include more types of plastic.
Host Stu Levitan welcomes Amy Scanlon,City of Madison Preservation Planner, and Jason Tisch, Executive Director, Madison Trust for Historic Preservation, to this Episode of Access: City Hall. They talk about Madison’s landmarks, the Landmark Commission, and a controversial proposal for the 100 block of Stae Street.
Host Stu Levitan welcomes Dan Nerad, Superintendent, Madison Metropolitan School District, and James Howard, Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education, to this Episode of Access: City Hall. They talk about Madison’s schools and how they can improve student performance despite tough budgets.
Host Stu Levitan welcomes Madison Fire Chief Debra Amesqua to this episode of Access: City Hall. Chief Amesqua, who was the first female fire chief in Wisconsin, will be retiring later this year.
On this episode of Access: City Hall, host Stu Levitan talks to Kevin Briski, City of Madison Parks Superintendent, and Madelyn Leopold, Vice President, City of Madison Board of Park Commissioners. They talk about Madison’s parks, as well as other Parks Department facilities.
Host Stu Levitan talks to Brad Murphy, Planning Division Director, City of Madison Dept. of Planning and Community and Economic Development and Matt Tucker, City of Madison Zoning Administrator about changes to Madison's zoning.
Host Stu Levitan welcomes newly elected Common Council members to this episode of Access: City Hall. Jill Johnson, 16th District Alder, Scott Resnick, 8th District Alder, Lisa Subeck, 1st District Alder, and Anita Weier, 18th District Alder talk about their experiences as new Alders.
Host Stu Levitan welcomes newly elected Madison Mayor Paul Soglin to this episode of Access: City Hall. Mayor Soglin, who also served as Mayor from 1973-1979 and from 1989-1997, talks about his plans, examines the issues with which he and a Common Council with several new members will have to contend, and looks at how recent actions by Governor Scott Walker and the State Legislature will affect Madison.
Host Stu Levitan welcomes Alders Michael Schumacher, District 18, Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, District 5, and Satya Rhodes-Conway, District 12. Alder Schumacher has chosen not to seek reelection, while Alders Bidar-Sielaff and Rhodes-Conway are running unopposed in their Districts. They reflect on their time on the Madison Common Council, and discuss issues that will face new members.
Host Stu Levitan welcomes Mark Olinger, former Director of the City of Madison Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development. Olinger will look back at his years spent as the Director and he’ll talk about future plans for Madison.
Stu Levitan welcomes Kaleem Caire, President and CEO, Urban League of Greater Madison, to talk about racism in Madison schools and discuss a possible charter school for young African American male students.
Guests Brad Murphy, Planning Division Director, City of Madison Dept. of Planning and Community and Economic Development, and Bill Fruhling, Principal Planner, Planning Division, City of Madison Dept. of Planning and Community and Economic Development talk about the City of Madison’s Downtown Plan and look at how it works with the Comprehensive Plan and various neighborhood planning efforts.
Guests Dan Nerad, Superintendent, Madison Metropolitan School District, Maya Cole, Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education, and Kaleem Caire, President/CEO, Urban League of Greater Madison talk about Madison’s schools and how they can improve student performance despite tough budgets.
On this episode of Access: City Hall, host Stu Levitan presents a slide show on how the University of Wisconsin has affected the city of Madison over the years.
Prominent local bloggers David Blaska and Brenda Konkel. Former Dane County Supervisor David Blaska writes “Blaska’s Blog”, which can be found at www.thedailypage.com/blaska/. Former Alder Brenda Konkel writes “This Side of Town”, which can be found at www.forwardlookout.com/brenda-konkel. They’ll talk about local issues and respond to questions from the lively discussion on the dailypage forum.
City of Madison Parks Superintendent Kevin Briski talks about Madison’s parks, as well as other Parks Department facilities, such as the Goodman swimming pool, Olbrich Gardens, and the golf courses.
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Stephen Fleischman, Director, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art discusses the programs and exhibits at the museum with host Stu Levitan.
Madison Police Chief Noble Wray, Sgt. Jim Dexheimer and Sgt. Bernie Gonzalez discuss projects in their districts.
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Host Stu Levitan invites a panel of long-time Madisonians to talk about some of the events that occurred in May of 1970. Guests include: Marsh Shapiro, Bill Kraus, Lester Pines and Mike Slavney
Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz talks about the Edgewater Hotel project, problems with the proposed new Central Library, and the Overture Center.
Tom Carto, President and CEO, Overture Center for the Arts, and Linda Baldwin, Chair, Madison Cultural Arts Board, talk about the programs and events scheduled at the Overture center, and look at its operations and finances.
The first segment of this episode of Access: City Hall features host Stu Levitan talking to City of Madison Streets Superintendent Al Schumacher about the City’s snow removal efforts. In the second segment, 18th District Alder Michael Schumacher talks about the Alcohol License Review Committee.