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Wednesday on Lake Effect: Public Safety Building, 'Wallace W. Abbey,' Musician Johnny Mathis

Wednesday on Lake Effect

A new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum evaluates the future of Milwaukee County’s 90-year old Public Safety Building and how it could be replaced. Later, a new book and photography exhibit spotlights the work of a longtime train photographer who once called Milwaukee home. Plus, a conversation with legendary singer Johnny Mathis, ahead of his concert at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee. 

Guests:

  • Rob Henken, president, Wisconsin Policy Forum
  • Kevin Keefe and Scott Lothes, Wallace W. Abbey: A life in Railroad Photography
  • Marnie Mamminga, Lake Effect essayist
  • Johnny Mathis, musician