Join Chad Holmes to talk about everything having to do with Wausau and Marathon County, whether it is sports, politics, community events, or local business!
We talk all things politics with Marathon County Democratic Party chair Nancy Stencil. Including last weekend's ICE-out protest in Rib Mountain and the other political issues of the day.
The Chad Holmes Show is part of Civic Media and can be heard from 8 to 9 am weekdays on 98.9 WXCO, wxco.fm, mobile devices by searching WXCO and on the Civic Media app. The 9 am to 10 am hour can be heard on the 98.9 WXCO YouTube channel and on the "Sports 2 Stream" of wxco.fm and Civic Media app.
4 Feb 2026
Chad Holmes Show: Weds., 2/4 (CWCT cast of The Lady Pirates of Captain Bree)
We get an opportunity to talk to three cast members and the director of the Central Wisconsin Children's Theatre production of "The Lady Pirates of Captain Bree" that stages this weekend at the UWSP at Wausau Veniga Theater. Director Suzanne Stoltze and cast members Madelyn Flees, Mason Cooper and Madi Tatro discuss the show, the challenges, the fun and more. The show will be performed Friday at 7 pm, Saturday at 2 and 7 pm and Sunday at 1 pm. Tickets can be purchased at http://cwct.booktix.com More info on CWCT at http://mycwct.org
In the second hour we talk about "moderation" and the battle of whether to be "moderate" is the right way to win elections for Democrats.
The Chad Holmes Show is part of Civic Media and can be heard from 8 to 9 am weekdays on 98.9 WXCO, wxco.fm, mobile devices by searching WXCO and on the Civic Media app. The 9 am to 10 am hour can be heard on the 98.9 WXCO YouTube channel and on the "Sports 2 Stream" of wxco.fm and Civic Media app.
3 Feb 2026
Chad Holmes Show: Tuesday, 2/3 (Cast members of Shrek: The Musical)
We are joined by cast members of the Central Wisconsin Educational Theatre Alliance (CWETA) production of "Shrek: The Musical" that opens this Thursday at the Wausau West HS Auditorium. Drake Hoffman, Catherine Harmon and Rowan Lammert discuss the show, their parts in the production and more. The show runs this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7 pm with a Sunday matinee at 1:30 pm and again with the same schedule next week. We also hear our discussion with Brenton Kneiss about the Wausau Conservatory of Music Gala coming in early March.
The Chad Holmes Show is part of Civic Media and can be heard from 8 to 9 am weekdays on 98.9 WXCO, wxco.fm, mobile devices by searching WXCO and on the Civic Media app. The 9 am to 10 am hour can be heard on the 98.9 WXCO YouTube channel and on the "Sports 2 Stream" of wxco.fm and Civic Media app.
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