UW-Green Bay has link to ‘America’s Got Talent’ star

Even if you’re not a fan of the “American Idol”-type TV program “America’s Got Talent,” you’re going to be hearing more of it in coming days with Door County’s own Eli Mattson advancing to the final five. The winner, who will receive $1 million and a headline Las Vegas show, will be announced at 8 p.m. Oct. 1 on WGBA, Channel 26. If Mattson’s name is familiar, it might be because in any given year there are always a couple of Mattsons enrolled at UW-Green Bay, including Eli’s sister Mary, known to many on campus as a talented writer and former senior editor for Sheepshead Review.