Tag: alumni
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Tony Bennett, star Green Bay Preble, UWGB player and national champion coach, honored by WBCA | Green Bay Press Gazette
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By Scott Venci GREEN BAY – Tony Bennett was eligible to be inducted into the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame almost two decades ago, following the criteria that a high school player must be at least 20 years removed from their playing career to be nominated. So, why is the former Green Bay Preble star…
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‘Let’s Run Around’ cuts ribbon in Green Bay as Wisconsin’s largest family-owned indoor playground | WFRV
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By Adam Rosen ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (WFRV) – The largest family-owned indoor playground in Wisconsin has cut the ribbon ahead of its opening on September 30. Let’s Run Around is located at 2605 South Oneida Street and looks to become a destination for families to let their kids get their energy out and have some fun in a playground…
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Wisconsin native and TV actress Mary Gallagher returns with comedy and heart | WFRV
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By Georgiana Karl (WFRV)- You know her work, but you may not know that comedian and actor Mary Gallagher is a Wisconsin native, a University of Wisconsin Green Bay graduate, and is back in town for her performance, Stand-Up and Shine with Mary Gallagher. In this segment, Mary Gallagher discusses her background and how she…
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Fire Up! For the UW-Green Bay Phlash Dash 5K Run/Walk
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 17, 2025 Green Bay, WI — Gather your flock and join UW-Green Bay for the 2025 UW-Green Bay Phlash Dash 5K Run/Walk, a fun and friendly walk/run open to all – alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends of UW-Green Bay. Every step taken supports UW-Green Bay student scholarships and success. Sign-up TODAY! Details…
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Stand Up and Shine with Mary Gallagher: A Stand-Up Comedy Show Just For You
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Friday, Sept. 13, 2025 7 – 9 p.m. Village Grille Events Come see clean stand-up comedy! Wisconsin native, UWGB grad, headlining comic and TV & film actor Mary Gallagher will be headlining this show, with a little help from some local funny voices. Mary is currently on tour from Los Angeles, and bringing her stand-up comedy…
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Cheese and Packers Stories Help a Wisconsin Theater Thrive | New York Times
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By Elisabeth Vincentelli An early fan was Fred Heide, currently Northern Sky’s artistic adviser. “It was songs of the Great Lakes sailors, the lumberjacks, the early immigrant farmers,” he said of the show. “They were authentic folk songs, but Dave arranged them with complex Broadway harmonies. And he combined them with interesting bits of our history…
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Local woman looking for volunteers to help with Habitat for Humanity house build in Kenya | WBAY
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By Maria Parmigiani GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – A Fox Valley woman is on a mission to help those struggling to find safe and affordable housing in Kenya. According to Habitat for Humanity, nearly 30% of people there live below the international poverty line, and the demand for housing far outweighs the supply. Stephanie Diedrich…
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The Traveling Sharpener visits Green Bay, Door County and Fox Valley
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If Kelly Lewis of Green Bay could offer a few words of advice to cooks, it would be an encouragement to use sharp knives. She is the owner of The Traveling Sharpener, a professional knife sharpening service that visits locations around Green Bay, Door County, Appleton and the Fox Valley. And the results? She says…
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Wisconsin’s 25 Most Influential Native American Leaders for 2025, Part 3 (feat. Alumna Monica Isham) | Madison 365
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Monica Isham is a Sawyer County Circuit Court judge, elected in August 2023, the first woman and the first member of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians to serve as a judge in Sawyer County. Prior to being elected to the bench, she was an Associate at Dallenbach, Anich and Wickman, SC…
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Paul Hornung rookie jersey up for auction suggests Green Bay Packers wore black and gold | Feat. expertise of UWGB Alumnus Tony Giese | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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GREEN BAY – Since the Green Bay Packers were founded in 1919, their team colors have always been accepted as fact. Navy blue and gold. White and gold. Green and white. Green and gold. Nowhere in the Packers’ history book does it say they were black and gold, a look made popular in the NFL by the Pittsburgh Steelers.…