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Kevin Fischer is a veteran broadcaster, the recipient of over 150 major journalism awards from the Milwaukee Press Club, the Wisconsin Associated Press, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, the Wisconsin Bar Association, and others. He has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for over three decades. A longtime aide to state Senate Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature, Kevin can be seen offering his views on the news on the public affairs program, "InterCHANGE," on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10, and heard filling in on Newstalk 1130 WISN. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their lovely baby daughter, Kyla Audrey, in Franklin.
Photos of the Week (11/14/10)
Gina Lotzer brushes snow off her car in St Paul, Minn., where the first snow of the season arrived early Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Andy King)
Emmet Rice, 11 jumps off a picnic table during Minnesota's first snow storm in Pearl Park in South Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Kyndell Harkness)
A Navy Seahawk helicopter from the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier carries supplies towards the Carnival Splendor cruise ship during relief operations Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010, in waters off Mexico's Baja Penninsula. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, An HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter from the Black Knights of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) delivers pallets of supplies to the Carnival cruise ship C/V Splendor November 9, 2010 off the coast California. The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan was diverted from its current training maneuvers to a position south near the Carnival cruise ship to facilitate the delivery of 4,500 pounds of supplies to the cruise ship which lost power and became stranded early Monday after a fire in the engine room. (Photo by Kevin Gray/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)
Tugboats tow the cruise ship Carnival Splendor into the San Diego Bay Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
The stranded Carnival Splendor cruise ship is towed to San Diego Harbor by tug boats on November 11, 2010 in San Diego, California. The cruise ship lost power and became stranded off of California's coast early Monday after a fire in the engine room. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Stranded Carnival cruise ship passangers Chris Harlan and his family Ryan, 10, Caitlyn, 8, and wife Jackie react as they get off the cruise ship at San Diego Harbor on November 11, 2010 in San Diego, California. The cruise ship lost power and became stranded off of California's coast early Monday after a fire in the engine room. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Hanna Chapman, left, hugs her brother Dr. William Petit Jr., right, as they speak with the media following the sentence given to Steven Hayes, not pictured, following jury deliberations Monday, Nov. 8, 2010, at the New Haven, Conn., County Courthouse. Petit is the sole survivor of the 2007 Cheshire, Conn., home invasion where his wife, Jennifer Hawke-Petit and their daughters, Hayley and Michaela, were murdered. Steven Hayes has been convicted in the triple murder. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)
In this Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010 file photo, Steven Hayes leaves Superior Court in New Haven, Conn. On Monday, Nov. 8, 2010, in New Haven Superior Court, a jury voted unanimously to send Hayes to death row, after previously convicting him for killing the wife and two daughters of Dr. William Petit during a home invasion in Cheshire, Conn., July 23, 2007. (AP Photo/The New Haven Register, Melanie Stengel
Riot police stand guard inside the wrecked entrance to Millbank Tower home of the Conservative Party headquaters on November 10, 2010 in London, England. Student groups are protesting against the government's proposed funding cuts to education and an increase in tuition fees. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
A commuter looks out of a bus window as South Korean police line the street during an anti G20 protestor on day 1 of the 2010 G20 Summit on November 11, 2010 in Seoul, South Korea. World leaders have converged on Seoul for the fifth meeting of the G20 group of nations to discuss the global financial system and world economy. South Korea is the first non G-8 country to host the G-20 summit. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
A man tries to sell books in Dublin City Centre, Ireland, Friday, Nov. 12, 2010. Ireland's debt crisis eased a notch Friday after European governments reassured investors that new, tougher terms for bailouts will not expose them to higher costs on their current holdings. Traders have been dumping Ireland's sovereign bonds on fears the government will be unable to manage its outsized banking crisis and that new EU rules being discussed will force investors to take on heavier losses in case of a bailout. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
A Palestinian school girl reacts as she wears a paper crown with a picture of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, during a gathering to mark the sixth anniversary of Arafat's death in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
A man with symptoms of cholera lays on a street at the slum of Cite Soleil before being helped by volunteers of Doctors Without Borders in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday Nov. 10, 2010. Doctors and aid groups are rushing to set up cholera treatment centers across Haiti's capital as officials warn that the disease's encroachment into the city will bring a surge in cases. Cholera has killed more than 580 people across the country according to Haiti's health ministry. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Tourists walk on wooden boards set up as walk ways as high water floods St. Mark's Square, in Venice, Italy. The tidal surge peaked at 106 centimeters, high enough to flood the city's landmarks. Heavy rainfall has been hitting north-eastern Italy the past week, causing severe damage to the region following mudslides and flooding. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)
A Belarus worker places the remains of 920 German soldiers and officers who were killed during various World War II battles, as they are prepared for a burial ceremony at the German military cemetery in the village of Shchatkovo, 140 km (87,5 miles) southeast of Belarus capital Minsk, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010. The German soldiers were killed during the Nazi era World War 2 campaign in Belarus. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
The sun begins to rise behind the Iwo Jima Memorial on November 10, 2010 in Arlington, Virginia. The U.S. Marine Corp. is celebrated its 235th birthday and is the oldest of the U.S. military services, established by the Continental Congress on November 10, 1775. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
A day for remembering The sun rises behind a statue of a saluting soldier at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in Rittman, Ohio, on Wednesday. The nation marks Veterans Day today, 91 years after Armistice Day was first observed. AMY SANCETTA - AP
Jeff Peterson of Maple Grove visits his father's Harry Peterson grave, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010, at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Harry Peterson was a World War II Army veteran who died in 1997. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Jerry Holt)
Seven-year-old Jonny Osborne, wearing the medals of his great-great uncle, Sapper Lawrence Burton attends a service of remembrance at the Cenotaph in London, Thursday Nov. 11, 2010, to mark the anniversary of Armistice Day, when peace returned to Europe at the end of the First World War. (AP Photo / Ian Nicholson, PA)
The first lady of the United States Michelle Obama, left, serves food for US soldiers and their relatives at Ramstein Airbase in Ramstein, Germany, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010. Michelle Obama makes a series of stops within the Kaiserslautern Military Community on Veterans Day to thank US servicemen and women for their work. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama dance with students as they celebrate Diwali, a revered festival, during a visit to Holy Name High School in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Amanda Fairchild, of Dallas, Texas camps out as thousands of people lined up for the opportunity to get up to two signed copies of a book by former President George W. Bush on November 9, 2010 at the Borders Book Store in Dallas, Texas. She had been in line since 8pm on Monday night. (Michael Ainsworth/Dallas Morning News/MCT)
Former president George W. Bush smiles as he talks with Whitney Grace Dodson, 8, during a signing for his book, Decision Points, at a Borders book store Tuesday, November 9, 2010 in Dallas, Texas. (G.J. McCarthy/Dallas Morning News/MCT)
Former president George W. Bush is greeted by Pastor Walter Harvey (left) of Parklawn Assembly of God, Governor-elect Scott Walker, and master of ceremonies Charles Benson of WTMJ-TV (Channel 4) before addressing about 2,500 people at the Frontier Airlines Center at a dinner for Teen Challenge Wisconsin, a faith-based drug and alcohol recovery program. Bush recently released a memoir, "Decision Points," and has been touring the country.Journal Sentinel photo: Rick Wood
The US Capitol is bathed in the setting sun and seen in the reflecting pool on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 12, 2010. Congress returns next week for a post-election lame duck session. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
In this Nov. 11, 2010 photo, the big dipper shines in the evening sky over a 212-year-old farm house in Brunswick, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
A Puya Raimondi plant is blanketed with blooms near Thumi, 75 miles south of La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday Nov. 10, 2010. The sign of flowers mark the end of life for the gigantic inflorescence which blooms about every 80 to 100 years. Known as the Queen of the Andes, the rare plant, once seen as a nuisance to the locals has gained status because it draws tourists to the impoverished area. The plant has been included in the Red List of Threatened Species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) walk followed by visitors in the zoo in Basel, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Keystone Georgios Kefalas)
A bulldog partakes in an open call for skimboarding and leaping dogs November 8, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. The most talented skimboarding dogs and dogs who can leap into a pool of water will appear in a Rose Parade float. This year's float is being certified by Guinness as the "world's heaviest" at over 35 tons. (Lionel Hahn/Abaca Press/MCT)
Virginia Commonwealth University graduate student Matt Balazik, gets ready to toss a 70-lb Atlantic sturgeon into the James River near Charles City, Va. Balazik is a sturgeon census taker, using electronic tracking devices to monitor the movements of the armor-plated fish. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Edison Pena (C), one of the recently recued Chilean miners, approaches the finish line to complete the 41st ING New York City Marathon in Central Park on November 7, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
NASCAR officials break up a fight between Jeff Gordon (2R), driver of the #24 DuPont/National Guard Chevrolet, and Jeff Burton (R), driver of the #31 Caterpillar Chevrolett, as seen on the Sprint Vision screen in the infield after an incident in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 7, 2010 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images for NASCAR)
Montee Ball, who had 167 yards rushing and three touchdowns, runs away from the Indiana defense Saturday. Journal Sentinel photo: Benny Sieu. The final score.........
Indiana 20. Journal Sentinel photo: Benny Sieu
Aaron Rodgers and Josh Sitton celebrate in front of Orlando Scandrick after Rodgers threw a touchdown pass to Greg Jennings in the third quarter last Sunday night. Packers 45, Dallas 7.Journal Sentinel photo: Benny Sieu
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Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips looks for answers Sunday. he was fired after the loss to the Packers. Journal Sentinel photo: Benny Sieu.
The Franklin High School football team charges onto the field before the start of their playoff game Saturday against Waunakee. Photo: Peter Zuzga
Franklin coach Jeff Klemp addresses his players following the 23-7 loss to Waunakee on Saturday in a Level 4 game at Kettle Moraine. The Sabers finished the season at 12-1 as Waunakee earned a berth in the Division 2 title game. Photo: Peter Zuzga
British Perry Watkins, left, drives in his "Fast Food", a driving restaurant table, on a street in Essen, Germany, Monday, Nov. 8, 2010. Based on a Reliant Scimitar Sabre sports car, Watkins built in a V8 engine with 330 horse power and 209 kph top speed. The car will be shown at the motor show starting Nov. 27 in Essen. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
The Sugar Plum Fairy, alias Chatsworth guide Claire Fowler, entertains local school children in the painted hall of Chatsworth as the stately home's Russian themed Christmas events get underway on November 9, 2010 in Chatsworth, England. The Derbyshire stately home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire has been transformed for the festive season into a scene reminiscent of The Nutcracker. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
The young McDaniel's Dancers watch The Sweet Leilani's rehearse to Christmas music at the Roswell Adult Center, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010, in Roswell, N.M. The dancers are getting in step for upcoming Christmas programs and a Nov. 26 performance, the day after Thanksgiving, at the Roswell Mall. (AP Photo/Roswell Daily Record, Mark Wilson)
Actress Betty White wears a U.S. Forest Ranger hat after being named an Honorary Forest Ranger by the US Forest Service, at the Kennedy Center in Washington Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010. White has stated in numerous interviews that her first ambition as a young girl was "to become a forest ranger, but they didn't allow women to do that back then". (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
A Sotheby's employee displays a 24.78 carat fancy intense pink emerald-cut diamond ring during an auction press preview at Sotheby's in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010. The ring will be offered on sale Nov. 16, 2010 with a pre-sale estimate of $38 million. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
Host Eva Longoria Parker, wearing a costume depicting a leg of ham, presents at the MTV European Music Awards 2010, in Madrid, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
This picture provided by Christie's shows a Feb. 1993 Stephen Wayda photograph of Pamela Anderson and Dan Aykroyd. It is one of 125 items of original art from the Playboy Enterprises archive up for sale at a Dec. 8 auction at Christie's in New York dubbed "The Year of the Rabbit." Nearly all the items in the sale have appeared in Playboy magazine, a cultural icon that helped liberate American sexual mores.(AP Photo/CHRISTIE'S IMAGES LTD., Stephen Wayda)
Brides-to-be attend the Wedding Central "If The Shoe Fits" Stunt at Madison Square Park on November 9, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for WE tv and Wedding Central)
A wedding couple who were trapped in traffic by an anti-APEC demonstration wave to protesters near the APEC summit venue in Yokohama, Japan, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)
Some of the more than 650 students and faculty clean up pie tins after they grabbed over 1,500 chocolate custard pies off tables in "The Bowl" at Lawrenceville School to have a huge pie fight for charity Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010, in Lawrenceville , N.J. The school estimates that they raised more than $9,000.00 for charity. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
A fashion model displays an outfit made of chocolate during a fashion show for the opening night of the New York Chocolate Show, November 10, 2010, In New York. EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images
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