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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 (07/18/10)
The New Orleans Times-Picayune front page reads "Oil Flow Halted" July 16, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The cap sealing the BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has remained sealed during the 48-hour testing period offering a glimmer of hope in the disaster. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
In this Tuesday, July 13, 2010 photo, U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division are seen on board a C-17 aircraft at Baghdad International Airport as they begin their journey to the United States. The soldiers, based at Fort Drum, N.Y., are headed home after nine months in Iraq as part of the U.S. drawdown of forces, which begins in earnest next month. The number of soldiers in Iraq is expected to go from 77,500 currently in the country to 50,000 by September 1. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Demonstrators from the group 'Vuvuzelas for BP', blow vuvuzelas during a protest across the street from the BP headquarters in central London, Tuesday, July 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
This handout pictured provided by Greenpeace shows Greenpeace activists with oily skin who protest Wednesday, July 14, 2010, against deep sea drilling for oil in front of the EU ministry in Brussels, where energy commissioner Guenther Oettinger meets with managers of the oil industry to discuss consequences from the oil catastrophe in Gulf of Mexico. (Photo/Eric de Mildt, Greenpeace)
A pile of more than 16,000 shoes, each pair representing a victim of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre are placed with a UN sign in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Sunday July 11, 2010. The shoes were collected to make 'The Pillar of Shame', German activist's Phillip Ruch's monument to Srebrenica. On July 11, 1995, more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and youths were slaughtered by Bosnian Serb troops in an enclave supposedly protected by U.N. peacekeepers. (AP Photo/dapd/Berthold Stadler)
In this photo taken June 8, 2010 photo, prosthetic legs belonging to people who lost limbs as a result of injuries sustained during the Jan. 12 earthquake stand against a wall at a physical rehabilitation center in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Handicap International estimates the total number of amputations caused by the earthquake to be between 2,000 and 4,000 yet six months after the earthquake, many amputees have yet to be fitted with a prosthetics. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
A woman giving her name only as Pippa reacts as she looks at the remains of her car, at left, after it caught fire near Buckingham Palace in London, Wednesday, July 14, 2010. The Metropolitan Police say they do not know the cause of the blaze Wednesday which engulfed three cars outside Clarence House, the residence of Prince Charles. The site is also close to the queen's home at Buckingham Palace. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
A woman stands under a car that a man tried to drive off the 12th floor of the parking garage Friday July 16, 2010 in Houston. The Houston Chronicle reports that a man jumped to his death from the downtown parking garage after he tried but failed to drive his car off the 12th floor according to Patrick Trahan, spokesman for the Houston Fire Department. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Johnny Hanson)
New York Gov. David Paterson signs a bill prohibiting the New York Police Department from electronically storing the names and addresses of people stopped on the streets but found to have done nothing wrong, Friday, July 16, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Steve Jobs, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., talks about the Apple iPhone 4 at a news conference in Cupertino, California, U.S., on Friday, July 16, 2010. Jobs says the company learned of iPhone 4's reception glitch 22 days ago and is "working our butts off" to figure out the problem, which he called "Antennagate." Photographer: Tony Avelar/Bloomberg
A calf jumps over revelers after the fifth run of the bulls in the bullring during the San Fermin fiesta in Pamplona northern Spain, Sunday July 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Ivan Aguinaga)
Pedro Portugal, dressed as an Andean woman, runs from a young bull during a bullfight parody in the Andean village of Vinto, Bolivia, Saturday July 10, 2010. A group of traveling amateur bullfighters presented a parody of the Spanish bullfight, but without the traditional sacrificing of the bull, as part of their tour through Bolivia's highlands providing entertainment during the southern hemisphere winter. (AP Photo/Dado Galdieri)
Alphajets from the French Air Force' Patrouille de France, or French Acrobatic Patrol, fly above the Louvre pyramid in Paris, Wednesday July 14, 2010, as part of the traditional Bastille Day parade. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
Six-year-old Eve Vanden Heuvel plays in the driveway of her home Thursday morning, July 15, 2010 in Kimberly, Wis. where a tree fell on the rooftop, just feet from where Eve and her brother John, 4, were sleeping on the second floor around midnight. There were no injuries. (AP Photo/The Post-Crescent, Sharon Cekada)
A man walks past a puddle with the reflection of Big Ben's Clock Tower in, following A heavy downpour of rain in Westminster on July 14, 2010 in London, England. Rain showers will continue to affect much of England for the remainder of the week as the UK's dry spell comes to an end. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
A tourist cools off his head into a fountain in Rome's People square, Friday, July 16, 2010, as temperatures are expected to reach 38 Celsius degrees (100.4 Fahrenheit) over the week-end in central and northern Italy. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Gary Williams and some ducks take advantage of a large shade tree to cool off along the Trinity River near downtown Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday, July 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Max Faulkner)
A farmer feeds ducklings at a village market on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, July 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)
A newly-born calf mooches grass from its mother at Deepor Beel wildlife sanctuary, on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, Sunday, July 11, 2010. According to news reports, wild animals are becoming desperate and entering human areas in search of food and water, as the forest area is decreasing due to heavy deforestation and human encroachment. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
In this photo taken on July 13, 2010, a pair of rare birds of paradise worth 1 million ringgit (US$300,000) sit inside a cage at a warehouse in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. An official says a Malaysian police raid on the warehouse found 42 stolen vehicles and hundreds of birds and other protected wildlife. (AP Photo)
Kekasih, a two and a half year-old Orangutan climbs ropes while eating a snack at the Brookfield Zoo Thursday, July 15, 2010 in Brookfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Hudson, a three and a half year-old Polar Bear puts on a show as he dives in a pool at the Brookfield Zoo Thursday, July 15, 2010 in Brookfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
This July 10, 2010 photo released by NASA shows the first group of hatchlings from endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle eggs brought from beaches along the Gulf Coast being released into the Atlantic Ocean off NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The effort is part of a plan to pluck some 70,000 eggs from nests on Alabama and Florida beaches before they hatch and swim out into the oil from the April 20 rig explosion off Louisiana. (AP Photo/NASA, Kim Shiflett)
The two years old Yola from Germany makes her way with her Irish wolfhound Trorrent in Bregenz,Austria, on Saturday, July 17, 2010. Due to tropical temperatures in Austria the weather forecast predicted thunderstorms with hail and strong rain all over the country. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)
Tom Watson of the U.S. kisses the Swilken Burn bridge on his final round at St. Andrews, during the second round of the British Open Golf Championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Friday, July 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
John Daly of the United States smokes a cigarette during the second round of the British Open Golf Championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Friday, July 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)
The pack speeds down Noyer pass during the 10th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 179 kilometers (111.2 miles) with start in Chambery and finish in Gap, France, Wednesday, July 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski)
A man waves a flag as he sits on top of a larger-then-life bicycle during the eighth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 189 kilometers (117.4 miles) with start in Station des Rousses, and finish in Morzine-Avoriaz, Jura region, France, Sunday, July 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
National League left fielder Ryan Braun, of the Milwaukee Brewers catches a fly ball from the American League's Josh Hamilton, of the Texas Rangers during the fourth inning All-Star baseball game Tuesday, July 13, 2010, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Greg Bull)
National League All-Star Ryan Bruan #8 of the Milwaukee Brewers dives to catch the ball during the 81st MLB All-Star Game at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on July 13, 2010 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images)
Brian McCann of the Atlanta Braves hits a three-run double in the seventh inning of the 81st All-Star Game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Tuesday, July 13, 2010. The National League defeated the American League, 3-1. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
The Chicago Cubs' Marlon Byrd beats the tag of catcher John Buck of the Toronto Blue Jays to score on a double by Brain McCann in the seventh inning of the 81st All-Star Game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Tuesday, July 13, 2010. The National League defeated the American League, 3-1. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
A supporter of Spain waits for the start of the World Cup final soccer match between the Netherlands and Spain at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, July 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
A Netherlands fan has his head painted in the colors of the country's as he waits for the start of the World Cup final soccer match between the Netherlands and Spain at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, July 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Dressed in an orange cape in support of the Dutch soccer team pastor Paul Vlaar celebrates mass in Obdam, Netherlands, Sunday June 11, 2010. In Vlaar's little church, the candles, the piano, even the priest's robes are orange for a day. Vlaar has kicked off his sermon to about 300 orange-clad worshippers by praying for the Netherlands to win the World Cup final against Spain and dismissing the prediction by German oracle octopus Paul that the reigning European Champion would beat the Dutch in Johannesburg. (AP Photo/Evert Elzinga)
UPDATE from Spero News: A Catholic priest in The Netherlands has been suspended by his bishop after celebrating an "Orange" Mass in the town of Odam. The priest and congregation had prayed for the success of the Dutch team that ultimately lost the World Cup to rival Spain during the Mass. The suspension was announced on July 15 . Bishop Jozef Punt of Haarlem said in a statement issued that Rev. Paul Vlaar’s packed service in the village north of Amsterdam “did not do justice to the sacred nature of the Eucharist.”
An unidentified man tries to place a hat on the World Cup trophy before the World Cup final soccer match between the Netherlands and Spain at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, July 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
An unidentified man, right, tries to place a hat on the World Cup trophy as security personnel rush towards him before the World Cup final soccer match between the Netherlands and Spain at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, July 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
An unidentified man, right, is restrained by security staff after trying to place a hat on the World Cup trophy, foreground, before the World Cup final soccer match between the Netherlands and Spain at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, July 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
An unidentified man is restrained by security after trying to place a hat on the World Cup trophy before the World Cup final soccer match between the Netherlands and Spain at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, July 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Spain's Andres Iniesta, left, scores a goal past Netherlands' Rafael van der Vaart, during the World Cup final soccer match between the Netherlands and Spain at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, July 11, 2010. 1st photo: AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko. 2nd photo: Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images.
Netherlands goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg, sitting at left, and Netherlands' Joris Mathijsen, center, react after Spain's Andres Iniesta scored during the World Cup final soccer match between the Netherlands and Spain at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, July 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Andres Iniesta of Spain celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Final match between Netherlands and Spain at Soccer City Stadium on July 11, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)
Netherlands' Joris Mathijsen, left, holds the ball as he argues with referee Howard Webb after Spain's Andres Iniesta scored a goal during the World Cup final soccer match between the Netherlands and Spain at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, July 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
The World Cup trophy is held aloft as the Spain team celebrates victory following the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Final match between Netherlands and Spain at Soccer City Stadium on July 11, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)
Spanish fans celebrate Spain's Andres Iniesta's goal as they watch a live broadcast at Recoletos' boulevard of the World Cup soccer final against the Netherlands, which is being played in South Africa, in Madrid on Sunday, July 11, 2010. Spain won 1-0. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Performers create Spain's national flag with light panels during the closing ceremony before the World Cup final soccer match between the Netherlands and Spain at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, July 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Performers form the Netherlands national flag with light panels during the closing ceremony before the World Cup final soccer match between the Netherlands and Spain at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, July 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Fireworks are seen over Soccer City stadium after the World Cup final soccer match between the Netherlands and Spain at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, July 11, 2010. Spain won its first world title after beating the Netherlands 1-0. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)
A picture taken Sunday, July 11, 2010 in Castagnaro, northern Italy and made available by Italian Land Artist Dario Gambarin, shows a gigantic portrait of former South Africa's President and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela ploughed by Gambarin in a country field of 27.000 square meters to mark the end of the Soccer World Cup in South Africa, . (AP Photo/Dario Gambarin, HO)
Major League Baseball Umpire Jim Joyce, left, and Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga shake hands on stage at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 in Los Angeles. (AP Photos/Chris Pizzello)
Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat talks with Colleen Dominguez of ESPN at the 2010 ESPY Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on July 14, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alexandra Wyman/Getty Images for ESPY)
Greg Lewis, left, and Brett Favre, both of the Minnesota Vikings, accept the award for best play at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Wes Autry, 22, of Charlotte, flips a foul ball he ran down to Bryson Benfield, 8, of Smyrna, S.C. Autry saw Bryson miss out on a foul earlier. It happened at Knights Stadium in Fort Mill, S.C., home of the Triple-A Charlotte Knights. Photo: David Foster, Charlotte Observer.
Bryson Benfield, 8, left, with brother Carson Benfield, 5, of Smyrna, S.C., after a Charlotte Knights-Durham Bulls game. Bryson had tried to catch a foul, but missed. Later Wes Autry, 22, of Charlotte caught one and gave it to him. Photo: David Foster, Charlotte Observer.
This image provided by NASA Friday July 16, 2010 shows the famous Pleiades cluster of stars as seen through the eyes of WISE, or NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. The mosaic contains a few hundred image frames -- just a fraction of the more than one million WISE has captured so far as it completes its first survey of the entire sky in infrared light. What's special about WISE is its ability to see through impenetrable veils of dust, picking up the heat glow of objects that are invisible to regular telescopes. So far, WISE has discovered 25,000 never-before-seen asteroids. Of those, 95 are considered "near-Earth" asteroids.(AP Photo/ NASA)
Chinese workers stand near a row of figurines made from recycled parts at an exhibition being prepared on recycled materials in Beijing, China, Monday, July 12, 2010. They are made from parts of scrapped mini vans and motorcycles. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A woman stands in front of a artwork by Italian artist Max Papeschi at the exhibition 'Abnormal Nudes' at the alternative art house Tacheles in Berlin on Tuesday, July 13, 2010. The art poster hung on a Polish street that blends Mickey Mouse's innocent image with that of a swastika and a nude woman's body is causing a stir in Poland, where memories of suffering inflicted by Nazi Germany remain strong. The poster, which went up last month in the western city of Poznan just steps from an old synagogue, is an Italian artist's critical take on what he calls the "horrors" of the American lifestyle and is one work in a contemporary art exhibition that is to open in the fall. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
A model poses at a 3-D chalk drawing in an exhibition entitled "The house of 3D Art Illusion" at a shopping center in Hong Kong Wednesday, July 14, 2010. The interactive exhibition is open to the public to enjoy the visual experience. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
A girl poses at a 3-D chalk drawing in an exhibition entitled "The house of 3D Art Illusion" at a shopping center in Hong Kong Wednesday, July 14, 2010. The interactive exhibition is open to the public to enjoy the visual experience. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
U.S. Marine Sgt. James "Eddie" Wright proposes to his girlfriend Cody Fife after he received a new home through the Helping A Hero.Org and Semper Fi Fund organizations Monday, July 12, 2010, in Conroe, Texas. Sgt. Wright was awarded the Bronze Star for his actions after his Bravo Company 1st Recon platoon was ambushed in Fallujah, Iraq in 2004. A rocket propelled grenade blew off his forearms and hands and caused his femur on his left leg to be fractured. Sgt. Wright led his team to saftey while directing his Marines, resulting in 26 enemy kills while dealing with his own injuries. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Johnny Hanson)
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