John McGivern is back! His new show, “John McGivern’s Main Streets” will debut on Jan. 30 across the Midwest, including on FOX 6 in Milwaukee.
The comedian and regional travel show host will be hitting six states and 13 cities. Each half-hour episode will explore main streets in the Upper Midwest, including stops in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois and Indiana. Plum Media, a Milwaukee company, is producing the series for distribution.
“We are thrilled to welcome the ‘John McGivern’s Main Streets’ program to our Sunday morning line-up,” said Chuck Steinmetz, SR VP General Manager of Milwaukee’s WITI FOX 6. “John’s gift of storytelling combined with a strong morning news lead-in will be an excellent addition to our Sunday mornings.”
“John McGivern’s Main Streets” is scheduled to air on these stations:
- Milwaukee FOX 6 Sundays 10 a.m.
- Green Bay FOX 11 Sundays 10 a.m.
- Madison FOX 47 Sundays 10 a.m.
- Eau Claire FOX 48 Sundays 10 a.m.
- La Crosse FOX 25 Sundays 10 a.m.
- Wausau FOX 55 Sundays 9:30 a.m. + CBS 7 Saturdays 10:35 p.m.
- Rockford FOX 39 Sundays 10 a.m.
- Marquette CBS 3 Sundays 11:30 a.m.
- Cedar Rapids FOX 28 Sundays 9:30 a.m.
- Des Moines FOX 17 Saturdays 7:00 a.m.
More stations will be announced at a later date. You can watch for further announcements on the “Main Streets” Facebook page. McGivern also wrote a series of articles about his time in different Wisconsin towns for Milwaukee Magazine, which you can read here.