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‘John McGivern’s Main Streets’ will air Sundays on FOX6 beginning January 30, 2022

Matt Wild
October 5, 2021
Rejoice, McGivernheads, for the wait is almost over. Yes, John McGivern's Main Streets—a.k.a. the long-awaited new travel show from beloved Milwaukee host/actor/entertainer/Cedar Crest pitchman John McGivern...

No longer exiled, John McGivern is heading to ‘Main Streets’

Matt Wild
March 3, 2021
John McGivern is back, baby. And he's heading to the main streets of the Midwest. The beloved Milwaukee personality announced his newest show Wednesday morning, John McGivern's Main Streets. The show will se...

Milwaukee PBS releases statement on future of ‘Around The Corner With John McGivern’

Matt Wild
December 15, 2020
On Sunday, the Washington County Insider reported that Milwaukee PBS programming staple Around The Corner With John McGivern would not be returning for another season. According to the story, McGivern himself l...

The last straw: ‘Around The Corner With John McGivern’ reportedly won’t return for another season

Matt Wild
December 14, 2020
UPDATE: Milwaukee PBS has released a statement on the future of Around The Corner With John McGivern. Read it HERE. Twenty-twenty: Haven't we suffered enough? Well, when it comes to Wisconsin's love for Milw...

Watch John McGivern and John Gurda, who are best friends, talk to each other over Zoom

Matt Wild
April 8, 2020
Fact #1: JOHN MCGIVERN AND JOHN GURDA ARE BEST FRIENDS. Fact #2: DUE TO THE ONGOING COVID-19 CRISIS, JOHN MCGIVERN AND JOHN GURDA HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO HANG OUT ON THE HIT MILWAUKEE PBS SHOW AROUND THE CORNER WIT...

12 pictures of John McGivern and John Gurda hanging out and being friends

Matt Wild
August 14, 2019
Let's take a moment and pay our respects to Milwaukee's two famous Johns. There's John McGivern, ubiquitous actor and tireless television personality. There's John Gurda, ubiquitous Milwaukee historian and avid...
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