Road Trippin' with WTBA
Road Trippin' with WTBA
Podcast Description
What drives you?
No matter what you're doing or where you're going: it all begins and ends with a road.
Hit the road with WTBA Executive Director Steve Baas and Director of Communications Lane Kimble as they explore entertainment, culture, and interesting nuggets across Wisconsin, discovering how roads, infrastructure, and the transportation construction industry unites them all.
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The podcast focuses on transportation, infrastructure, and the interplay of culture and entertainment within these themes. Episodes explore the experiences of notable figures in the transportation industry, including insights from events like the 2025 Annual Convention, which featured engaging moments and stories from Packers legends such as Antonio Freeman and Santana Dotson, highlighting their personal experiences and lessons learned.
What drives you?
No matter what you’re doing or where you’re going: it all begins and ends with a road.
Hit the road with WTBA Executive Director Steve Baas and Director of Communications Lane Kimble as they explore entertainment, culture, and interesting nuggets across Wisconsin, discovering how roads, infrastructure, and the transportation construction industry unites them all.
Sky Capriolo wasn’t sure where to begin when she won election to the Milwaukee County Board in 2024.
The possibilities seemed endless.
“You quickly learn that around every corner is a very worthy cause and you can just drown in them,” Capriolo admitted.
The roads seemed to be a pretty good place to start. The Minnesota native spent years living and working in Chicago where people drive notoriously fast. And yet, people in Milwaukee seemed to be even worse in her mind.
Tired of seeing preventable crashes, reckless driving, and injuries on local streets and highways, Capriolo launched a safe driving campaign.
She started handing out hands-free cellphone holders for drivers during public events. The freebies were a hit, so this year she’s expanding the campaign with free stuffed teddy bears wearing t-shirts that say “I care about safe driving.”
“One of the things I remember when I was probably in seventh grade, there was the push to wear seatbelts. Parents weren’t wearing seatbelts and my teachers told me, ‘Go home and tell your parents you need to wear a seatbelt.’ So, I think getting to kids at an early age is a really great idea,” Capriolo said.
It’s that commitment to safer roads for everyone that prompted WTBA to feature the now two-term Milwaukee County Supervisor on the latest edition of the “Road Trippin’ with WTBA” podcast.
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