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Kevin Fischer is an award-winning veteran broadcaster who has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for nearly three decades.
Kevin, who is a legislative aide to state Sen. Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin), 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 baby daughter, Kyla Audrey, in Franklin.
Photos of the Week (10/26/08)
By Kevin Fischer
Sunday, Oct 26 2008, 11:30 AM
Former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell (ret.) speaks during a taping of "Meet the Press" at NBC October 19, 2008 in Washington, DC. Secretary Powell spoke about his endorsement of Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL). (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images for Meet The Press)
Supporters wear masks of Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (L) and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R) as U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) speaks during a rally in Concord, North Carolina October 18, 2008. Photo:Reuters
 Parachutists Scott Smith, dressed as Democratic presidential candidate Bracak Obama, left, and Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld, dressed as Republican presidential candidate John McCain jump from a plane over Perris Valley, Calif., to promote the U.S. Parachute Association. (CRAIG O'BRIEN, U.S. PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Madame Tussauds' studio artists Les Punter (R) and Jim Kempton work on clay head molds of presidential candidates Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (2nd L) and Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) at Madame Tussauds Studios in London. The clay molds are a crucial step in the up to 6-month-long figure creation process. The full wax figures will be unveiled in all three U.S. Madame Tussauds attractions in New York, Washington, DC, and Las Vegas on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009. With the race still too close to call, Madame Tussauds' studio artists must continue work on both figures to be ready for the January unveiling of the winner's figures. Photo: Reuters.
Republican vice-presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin stands next to producer Lorne Michaels during an episode of NBC's "Saturday Night Live" in New York October 18, 2008. Photo: Reuters
Seen at a street fair at Hayes and Octavia in San Francisco. Photo: National Review Online
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton at a rally in Florida. Photo: The Drudge Report
I guess everything’s just hunky dory now. Can you say………phony?
A Coast Guard vessel patrols Keehi Lagoon near Honolulu International Airport before the arrival of US Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) who will be visited his ailing grandmother in Honolulu, Hawaii October 23, 2008. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry
Presidential candidate Ralph Nader, right, speaks to audience at ZuZu at the Middle East, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008 in Cambridge, Mass. Supporter James Williamson sits at left. Nader is attempting to set a Guinness World Record for most campaign speeches in a day. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole)
Artillerymen fire a 155mm Howlitzer at a Taliban position Wednesday, October 22 from Camp Blessing in the Kunar Province of eastern Afghanistan. Their unit, Charlie Battery, 3rd Battalion of the 321 Field Artillery, has fired more than 5,900 shells since they deployed to Afghanistan less than a year ago, making it the busiest artillery unit in the U.S. Army, according to to military officers. They most often fire in support of Army infantry units fighting Taliban insurgents in the nearby Korengal Valley, the site of some of the heaviest fighting in Afghanistan.(JOHN MOORE, GETTY IMAGES)
An Iraqi woman searches in the smoke Wednesday for recyclable materials at a dump in Karbala. About 50 families displaced from Baghdad, live here and make a living by selling recyclable materials.ASSOCIATED PRESS / AHMED ALHUSSAINEY
 An Iraqi boy looks at a U.S. soldier as he searches a house for weapons in a village near Baquba in Diyala province, some 40 miles northeast of Baghdad October 23, 2008.REUTERS/Goran
Tomasevic (IRAQ)
People attend a ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of the Nazi slaughter of Jews in the Minsk ghetto, in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008. Survivors of Minsk's World War II ghetto, where more than 100,000 Jews were killed, joined a procession Tuesday to mark the 65th anniversary of its destruction. About 1,000 people walked through the center of the Belarusian capital, formerly the heart of the ghetto, to lay flowers at the site of a mass burial pit. (AP Photo)
A Palestinian smuggler pushes a calf through a smuggling tunnel from Egypt to the Gaza Strip in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008. Gaza smugglers have increased the number of live animals being brought through the tunnels into the Gaza Strip in the months leading up to the holiday of Eid Al Adha, Palestinian sources said. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
The glow of fire illuminates smoke clouds at Atsion Lake in Shamong Township, N.J. A forest fire burned through parts of three southern New Jersey counties, engulfing hundreds of acres of forest and forcing the closure of a major roadway. Fire officials did not know what caused the blaze that tore through a section of Wharton State Forest spanning parts of Camden, Burlington and Atlantic counties.
Workmen stand on the roof of the new Westfields shopping mall on October 24, in London. When it is completed, Westfields will house more than 265 shops over an area of 1.6 million square feet. It is due to open at the end of October as it is confirmed in new figures today that the UK is heading towards recession.(LIONEL HEALING, GETTY IMAGES)
Equipment operator Al Baer directs truck drivers at the city of Appleton's salt barn Monday as they deliver loads of road salt. Communities throughout the Midwest are struggling to replenish their stockpiles for this winter after heavy snowfalls last season depleted suppliers. Outagamie County, like many others in Wisconsin, participated in an early-season buying programs and saw a 12 percent price hike. Appleton Post-Crescent photo by M.P. King
The band is back! The Wisconsin Marching Band performs before the Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts game at Lambeau Field on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008. Photo by Corey Wilson/ Green Bay Press-Gazette
A reflection in a tuba of the Wisconsin marching band performing prior to the game against Illinois at Camp Randall Stadium. Wisconsin defeated Illinois 27-17. Photo: Jeff Hanisch-US PRESSWIRE
Fans greet Green Bay Packers safety Nick Collins after he returned an interception for a touchdown against the Indianapolis Colts during the game at Lambeau Field on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008. Photo by Corey Wilson/Press-Gazette
Tiger Woods exchanges clubs with golfer John Abel, of West Berlin, N.J. on the 18th hole of the South Course at Torrey Pines on Monday Oct. 20, 2008 in San Diego. Abel won a contest to have Tiger Woods caddie for him. AP photo
Cary Strukel waits in the bleachers for balls during batting practice before Game 2 of the baseball World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Philadelphia Phillies in St. Petersburg, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Mike Bell a member of a private security firm leads the Iraqi dog called Ratchet, at the Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008, ready to be flown to America after Ratchet was adopted by an American soldier. An animal rescue group flew into Baghdad Sunday to pick up the Iraqi puppy Ratchet adopted by U.S. soldier Army Spc. Gwen Beberg of Minneapolis, in a case that has highlighted U.S. military rules barring troops on duty from caring for pets, but Beberg complained that she couldn't take the animal home, and now it seems that she will be reunited with Ratchet.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
A killer whale is beached at Poipu Beach on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, as a U.S. coast guard cutter stands by ready to help. The whale was a full-grown adult female measuring about 18 feet and weighing about 5,000 pounds.The whale was euthanzied. AP photo
Some of the members of the Ohio State School for the Blind marching band react to the announcement that their band has been accepted to march in the 2010 Tournament of Roses Parade. The entire blind school student body was in the gym when the surprise announcement was made. In the front row are band members Macy McClain, 18, left, and Julian Brooks, 16, right. In the back row are band members Marty Bateman, 19, left; Sam Shepherd, 17, center; and Herb Agueda, 16, right. (AP Photo/The Columbus Dispatch, Fred Squillante)
Sportsmen compete during the 2008 Wheelchair Dance Sport World Championships in Minsk, Belarus, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008. One hundred and thirty five athletes from seventeen countries take part in this event, which is held every two years. (AP Photo / Sergei Grits)
Nicole Peters tows a pumpkin during the city's first snowfall in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Clifford Skarstedt, Jr., Peterborough Examiner)
Dressed as Danny Zuko from the Broadway show "Grease", Bandit, a Chihuahua, competes in the fourth annual Times Square Dog Day Masquerade canine costume contest Sunday Oct. 19, 2008 in New York's Times Square. The event, in which Bandit was one of the dogs awarded the title of "Honorable Hound", was held to raise awareness for Animal Haven's Adopt-A-Pet program. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)
In this photo released by Six Flags Discovery Kingdom,, Sadie, left, and Chelsea, two 28-year-old female Atlantic bottlenose dolphins perform tricks for treats at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, Calif on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008. They received fresh herring for holding the plastic pumpkin and toy skull. (AP Photo/Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Nancy Chan)
No, it's not an Obama rally. Clowns pose for a photo during the Latin American Clown Convention in Mexico City October 22, 2008. Reuters photo
Asha Mandela lets down her hair after getting her dreadlocks measured to 8 feet 9 inches by Ryan Spinella of the city of Longwood. She stands 5'5" and she has been growing her hair for 20 years. The dreads are long enough, she hopes, to get into the Guinness Book of World Records. She came to the John Casablanca's Talent Agency in Longwood from her Polk County home to get the officially measured. (GEORGE SKENE, ORLANDO SENTINEL)
Meirav Stardinner receives a snake massage from Ada Barak at Barak's snake spa last month in Talmei Elazar, Israel. Barack's income comes mostly from exhibiting her plants which eat everything from insects to small mammals. She discovered snakes' therapeutic value after letting people hold them after her act "Some people said that holding the snakes made them feel better, relaxed," she says. "One old lady said it was soothing, like a cold compress." Now she uses a combination of big snakes for deep massage and little ones for light massage, though all are non-venemous.(URIEL SINAI, GETTY IMAGES)
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