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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 (12/28/08)

By Kevin Fischer
Sunday, Dec 28 2008, 06:30 PM

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A neighbor places some flowers on the street near the crime scene after a shooting incident in Covina, California, on December 26, 2008. A ninth body was recovered from the charred rubble of a Christmas Eve massacre as sketchy details emerged about the gunman responsible for the deadly killing spree. Los Angeles County Coroner's office confirmed a ninth body had been found in the wreckage of a home in the eastern suburb of Covina, where a man dressed as Santa Claus opened fire on revelers late December 24. The gunman, Bruce Pardo, 45, burst into the party at his former in-laws home and sprayed guests with bullets before setting fire to the house and later taking his own life. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)


 

A portrait of Pakistan's slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is seen as supporters place candles in Multan, Pakistan, Saturday, Dec. 27. More than 150,000 Pakistanis flocked to the mausoleum of Bhutto after some walked hundreds of miles to offer flowers and kiss her grave on the first anniversary of her assassination.

A portrait of Pakistan's slain former Prime Minister enazir Bhutto is seen as supporters place candles in Multan, Pakistan, Saturday, Dec. 27. More than 150,000 Pakistanis flocked to the mausoleum of Bhutto after some walked hundreds of miles to offer flowers and kiss her grave on the first anniversary of her assassination. (KHALID TANVEER, ASSOCIATED PRESS)





Signs at an employee parking lot at the General Motors plant in Janesville, Wisconsin caution that foreign vehicles are not allowed to park on the companies lot December 22, 2008. The plant will produce its last vehicle on December 23, 2008 after manufacturing trucks, automobiles, SUVs, and tractors since 1919. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

Signs at an employee parking lot at the General Motors plant in Janesville, Wisconsin caution that foreign vehicles are not allowed to park on the companies lot December 22, 2008. The plant will produce its last vehicle on December 23, 2008 after manufacturing trucks, automobiles, SUVs, and tractors since 1919. Photo: Reuters


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A woman sits amongst the stones at Stonehenge on December 21, 2008 in Wiltshire, England. Hundreds of people gathered at the famous stone circle to watch the sun rise on Winter Solstice - the shortest day of the year. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)


 Winter Weather Airlines

With a parked airplane seen in the background, a passenger sleeps on the floor, waiting for a flight on Monday, Dec. 22, 2008 at SeaTac International Airport, a day after a snowstorm caused numerous flight cancellations. (AP Photo/Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Joshua Trujillo)


 AIRPORT ACCIDENT

The wreckage of a Continental Airlines plane, including landing gear, sits at Denver International Airport December 22, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. The plane veered off of the runway while trying to take off from Denver International Airport on the evening of December 20. (Photo by David Zalubowski-Pool/Getty Images)


Police Chase

A Louisville Metro Police Department police car floats in the Ohio river, Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, in Jeffersonville, Ind., after being stolen by a robbery suspect. Louisville police say a robbery suspect was fatally shot after stealing a police car and leading officers on a chase into Indiana, then driving the car into the Ohio River. (AP Photo/Courier-Journal, David Harpe


 Winter Weather

Decatur firefighters help a motorist down from their pickup truck after it slid off the road and rolled over in the ditch along westbound U.S. Highway 36, just north of Fairview Park on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008, in Decatur, Ill. (AP Photo/Decatur Herald & Review, Stephen Haas)


 

 Former first lady Barbara Bush untangles Colonel Steven Shepro,Commander of the 316th Wing, from her dog’s leash upon their arrival to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. The president and his family are leaving to Crawford, Texas.

Former first lady Barbara Bush untangles Colonel Steven Shepro,Commander of the 316th Wing, from her dog's leash upon their arrival to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. The president and his family are leaving to Crawford, Texas. (JOSE LUIS MAGANA, ASSOCIATED PRESS / December 26, 2008)


 Taiwan Pandas

In this photo released by Taipei City Government, Tuantuan arrives at his new house and begins to eat at Taipei City Zoo, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008, in Taipei, Taiwan. A pair of giant pandas arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday as a gift from rival China, another symbolic step forward in the two sides' rapidly improving relations. (AP Photo/Taipei City Government, HO)


 Bengal Tiger Cub

In this photo released by Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, a four-month-old male white Bengal tiger cub chews on his new plush tiger toy at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, Calif. on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008. The park’s staff gave wrapped presents to the pair of Bengal tiger cubs during their daily walk around the park. (AP Photo/Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Nancy Chan)


Zoo Holiday Gifts

The Los Angeles Zoo's western lowland gorilla, Kelly, 21, examines a snowman filled with treats, placed in his enclosure Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008, at the Los Angeles Zoo. The feeding is part of the zoo's Behavioral Enrichment program, which helps the animals to use their natural behaviors. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)


 

A Green Bay Packers fan and a Chicago Bears' fan huddle for warmth during the game at Soldier Field in Chicago, Ill., on Dec. 22, 2008. Photo by Corey Wilson/ Green Bay Press-Gazette


 

The Chicago Bears get plenty of push on the Packers’ line and are able to block Mason Crosby’s 38-yard field-goal attempt with 18 seconds left in the fourth quarter Monday night to send the game in to overtime. The Bears won in the extra period, 20-17 to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. Journal Sentinel photo: Benny Sieu


 

Green Bay Packers' Johnny Jolly leaps in the middle of the line but can't stop Chicago Bears' Robbie Gould's game winning kick in overtime during the game at Soldier Field in Chicago, Ill., on Dec. 22, 2008. Photo by Corey Wilson/ Green Bay Press-Gazette 


 

 

Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden celebrates with his players after beating Wisconsin in the Champs Bowl, 42-13. (Gary W. Green, Orlando Sentinel)


Poland Parliament Hanukkah

Uriel Redy of the Chabad Lubavitch orthodox Jewish community looks at a menorah after a candle lightning ceremony in the Polish parliament to celebrate Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Dec. 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)


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Palestinian Christian Fuad Hasboun, aged two-and-a-half, lights votive candles in the Grotto of the Church of the Nativity, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, December 21, 2008 in the biblical town of Bethlehem in the West Bank. Thousands of tourists descended on the biblical town where Jesus was born. (Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images)


 MIDEAST ISRAEL PALESTINIANS CHRISTMAS

Christian worshippers are seen inside the Church of Nativity, believed by many to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008. The biblical West Bank town is readying to greet thousands of tourists for Christmas celebrations. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)


APTOPIX Christmas Jesus

Shawn Johnston of Kansas City, Kan. browses a newspaper while having a cappuccino at Homer's Coffee House in Overland Park, Kan on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008. The member of Praise Chapel Christian Fellowship starting dressing as Jesus about two weeks ago to "show people what Christmas is all about." Many members of the congregation have been doing the same now since Thursday, Dec. 18. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)


 Upside Down Christmas Tree

From left to right, Rheannon and Lenora Darrington, Chris and Michael Lawson, Julie Russell and Tyler Nielsen pose next to the Christmas trees at the Kingman, Ariz. home of Josh and Lenora Darrington on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008. The ground-based holiday conifer is topped with another hanging from the ceiling. For the annual tradition, the family used a hot glue gun, staples and thumbtacks to attach the tree, ornaments, and wrapped empty boxes to the ceiling. (AP Photo/ Kingman Daily Miner, JC Amberlyn)


India Christmas

Visitors look at a 25 feet (950 centimeters) high Santa Claus sand sculpture created by Sudarshan Pattnaik at a beach in Puri, about 65 kilometers (40 miles) away from Bhubaneswar, India, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout)


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Postmen dressed in Santa Claus costumes ride delivery motorcycles on December 22, 2008 in Seoul, South Korea. Christmas has become increasingly popular over the years in South Korea, which is the only East Asian country to recognize Christmas as a national holiday. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)


 APTOPIX France Weather

A man dressed up as Santa Claus is seen during the 64th pre-Christmas swim in Nice, southern France, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)


 Germany Ice Exhibition

The ice sculpture "Kopernikus" made by artists Bogoslav Zen and Gosha Korenkyewicz is seen at an exhibition in Roevershagen, northern Germany, Monday, Dec. 22, 2008. The sculptures, made from 260 Tons ice will be exhibited from Dec. 25 until beginning of March. (AP Photo/Thomas Haentzschel)


 China Ice Festival

Visitors to the Harbin Disney Ice Festival 2009 is silhouetted by neon lights in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province, Monday, Dec. 22, 2008. (AP Photo)


 China Santa Claus

A zoo worker dressed up as Santa Claus rides an ostrich at a zoo in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008. (AP Photo)


 Australia Skydiving Santas

In this image supplied by Adrenalin.com.au, bevy of skydiving Santas jumping from a plane at Picton, near Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008 for a festive free fall to promote excitement for their special Christmas adventures. (AP Photo/Adrenalin.com.au, HO)


 

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(L-R) Showgirl Brooke Opheim, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman and showgirl Heather Remillard appear before the start of Opportunity Village's fourth annual 5K Las Vegas Great Santa Run December 6, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Event organizers hoped to break the world record for largest Santa gathering in one place at the run, which serves as the official warm-up for Sunday's The Las Vegas Marathon. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Siegfried & Roy)


 Iraq Christmas

A US soldier poses as she sits on a lap of man dressed as Santa Claus at al-Faw palace at Camp Victory at the airport in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)


 RELAXING SANTA

Santa escapes the snowstorm by relaxing in the hot tub at M & T Christmas Trees Saturday Dec. 13, 2008 in Sandy, Ut. Santa and his two reindeer greet customers and take photos with them. (AP Photo/Michael Brandy, Deserert News)





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Couples practice kissing on December 26, 2008 in New York's Times Square in a rehearsal for New Year's Eve. The Times Square organizers staged the rehearsal for what they say will be the biggest group kiss taking place there on New Year's Eve. Photo: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images

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