Muskego DJ Keeps German Tradition On the Air

Longevity in radio is generally a contradiction in terms, but Muskego man is part of program that has broadcast for 57 years and counting.

  When it's becoming commonplace to have your favorite radio station change format - and staff - overnight, having a program that's been around for nearly 60 years is unheard of. German radio programming, oddly enough, appears to be the exception to the rule.  "Continental Showcase" has been a part of the Milwaukee area radio scene for 57 years, and no one's happier about that than Muskego resident Robert Deglau. Deglau has been in radio for about 19 years, eight of them with Continental Showcase on 1340 JOY (WJYI), which features German music and programming to an ever-widening audience on Saturdays. He called the lifespan of the show "amazing - I grew up listening to Herb Wittka as a kid, along with the 'Fritz the Plumber' radio show …

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