The Big Ten Network announced Monday that Wednesday would be a “Wisconsin Day” on the channel with 3 1/2 hours dedicated to University of Wisconsin-Madison programming, including conversations with renowned alumni and features about student life.
Women’s hockey coach, former Badger hockey player and Olympic gold medal winner Mark Johnson leads off at 8 a.m. on the alumni program “Wisconsin Reflections.” He will be joined by several former teammates, including UW men’s hockey coach Mike Eaves.
The UW programming ends at 4 p.m. with a documentary on the First Wave Spoken Word and Urban Arts Learning Community at UW-Madison. “First Wave- An Unfiltered Story” profiles several talented undergraduates who are part of the only collegiate spoken word/hip-hop theater program in the country.