Doug Moe

Wisconsin

Columnist at WISC-TV (Madison, WI)

Writer at Freelance

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The good, the bad and the ugly of the Southwest Bike Path

3 days ago | channel3000.com | Doug Moe

It will be six years this summer since a tree fell from a yard across the street and crushed my car, turning me into a bicyclist. The decision not to replace the vehicle was fairly easy, in part because much of my work is done from my home office, and my wife has a car I can borrow if necessary. Finally — this sealed the deal — we live in close proximity to the Southwest Commuter Path, or as everyone in our Monroe Street neighborhood calls it, the bike path.
From jaguars to buried gold: James Campbell’s wild pursuits

2 weeks ago | channel3000.com | Doug Moe

About the time Lodi author James Campbell’s research on jaguars and their great champion, the wild cat conservationist Alan Rabinowitz, was derailed by the emerging pandemic, an Associated Press newspaper story put him on the track of a bunch of colorful characters who had been chasing buried treasure. This was 2020. Campbell’s pursuit of the jaguar had already taken him across the Americas, but further international travel was going to be problematic.
Wild rider seeks soft landing

3 weeks ago | channel3000.com | Doug Moe

The way Christopher Berge is wired, maybe it figured that even when he set his sights on running a laid-back coffeehouse in Blue Mounds — a village where he has some history — he ended up trying to do too much. Berge is best known in Madison for co-founding and operating some of the city’s most notable and bustling restaurants, including the Blue Marlin, Restaurant Magnus and the Weary Traveler Freehouse. Even away from the restaurants, Berge went full throttle.
Does Madison have a connection to the Manson murders?

1 month ago | channel3000.com | Doug Moe

I was watching “Chaos: The Manson Murders,” the new documentary by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Errol Morris, when something extraordinary happened. The Netflix documentary concerns the infamous 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders in Los Angeles perpetrated by followers of Charles Manson. I’d debated watching it — does anyone really need another helping of that horrific crime?
Baraboo playwright delivers a comedy set inside a convenience store

1 month ago | channel3000.com | Doug Moe

Anyone paying attention won’t be too surprised to learn what happened to a longtime Wisconsin newspaperman who wrote a stage play that showcased his love for newspapers, while underscoring their current financial frailty. Five years after seeing his play, “Fishwrap,” produced at the historic Al. Ringling Theatre in Baraboo, Ben Bromley left the newspaper business after more than two decades with the Baraboo News Republic. “It wasn’t hard to see the writing on the wall,” Bromley said.
A new chapter for Madison booksellers

1 month ago | channel3000.com | Doug Moe

Fourteen years ago next month — on April 15, 2011 — when the Borders bookstore on University Avenue closed after two decades of operation, it hit some of us almost like a death in the family. True, Borders was a chain — it had recently filed for bankruptcy protection — but the west side Madison location always felt like a neighborhood store.
Ralph Cohen reflects on half a century spent in the Madison media scene

1 month ago | channel3000.com | Doug Moe

When I heard Ralph Cohen was retiring last month after nearly half a century of lighting up the Madison media scene with his wit and wisdom (and a voice a professor at Purdue once told him would be fine for the newspaper business), I knew I wanted to talk to him. I think I have stories, but let me tell you, Ralph Cohen has stories. We hadn’t been on the phone for more than a few minutes last week when I heard about him receiving an alligator in the mail from an aunt vacationing in Florida.
Disco-themed Madison Re-Prom on will benefit a very personal cause

2 months ago | channel3000.com | Doug Moe

People who knew Shana Verstegen and heard she was planning to undergo major surgery in late 2023 — that would keep her in bed for eight weeks — weren’t sure how she’d handle it. After all, this is a woman who was into gymnastics not long after she could walk. She was the first female pole-vaulter at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She’s a six-time world log-rolling champion and has spent more than two decades as fitness director at Supreme Health and Fitness on Odana Road. Two months in bed?
Disco-themed Madison Re-Prom will benefit a very personal cause

2 months ago | channel3000.com | Doug Moe

People who knew Shana Verstegen and heard she was planning to undergo major surgery in late 2023 — that would keep her in bed for eight weeks — weren’t sure how she’d handle it. After all, this is a woman who was into gymnastics not long after she could walk. She was the first female pole-vaulter at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She’s a six-time world log-rolling champion and has spent more than two decades as fitness director at Supreme Health and Fitness on Odana Road. Two months in bed?
The most interesting man in Madison

Jan 13, 2025 | channel3000.com | Doug Moe

One of Bill Dixon’s favorite writers, the poet and novelist Jim Harrison, once ended a poem with this sentence: “Death steals everything except our stories.”Nobody had better stories than Bill, whose death on Jan. 8, at 81 years old, surrounded by family at his lakeside home in Monona, leaves a significant hole in the lives of those lucky enough to have known him well. Bill’s life of accomplishment and advocacy for the unempowered was beautifully documented in his official obituary.

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Doug Moe @dougmoemadison

8 Apr 25

Jewels and Jaguars: Lodi writer James Campbell has a treasure hunting Netflix series and new book on big cats. It's this edition of Doug Moe's Madison in @madison_mag https://t.co/cstX0aZ9dg

Doug Moe @dougmoemadison

6 Apr 25

Join us for this exciting book launch! "Saving Hearts and Killing Rats: Karl Paul Link and the Discovery of Warfarin." Doug Moe is interviewed by Stuart Levitan on Moe's newest book about the brilliant, outspoken, controversial and humorous biochemistry... https://t.co/NZKgERSpAn

Doug Moe @dougmoemadison

30 Mar 25

"Moments of Happiness: A Wisconsin Band Story" by former UW Marching Band Director Mike Leckrone and author Doug Moe continues to spread joy and inspire readers, now featured as an excerpt in @milwaukeemag! Enjoy this chapter and pick up your copy today! https://t.co/UZbuF2AdeT

Doug Moe

Articles

The good, the bad and the ugly of the Southwest Bike Path

From jaguars to buried gold: James Campbell’s wild pursuits

Wild rider seeks soft landing

Does Madison have a connection to the Manson murders?

Baraboo playwright delivers a comedy set inside a convenience store

A new chapter for Madison booksellers

Ralph Cohen reflects on half a century spent in the Madison media scene

Disco-themed Madison Re-Prom on will benefit a very personal cause

Disco-themed Madison Re-Prom will benefit a very personal cause

The most interesting man in Madison

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