Rashkin set to host Janesville talk show
JANESVILLE — Yuri Rashkin will host "Discover Janesville," a talk show that will debut Friday on JATV.
Rashkin, a council member and musician, will host the show, which he said he created because of his interest in people and his love of the community.
Viewers will get first-hand accounts about Rock County, its history, culture and people, he said.
The public's reception of the pilot will dictate whether he produces more, Rashkin said.
The pilot was filmed at the Riverside Family Restaurant over coffee.
Friday's guests are:
-- Rich Gruber, vice president of Mercy Health Systems. Rashkin described Gruber as "one of the most interesting people I've met," noting his past experiences that include radio work. Gruber is on the Forward Janesville board, is involved in the community and has an informative perspective on ways to improve Janesville, Rashkin said.
-- Don Mrdjenovich, a past superintendent of the Janesville School District. He will share his thoughts on the search for the next superintendent.
-- Rich Fletcher, photographer and chairman of the Janesville Historic Commission. Fletcher conducts popular walking tours of historic neighborhoods in Janesville and has a great understanding of what makes the city's historical architecture and neighborhoods unique, Rashkin said.
"I just think that Janesville is such a neat place, and sometimes, we who live here don't realize … how lucky we are to live in a great little place like Janesville," Rashkin said. "One of the ways to increase awareness of that is to introduce the community to people who live in Janesville and get to know the neat people (here).
"I think a lot of these stories are pretty interesting."
Robert Jarzden of The Video Pod Squad helped Rashkin with the production.
For more information, call Yuri Rashkin at DiscoverJanesville@gmail.com or at (608) 754-2424.
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"Discover Janesville" will air at 3 and 8 p.m. Friday on JATV, Channel 98.
Dec 20, 2008 at 3 p.m.
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Hey Yuri, It's your buddy Yada! How about the next show at the Mocha Moment when the the Stitch and Bitch group get together. It would be interesting to find out more about what they do and listen to them - yada yada yada - you know. Any time left in your show you could introduce me - Yada - Batman had Robin and Yuri could have Yada. :-)
Dec 20, 2008 at 11:58 a.m.
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Here is some additional info on Mr. Rashkin.
http://gazettextra.com/news/2008/sep/12/...
http://gazettextra.com/news/2008/sep/11/...
Dec 19, 2008 at 4:03 p.m.
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will this be pay-per view? This could be huge for the janesville economy.
Dec 19, 2008 at 3:49 p.m.
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curiousjoel, I don't know where you were last election but Rashkin was pretty open about his resume. Among his other endeavors he is a mortgage broker, but that might be a tough business this year. He also sells insurance.
http://servicefirst.blogspot.com/
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As for his other "credentials" (whatever that means), he was elected by the citizens of Janesville. You can keep up with his civic activities on his blog. I'm not sure how much more open he could be.
http://www.yurirashkin.blogspot.com/
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There was also a little bit about his background in this Gazette article about the Georgia-Russia war.
http://gazettextra.com/news/2008/aug/13/...
Dec 19, 2008 at 3:42 p.m.
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Maybe the show band can be the Blue Olives. Yuri can have wacky banter with Dave Turner.
Dec 19, 2008 at 3:27 p.m.
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Yuri plays the piano, I wonder if he'll do that on the show.
Dec 19, 2008 at 2:46 p.m.
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Too funny gocrew!
Dec 18, 2008 at 12:34 a.m.
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Susan Johanson
Dec 17, 2008 at 11:09 p.m.
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Who?!!!
Dec 17, 2008 at 8:58 p.m.
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Is this going to turn out like Susan Johanson, but from a male perspective?
Dec 17, 2008 at 5:53 p.m.
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Sorry that my last comment P****D someone off. It must have been true. Every time they have taken one of my comments off it was true.
Dec 17, 2008 at 4:53 p.m.
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I'm so touched that Rashkin thinks Jvle is a "great little place". Aparently, he's not aware that Jvle is the 10th or 11th largest city in WI (depending on where you look). I think Jvle has a lot of community pride and the Gazette and Messenger do a good job of "introducing the community to the people of Janesville". (what ever that means)
Dec 17, 2008 at 4:17 p.m.
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I'm hoping for guests like Ken Peterson and a marriage counselor.
Dec 17, 2008 at 4:03 p.m.
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So, what do we know about Rashkin? He's got a lot of personal problems and he's got a lot of time on his hands. How long has he been in Janesville? Where does he work? How many kids does he have? What are his credentials? He must be awefully well connected.
Dec 17, 2008 at 3:40 p.m.
Dec 17, 2008 at 12:41 p.m.
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So what channel on DirecTV will this "wildly entertaining" show be on?
Dec 17, 2008 at 11:09 a.m.
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I suspect that the show will to some degree be a counter to the psychotic screeds of B'moon and her ilk.
Dec 17, 2008 at 11:07 a.m.
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Do we get lessons on family values also.
Dec 17, 2008 at 10:12 a.m.
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Yes, a podcast would be good.
Dec 17, 2008 at 9:32 a.m.
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if he wants people to see it, he should stream it form his website - or at least post it. lots of people don't have access to jatv
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