American Family Children's Hospital Radiothon 2026
American Family Children’s Hospital Radiothon!
May 6–8 | 6AM–6PM Daily | Become a Champion for Kids
For three incredible days, Magic 98 is coming together with our sister stations and the community for the American Family Children’s Hospital Radiothon, raising funds and awareness for local kids and families who need it most.
From May 6–8, 6AM–6PM each day, we’ll be sharing powerful stories, celebrating miracles, and asking listeners to help make a difference by becoming a Champion for Kids.
Every donation stays local and helps support children and families receiving care right here in Wisconsin.
Here are just some of the ways donations have been used in past years:
· Funded a Child Life Specialist position in the Emergency Department to help patients and their families cope with fear, pain, and anxiety.
· Provided supplies for the Positive Image Center which offers wigs, hats, and salon services to patients free of charge.
· Provided gas cards and transportation resources for families who need help getting to and from the hospital, including those who need treatments several times each week.
· Supported Tyler’s Place sibling care, so parents can stay with their hospitalized child while the siblings are taken care of in a nurturing and therapeutic environment.
· Provided dinners for thousands of moms, dads, and patient visitors.
How can you become a Champion for Kids?
· You become a champion by donating just $15 a month!
Share this page with your friends! Share on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram —ALL OVER! Use the Hashtag #Champion4Kids!
Donations to the American Family Children’s Hospital and UW Health are managed by the University of Wisconsin Foundation, the official fundraising and gift-receiving organization for the University of Wisconsin-Madison and UW Health. The UW Foundation is a publicly supported charitable organization under sections 501(c)(3), 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) of the IRS Code. A gift is fully tax-deductible unless the donor receives goods and/or services in exchange for her or his contribution or as long as the value of any goods or services received qualifies as ‘low-cost articles’ under section 513(h)(2).
Special thank you to our sponsors:
Magic 98 Mornings - A New Day
What the show is about?
We get it. You're running on coffee, dry shampoo, and hope.
You're the one who remembers everyone's dentist appointments, your mother-in-law's gluten intolerance, and which kid hates mushrooms but you can't remember where you put your phone. (It's in your hand. It's always in your hand.)
You're juggling work deadlines and permission slips, aging parents and teenage eye-rolls, big ambitions and bigger laundry piles - sometimes all before your first sip of coffee gets cold. Which it will. It always does.
You're doing approximately 47 things right now while listening to us.
A New Day with Lanette and Charlotte is your morning refuge. Not because we have all the answers (spoiler: we don't), but because we're living it too.
Lanette Hansen has been your morning companion for over 20 years—the friend who gets you, makes you laugh, and reminds you that "good enough" is actually pretty great.
Charlotte Deleste spent over 30 years as a TV journalist telling stories. She's also a nonprofit founder, a mom, and someone who knows that real community matters more than perfect Instagram posts.
Together, we're two women who've earned a few laugh lines, learned some hard lessons, and decided that Madison deserves a morning show that feels like sitting with friends who actually care.
We ask the questions you're thinking. We share the wins (even the tiny ones). We give you permission to be imperfect. We spotlight the people making Madison better. And we create a space where you're not alone in this beautiful, chaotic, occasionally ridiculous thing called life.
This isn't a morning show that talks at you. It's a morning show that gets you. Because you deserve more than background noise. You deserve to feel seen, heard, and a little less alone in the madness.
We’ll ask the things you’re already thinking.
“Is it normal to be this tired?” Yes. It is.
We celebrate the wins — even the tiny ones.
You found matching socks? That’s elite-level parenting.
We give you permission to be imperfect.
Store-bought cookies are fine. Your kids will survive. So will you.
We shine a light on the people making Madison better, because good news matters. Community matters. You matter.
And mostly?
We create a space where you can exhale. This isn’t a morning show that talks at you. It’s one that feels like you’re in on it. We want you laughing in your car. Texting us your stories. Feeling like if you missed a morning, you’d actually miss something. Because you deserve more than background noise while you’re looking for your other shoe.
You deserve to feel seen. Heard. Understood.
And maybe a little less alone in the beautiful chaos.
WELCOME TO A NEW DAY
We saved you a seat. And possibly some cold coffee.
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The Fun Page
Discover more seasonal fun at MadtownLife.com. | Submit your event here. | Find ongoing events and other useful links toward the bottom of the page.
* Guide: City Wide & Neighborhood Garage Sales
* Guide: Local Farmers' Markets
* Volunteer: Ride the Drive
MAY
thru 5/8 American Family Children's Hospital Radiothon - Madison/Magic 98 6am-6pm daily
thru 5/31 Hairspray - Fort Atkinson/ The Fireside Theatre
7 Fitchburg Farmers' Market - Fitchburg/Agora Pavillion (5500 E Cheryl Pkwy.)
7 Free Family Fun Night - Madison/Children’s Museum
7 Greenway Station Farmers’ Market - Middleton/Greenway Station
7 Harmonies for Hope w/ Leann Rimes - Madison/Orpheum Theater
7 Mt. Horeb Farmers’ Market – Mt. Horeb/300 block E Main St
7 Sounds of the Ocean - Madison/MMSD Planetarium
7 Wine Walk - Sun Prairie/downtown
7-9 City Wide Garage Sale Days - Monona/various locations
7-9 Something Rotten, Senior Edition - Verona/Performing Arts Center
7-9 Used Book Sale - Fitchburg/public library
8 Black Light & Brews - Blue Mounds/Cave of the Mounds
8 Clyde Stubbefield Tribute - Madison/Union Terrace
8 Fairways for Food Golf Outing - Middleton/Pleasant View Golf Course
8 Family Fun Night - Madison/Warner Park Community & Recreation Center
8 Friday Roller Skating - Edgerton/Tri-County Community Center
8 Meditation at Monona Terrace - Madison/Monona Terrace
8 Mother’s Day Cupcake Workshop - Verona/Verona Makers Space
8 Southside Farmers’ Market – Madison/Villager Mall
8 Spring Gallery Night - Madison/MMoCA & various city wide locations
8-9 Charlie Berens - Madison/Overture Hall
8-9 Wisco Social (90 minutes before performances) - Madison/Promenade Lobby
8-9 Tulip Fest - Monticello/Parrfection Produce Farm Market
8-10 Madison Ballet: Innovation II - Madison/Overture Promenade Hall
9 A Culinary Commencement - Madison/Delectable
9 Apple Blossom Orchard Tour & Cider Tasting - Mineral Point/The Cider Farm
9 Atwood Brew & Chew Food Tour - Madison/Atwood neighborhood
9 Bee House Workshop - Black Earth/Children’s Museum
9 Beautifica 360 - Madison/MMSD Planetarium
9 Bike n' Bites Food Tour - Madison/Willy St, Atwood, Olbrich neighborhoods
9 Bird & Nature Adventure - Madison/Owen Conservation Park
9 Bird Watching Event - DeForest/Rivers Turn Park
9 Blind Tiger Night Market - Madison/Working Draft Beer Company
9 Boogie Down Broadway: A Singalong Dance Party - Madison/Atwood Music Hall
9 Coffee with the Critters: Camels - Madison/Henry Vilas Zoo
9 Dane County Farmers’ Market – Madison/Capitol Square
9 Dinner Detective - Madison/Doubletree by Hilton Madison East
9 Downtown Sun Prairie Scavenger Hunt - Sun Prairie/Cannery Square
9 Everything Bikes Annual Sale - Madison/354 Coyier Ln.
9 Experience Waunakee: Sip, Savor, Celebrate - Waunakee/Chamber of Commerce Depot
9 Forward Madison Away Watch Party - Madison/Breese Stevens Field
9 Glowing Smile 5k & Kids Fun Dash - Madison/Orchard Heights Park
9 Great Wisconsin Birdathon - Middleton/Holy Wisdom Monastery
9 Kids Building Wisconsin - Madison/Alliant Energy Center
9 Let’s Get Growing - Madison/Graner Park
9 Madison Color Run - Madison/Capitol Square
9 Madison Community Orchestra - Madison/Madison College Mitby Theater
9 Spring Makers Market - Madison/Monona Terrace
9 Spring Orchid Sale - Madison/Olbrich Botanical Gardens
9 Sounds of the Ocean - Madison/MMSD Planetarium
9 Spring Fair on the Square - Baraboo/downtown
9 Spring Orchid Sale - Madison/Olbrich Botanical Gardens
9 Sun Prairie Farmers' Market - Sun Prairie/downtown
9 Uncork Me Wisconsin - Madison/Breese Stevens Field
9 Saturday Tea Club - Stoughton/Yahara Chocolate & Tea (261 W Main St.)
9 Two Player Scramble - Madison/Odana Hills Golf Course
9 UW Spring Commencement - Madison/Camp Randall Stadium
9 Westside Community Farmers’ Market - Madison/505 S Rosa Rd.
9 Wisconsin Chamber Choir Concert - Madison/Bethel Lutheran Church
9-10 Newsies the Musical - Madison/Starlight Theater
9-10 Troy Farm Plant Sale - Madison/2920 N Sherman Ave.
10 Beer & Chocolate Pairing - Madison/Delta Beer Lab
10 Bird & Nature Adventures - Madison/Turville Point Conservation Park
10 Capitol Square Downtown Food Tour - Madison/downtown
10 Madison Makers Market - Madison/WYSO Center
10 Monroe Street Farmers’ Market - Madison/Edgewood High School
10 Mother’s Day Market - Paoli/The Mill, Short Run Studio & Hop Garden Brewing & Tap
10 Nature Hike - Madison/UW Arboretum
10 UW Russian Folk Orchestra - Middleton/Holy Wisdom Monastery
11 Monday Night Kids 'Music w/ David Landau - Madison/Harmony Bar & Grill
11 Yoga Core - Madison/Monona Terrace
12 Children’s African Story Hour - Madison/Eagle Heights Community Center
12-17 Disney’s Beauty and the Beast - Madison/Overture Hall
- Enchanted Parlor (90 minutes before performances) - Madison/Promenade Lobby
12 Eastside Farmers’ Market - Madison/McPike Park
13 Candle Making Workshop - Madison/Wisco Home Goods
13 Capitol View Farmers’ Market – Madison/5901 Sharpsburg Dr
13 Dane County Farmers' Market - Madison/200 block Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
13 FOOT Madison Tango - Madison/Olin Park Pavilion
13 Hilldale Farmers’ Market – Madison/Hilldale Mall
13 Main Street Monroe Farmers’ Market – Monroe/Downtown Square
13 Verona Downtown Farmers’ Market – Verona/Hometown Junction Park
13 Waunakee Farmers’ Market – Waunakee/Reeve Park
14 Fitchburg Farmers' Market - Fitchburg/Agora Pavillion (5500 E Cheryl Pkwy.)
14 Greenway Station Farmers’ Market - Middleton/Greenway Station
14 Meditation at Monona Terrace - Madison/Monona Terrace
14 Mt. Horeb Farmers’ Market – Mt. Horeb/300 block E Main St
14-17 Something Rotten, Senior Edition - Verona/Performing Arts Center
15 Black Light & Brews - Blue Mounds/Cave of the Mounds
15 Junction Ridge Farmers' Market - Madison/Junction Ridge Park
15 Southside Farmers’ Market – Madison/Villager Mall
15 Yoga Core - Madison/Monona Terrace
15-17 Syttende Mai Festival - Stoughton/city wide
16 Atwood Brew & Chew Food Tour - Madison/Atwood neighborhood
16 Bee House Workshop - Black Earth/Children’s Museum
16 Beautifica 360 - Madison/MMSD Planetarium
16 Big Climb Wisconsin - Madison/Camp Randall Stadium
16 Bird & Nature Adventures - Madison/Goodman Community Center
16 Bike n' Bites Food Tour - Madison/Willy St, Atwood, Olbrich neighborhoods
16 Dane County Farmers’ Market – Madison/Capitol Square
16 Forward Madison (vs. Detroit City) - Madison/Breese Stevens Field
16 Learn to Play Ultimate - Madison/Olbrich Park
16 Kanopy Dance Co:The Next Generation of Dance - Madison/Overture Promenade Hall
16 Saturday Tea Club - Stoughton/Yahara Chocolate & Tea (261 W Main St.)
16 Spring Lawn Games: Croquet Classic - Monona/San Damiano Park
16 Sun Prairie Farmers' Market - Sun Prairie/downtown
16 Walk for Dyslexia - Madison/Brittingham Park
16 Westside Community Farmers’ Market - Madison/505 S Rosa Rd.
16-17 Automotion Classic Car Show - Wisconsin Dells/Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park
16-17 Newsies the Musical - Madison/Starlight Theater
17 Bird & Nature Adventures - Madison/Warner Park
17 Capitol Square Downtown Food Tour - Madison/downtown
17 Monroe Street Farmers’ Market - Madison/Edgewood High School
17 Movie at the Glen (Goonies) - Madison/The Glen Golf Park
17 Sunday Framers’ Market - Paoli/The Mill
18 Monday Night Kids 'Music w/ David Landau - Madison/Harmony Bar & Grill
18 Yoga Core - Madison/Monona Terrace
19 MSO: Rhapsodie Quartet Recital - Madison/Promenade Hall
19 Eastside Farmers’ Market - Madison/McPike Park
20 Candle Making Workshop - Madison/Wisco Home Goods
20 Capitol View Farmers’ Market – Madison/5901 Sharpsburg Dr
20 Dane County Farmers' Market - Madison/200 block Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
20 FOOT Dairyland Cowboys & Cowgirls - Madison/Olin Park Pavilion
20 Hilldale Farmers’ Market – Madison/Hilldale Mall
20 Main Street Monroe Farmers’ Market – Monroe/Downtown Square
20 Verona Downtown Farmers’ Market – Verona/Hometown Junction Park
20 Waunakee Farmers’ Market – Waunakee/Reeve Park
21 Fitchburg Farmers' Market - Fitchburg/Agora Pavillion (5500 E Cheryl Pkwy.)
21 Greenway Station Farmers’ Market - Middleton/Greenway Station
21 Joy Harjo: Inhabiting Home on Earth - Madison/Overture Playhouse
21 Meditation at Monona Terrace - Madison/Monona Terrace
21 Mt. Horeb Farmers’ Market – Mt. Horeb/300 block E Main St
22 Junction Ridge Farmers' Market - Madison/Junction Ridge Park
22 Southside Farmers’ Market – Madison/Villager Mall
23 Atwood Brew & Chew Food Tour - Madison/Atwood neighborhood
23 Bee House Workshop - Black Earth/Children’s Museum
23 Bird & Nature Adventures - Madison/Aldo Leopold Nature Center
23 Black Light & Brews - Blue Mounds/Cave of the Mounds
23 Bike n' Bites Food Tour - Madison/Willy St, Atwood, Olbrich neighborhoods
23 Dane County Farmers’ Market – Madison/Capitol Square
23 Dinner Detective - Madison/Doubletree by Hilton Madison East
23 Saturday Tea Club - Stoughton/Yahara Chocolate & Tea (261 W Main St.)
23 Sun Prairie Farmers' Market - Sun Prairie/downtown
23 Yoga Core - Madison/Monona Terrace
22-24 Brat Fest - Madison/Alliant Energy Center
23 Upcycled Fabric Jewelry Workshop - Madison/111 S Livingston St.
24 Capitol Square Downtown Food Tour - Madison/downtown
24 Monroe Street Farmers’ Market - Madison/Edgewood High School
24 Sunday Framers’ Market - Paoli/The Mill
25-26 Madison Mallards (vs. Wausau) - Madison/The Duck Pond
26 Eastside Farmers’ Market - Madison/McPike Park
27 Candle Making Workshop - Madison/Wisco Home Goods
27 Capitol View Farmers’ Market – Madison/5901 Sharpsburg Dr
27 Dane County Farmers' Market - Madison/200 block Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
27 FOOT Madison Contra Coop - Madison/Olin Park Pavilion
27 Hilldale Farmers’ Market – Madison/Hilldale Mall
27 Main Street Monroe Farmers’ Market – Monroe/Downtown Square
27 Verona Downtown Farmers’ Market – Verona/Hometown Junction Park
27 Waunakee Farmers’ Market – Waunakee/Reeve Park
28 Fitchburg Farmers' Market - Fitchburg/Agora Pavillion (5500 E Cheryl Pkwy.)
28 Greenway Station Farmers’ Market - Middleton/Greenway Station
28 Madison Mallards (vs. Fond du Lac) - Madison/The Duck Pond
28 Mt. Horeb Farmers’ Market – Mt. Horeb/300 block E Main St
29 Forward Madison (vs. Corpus Christi) - Madison/Breese Stevens Field
29 Junction Ridge Farmers' Market - Madison/Junction Ridge Park
29 Pajama Jam - Madison/Henry Vilas Zoo
29 Southside Farmers’ Market – Madison/Villager Mall
29-30 Storytelling Festival - Whitewater/Cultural Arts Center & Flat Iron Park
29-31 Hometown Days - Verona/Hometown USA Festival Park
30 Atwood Brew & Chew Food Tour - Madison/Atwood neighborhood
30 Bike n' Bites Food Tour - Madison/Willy St, Atwood, Olbrich neighborhoods
30 Black Light & Brews - Blue Mounds/Cave of the Mounds
30 Dane County Farmers’ Market – Madison/Capitol Square
30 Distill America - Madison/Breese Stevens Field
30 Madison Makers Spring Mini Market - Madison/Yahara Bay Distillers
30 Saturday Tea Club - Stoughton/Yahara Chocolate & Tea (261 W Main St.)
30 Sun Prairie Farmers' Market - Sun Prairie/downtown
30 Westside Community Farmers’ Market - Madison/505 S Rosa Rd.
30 Wild Kratts LIVE 2.0 - Madison/Overture Hall
30-31 Festa Italia - Fitchburg/McKee Farms Park
31 Free Ballet Classes - Middleton/Central Midwest Ballet Academy (2831 Parmenter St.)
31 Capitol Square Downtown Food Tour - Madison/downtown
31 Monroe Street Farmers’ Market - Madison/Edgewood High School
31 Sunday Framers’ Market - Paoli/The Mill
ONGOING
American Players Theatre- Spring Green
Badger Sports (schedules for all sports) - Madison/various locations
Badger Talks Live - virtual event with UW-Madison
Dream Bank - Madison/downtown
Forward Madison FC - Madison/Breese Stevens Field
Goodman Pool - Madison/325 W. Olin Ave.
History Maker Space - Madison/1 S. Pinckney St.
History Sandwiched In - Madison/Wisconsin Historical Museum
Kids in the Rotunda - Madison/Overture Center
LOVB Madison (professional women's volleyball) - Madison/UW Field House and Alliant Energy Center
Mad City Ski Team - Madison/Law Park
Madison Capitols - Middleton/Bob Suter's Legacy20 Ice Arena
Madison Children's Museum - Madison/Capitol Square
Madison Circus Space - Madison/2082 Winnebago St.
Madison Mallards - Madison/Duck Pond
Madison Night Mares - Madison/Duck Pond
Madison Metropolitan School District Planetarium - Madison/Memorial High School
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Events - Madison/MMoCA
Madison Parks Bird and Nature Adventures - various locations
Madison Public Art Project - Madison/various locations
Madison Public Library Events and Classes - Madison/various locations
MSCR (Madison School and Community Recreation) Art Cart - Madison/various locations
MSCR Events - Madison/various locations
Madison Splash Parks - Elver, Reindahl, and Cypress Parks
Monona Terrace Current Exhibits - Madison/Monona Terrace
Monona Terrace Health and Wellness Programs - Madison/Monona Terrace
Olbrich Gardens - Madison
Overture Center- Madison
Saturday Science - Madison/Discovery Bldg. (330 N. Orchard)
Union Terrace Summer Events - Madison/Memorial Union
UW Space Place - Madison/2300 S. Park St.
Walking and Bike Tours (Madison Trust for Historic Preservation) - Madison/various locations
WIAA Sports (high school sports schedules, tournament information, etc.) - statewide and year-round
OTHER USEFUL LINKS
511wi.gov (Wisconsin traffic info)
Alliant Energy Power Outage Map
City of Madison Beaches, Pools, and Splash Pads
Dane County Beach Water Quality Report
Madison Area Ski, Snowmobile, and Sledding Info
MG&E Power Outage Map
Travel Wisconsin Fall Color Report
Wisconsin Air Quality Monitoring Data
Wisconsin DNR Fishing Finder
From Awareness To Action
Mental Health Awareness Month is more than a campaign - it’s a chance for our community to come together, break stigma, expand access to care, and support the services thousands of individuals and families depend on each year.
At Journey Mental Health Center in Madison, May is about opening doors to honest conversations, meaningful education, and vital fundraising that sustains therapy, crisis care, and school-based programs across Dane County. Click on any of their May events below to learn more.
The impact we make in May only happens when we show up - together.
Mondays: The Steaks Are High
Meat Raffle Mondays are here! You could win a $100 gift card to Bavaria Sausage in Fitchburg. Make Mother's Day meals special and stress-free with some European Chocolate, Stuffed Rouladen, Smoked Pork Loin and Berkshire Pork from Bavaria Sausage. A new winner is chosen every Monday, but you can sign up daily for more chances to win here.
Big Stories, Little Book Lovers
Once Upon A Book Club is a story time dream come true for little book lovers and the grown-ups who cheer them on. Each month, one specially chosen kids book - handpicked by the Madison Reading Project - takes center stage, turning reading into a fun, shared adventure. With a mission to spark a love of books early on, Madison Reading Project helps make reading feel exciting, cozy, and full of possibility, one story at a time. It’s not just a book club - it’s the beginning of a lifelong love of reading. It's part of our focus on family at Magic 98.
APRIL 2026 FEATURED BOOK
Author/Illustrator: Michaela Goade | Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
On an island at the edge of a wide, wild sea, a girl and her grandmother gather gifts from the earth. Salmon from the stream, herring eggs from the ocean, and in the forest, a world of berries. Salmonberry, Cloudberry, Blueberry, Nagoonberry. Huckleberry, Snowberry, Strawberry, Crowberry. Through the seasons, they sing to the land as the land sings to them. Brimming with joy and gratitude, in every step of their journey, they forge a deeper kinship with both the earth and the generations that came before, joining in the song that connects us all.
Purchase this book for MRP or yourself
MARCH 2026 FEATURED BOOK
Authors: Lea Lyon and Alexandria LeFaye | Illustrator: Jessica Gibson | Publisher: HarperCollins
As a young girl, Sylvia wanted nothing more than to take ballet lessons. When that wasn’t possible, she used her community’s bookmobile to find books to teach herself how to dance. She even started teaching her friends! Eventually, she opened her own studio and credited her professional successes to the bookmobile.
Purchase this book for MRP or yourself
FEBRUARY 2026 FEATURED BOOK
This is a sweet representation of the magic of Grandmas. In this story, Grandma Mimi’s special purse is full of all the best things and makes everything more fun - you never know what you will find inside! The vibrant and fun illustrations and joyful story make this a special one to share with someone you love. Don’t miss some of our other favorites by Vanessa Brantley-Newton, including Becoming Vanessa and Just Like Me.
Purchase this book for MRP or yourself
JANUARY 2026 FEATURED BOOK
Author: Angela H. Dale | Illustrator: Lala Watkins | Publisher: Cameron Kids
“In the spirit of The Snowy Day, a group of kids from A to Z arrive at the bus stop only to discover that the bus is a no-show ... snow day!
It's time for school, and all the neighborhood kids, from Antoine to Mahmoud to Zoey, gather one by one in the frosty dawn to wait for the school bus. But something more thrilling arrives first. Snowflakes fall, transforming the bus stop into a winter wonderland - and an official snow day. No school!”