Chris and Tavis Talk NWISM, Politics, and Great Summer Events on this Week’s “Region Tweets” Segment

Chris Mahlmann joined Tavis Buchan on The Lakeshore 89.1 FM’s Lakeshore Drive program for his weekly segment to dish about the latest happenings in Northwest Indiana and beyond. The program, Lakeshore Drive runs Monday through Friday from 4:00pm until 5:30pm, highlighting some of the bigger issues affecting Northwest Indiana.

You can catch Chris joining Tavis and the crew each Wednesday at 4:40pm. If you didn’t listen live this week, you can listen in on the program’s audio by clicking the play button below!

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0:00 - 1:38: Region Tweets! The #NWISM (Northwest Indiana Social Media) hashtag group is blossoming on Twitter, with Nat Finn, Dave Woodson and a bunch of other people helping businesses and people use social media
1:39 - 3:09: The recent Winsconsin election attracted a lot of attention along with the the Lake County Surveyor and the Valparaiso Community Schools Superintendent likely leaving his post in town
3:10 - 6:32: It's summer, so there are a ton of events with the Porter County Fair, the Lake County Fair and the La Porte County Fair taking up three busy but fun weeks in Northwest Indiana. The Portage Township SummerFest is also kicking off its first year with a huge carnival and concert from many of the area's biggest and best bands.