About

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Matthew J. Prigge is an author and historian from Milwaukee. He is the author of five books, including the forthcoming Opening Day in Milwaukee: The Brewers’ Season-Starters, 1970-2022. He led tours of Milwaukee’s rivers and harbors for nearly ten years as the resident narrator aboard the Vista King tour boat and was the host of WMSE’s ‘What Made Milwaukee Famous’ radio program. He is currently a public librarian and is an avid collector of baseball cards.

His topics of focus include baseball, true crime, and Milwaukee history. Read his work for the Shepherd Express here and his writing for Milwaukee Magazine here. Matthew lives in St. Francis, Wisconsin with his spouse, Erika, and their four occasionally-troublesome pet rats.

Find Matthew on Twitter – @mjpmke