TONIGHT'S
TONIGHT'S LAND OF 10,000 STORIES.
STORIES.
STORIES. >> Reporter: NOT VELCRO NOR
ELMER'S GLUE CAN FORM A BOND
LIKE A DAD TO HIS DAUGHTERS.
TRUE FOR STEVE WALTER TO NANG
AND JENN.
AND JENN.
AND JENN. IN ONE WEEK --
>> I REALIZE HOW MUCH I'VE
LOST.
LOST.
LOST. >>
LOST. >> Reporter: IT WILL BE ONE
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. >>
YEAR. >> SEEING ALL THESE FAMILIES
AND ALL THESE DADS WITH THEIR
KIDS ON THE TRAIN AND JUST
KNOWING THAT I DON'T HAVE THAT
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE. THAT WAS THE WORST PART.
>> Reporter: THE WORST PART --
>> SORRY.
>> SORRY.
>> SORRY. I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS GOING TO
MAKE ME FEEL THIS AWFUL.
>> Reporter: THAT BROUGHT OUT
THEIR BEST.
THEIR BEST. >> WELCOME TO DAD ROCK RADIO.
I'M JENN.
I'M JENN.
I'M JENN. >> I'M NANG.
WE'RE HERE WITH A PACKED HOUSE.
"WISH YOU WERE HERE" BY PINK
FLOYD.
FLOYD.
FLOYD. >>
FLOYD. >> Reporter: STREAMING TO THE
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS AND
BEYOND.
BEYOND.
BEYOND. >> CALIFORNIA DESERT PARTY BY
JONATHAN RICHMAN.
JONATHAN RICHMAN. >> Reporter: THEIR FATHER'S
MUSIC.
MUSIC.
MUSIC. >>
MUSIC. >> ♪ CALIFORNIA DESERT
PARTY ♪
PARTY ♪
PARTY ♪ >> Reporter: HE HAD HUNDREDS OF
SONGS.
SONGS.
SONGS. HUNDREDS OF SONGS THEIR DAD HAD
DOWNLOADED, PLAYED ON THE GUITAR
OR IN FAMILY ROAD TRIPS IN THE
CAR.
CAR.
CAR. OFF
CAR. OFF TO THE DISMAY OF HIS
DAUGHTERS.
DAUGHTERS. >> DAD'S MUSIC WAS LAME TO ME.
>> Reporter: LAME UNTIL THEIR
DAD'S HEART ANEURYSM AT AGE 50
CHANGED THEIR PERSPECTIVE.
>> YES, BECAUSE THAT WAS HIS
MUSIC.
MUSIC.
MUSIC. IT'S SOMETHING TO HOLD ON TO.
>> Reporter: JENN PITCHED THE
IDEA TO NANG WHO TAKES THE TRAIN
FROM DEPAUL UNIVERSITY IN
CHICAGO TO JOIN HER SISTER IN
MILWAUKEE AT THE CAMPUS RADIO
STATION AT MARQUETTE WHERE
THEY'VE DISCOVERED A SMALL
COMMUNITY OF OTHER STUDENTS WHO
BELONG TO THE CLUB NO ONE WANTS
TO JOIN.
TO JOIN.
TO JOIN. >> YOU GREW UP IN MINNESOTA.
YOU GREW UP OUTSIDE OF
MINNEAPOLIS.
MINNEAPOLIS. >> Reporter: MEREDITH LOWRY
LOST HER DAD AT AGE 10.
>> IT'S NEVER NOT SOMETHING YOU
THINK ABOUT.
THINK ABOUT. IT'S ALWAYS A PART OF YOU.
>> Reporter: FOR YEARS MEREDITH
KEPT IT INSIDE.
>> I THINK THIS HAS HELPED ME
OPEN UP A LOT.
>> Reporter: BECAUSE DAD ROCK
IS ALSO DISPERSED WITH DAD TALK.
>> HOW ABOUT WE PLAY AROUND A
DAD CARD.
DAD CARD.
DAD CARD. >> YOU SEE WHAT THE TERM IS AND
YOU TELL A STORY BASED ON THAT.
>> HE MADE AN EGG SUNNYSIDE UP.
IT WAS BURNT.
THIS EGG WAS TOTALLY BLACK.
AWFUL.
AWFUL.
AWFUL. I'VE NOT EATEN A SUNNYSIDE EGG
SINCE THEN.
SINCE THEN. >> I GOT HALLOWEEN.
>> Reporter: THIS HALLOWEEN
STORY.
STORY.
STORY. >>
STORY. >> WE'D STEAL HIS OLD JEANS.
>> Reporter: IS BEING SHARED BY
CLAIRE, A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
FROM MICHIGAN MAKING HER FIRST
APPEARANCE ON DAD ROCK RADIO.
>> CLAIRE IS OVER HERE SMILING.
>> Reporter: WITH NANG AND
JENN, HER SISTERS.
>> YOU REALLY DON'T SHARE THESE
STORIES WITH ANYONE.
>> Reporter: LAUREN, THE GIRLS'
MOM IS HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME
TOO.
TOO.
TOO. >>
TOO. >> HE WAS QUITE THE GUY.
WE HAVE SOME OUR PICTURES ON OUR
WEBSITE OF WHAT YOU GUYS LOOKED
LIKE BACK IN COLLEGE.
>> Reporter: THE WHOLE FAMILY
IN STUDIO.
IN STUDIO. >> HEART OF GOLD BY NEIL YOUNG.
>> Reporter: AND IN THEIR OWN
SELF-DESIGNED GRIEF THERAPY.
>> IT'S GOOD TO SEE THEM
CELEBRATING ALL THOSE MEMORIES.
AND IT'S GOOD FOR ME BECAUSE I
SEE IT'S BEEN GOOD FOR THEM.
>> I DON'T HAVE TO HIDE
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE. I DON'T HAVE TO KIND OF STUFF MY
GRIEF DOWN IN THE CLOSET AND
NEVER OPEN IT.
I NEEDED TO ATTACK IT HEAD ON.
I NEEDED TO FIND A WAY TO COME
TO TERMS WITH WHAT I WAS GOING
THROUGH.
THROUGH.
THROUGH. >> Reporter: A YEAR AGO NEXT
WEEK, THEY LOST THE MOST
IMPORTANT MAN IN THEIR LIVES.
BUT IN HIS MUSIC, STEVE WALTER
LEFT FOR HIS FAMILY A PATH
FORWARD.
FORWARD.
FORWARD. >> WE'LL CLOSE OUT WITH THE
STAR TREK THEME SONG IN MEMORY
OF ALL THE NERDY DADS OUT THERE.
>> Reporter: A PATH FORWARD AND
A BEAT TO KEEP ON THEIR WAY.
>> LADIES FIRST.
>> Reporter: BOYD HUPPERT, KARE
11 NEWS, MILWAUKEE.
>> DAD ROCK RADIO STREAMS LIVE
FROM 4:30 TO 6:00 ON THURSDAY
AFTERNOONS.
AFTERNOONS. PREVIOUS EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE
FOR STREAMING.
FOR STREAMING. YOU CAN FIND A LINK ON
KARE11.COM.
KARE11.COM. NANG AND JENN RECEIVED FIRST
PLACE HONORS AT THE