You probably know Mike McCarter as "Freeway," his nickname, and from his countless jumbo tron appearances at the Bradley Center, Miller Park and other venues. Soon, you also may know him as the star of a new documentary film.
Dee Dee Russell is a "Bohemian filmmaker" and sister to local, Milwaukee "sports fan legend" Mike McCarter.
Russell, currently living in San Francisco, is raising money to film a documentary on her brother's life. According to her website, "My Brother, Freeway Mike McCarter" (is a) feature length documentary about her brother Mike McCarter, the Milwaukee sports legend who is also an adult autistic."
Freeway's a bit of a man around town and Milwaukee legend, and he's seemingly been at just about every local sporting event for the past 20+ years. He's autistic and the subject of countless rumors. So, Russell's film will chronicle McCarter's life and "serve as an example of how living as an autistic affects an entire city."
Russell is using Kickstarter.com to raise funds for production and filming.
A life-long and passionate community leader and Milwaukeean, Jeff Sherman is a co-founder of OnMilwaukee.
He grew up in Wauwatosa and graduated from Marquette University, as a Warrior. He holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and is the founding president of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM)/Fuel Milwaukee.
Early in his career, Sherman was one of youngest members of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and currently is involved in numerous civic and community groups - including board positions at The Wisconsin Center District, Wisconsin Club and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. He's honored to have been named to The Business Journal's "30 under 30" and Milwaukee Magazine's "35 under 35" lists.
He owns a condo in Downtown and lives in greater Milwaukee with his wife Stephanie, his son, Jake, and daughter Pierce. He's a political, music, sports and news junkie and thinks, for what it's worth, that all new movies should be released in theaters, on demand, online and on DVD simultaneously.
He also thinks you should read OnMilwaukee each and every day.
