Wisconsin Public Radio
Program
Descriptions & Contacts
IDEAS Network
Joy
Cardin
Monday through Friday, 6am-9am
Joy Cardin talks with a
variety of guests about current issues. Policy-makers and politicians field
questions from Joy and her callers on an array of timely state, national, and
international topics. Her program tackles the most important and interesting
public policy issues, and explores social trends, popular culture, philosophy,
and more.
Contact: Karen Prager
Sheryl
Gasser, Talk Director
Email: prager@wpr.org gasser@wpr.org
Fax: 608.263.5838 608.263.9763
Phone: 608.265.4547 608.263.4117
Kathleen Dunn Monday
through Friday, 9am-11am
Kathleen
Dunn leads balanced discussions about the issues of the day and the issues of
our time. She focuses on national and
international events, but she also touches on educational issues, literature,
the arts, and the humanities.
Contact: Rhonda
Fanning Sheryl
Gasser, Talk Director
Email: fanning@wpr.org gasser@wpr.org
Fax: 414.227.2043 608.263.9763
Phone: 414.227.2042 608.263.4117
Larry Meiller Monday
through Friday, 11am-12:30pm
Larry Meiller and his guests
discuss the environment, home improvement, computers, health care, education,
and outdoors issues. Listeners can join the discussion for in-depth information
and practical advice.
Contact:
Jim Packard Sheryl
Gasser, Talk Director
Eamil: packard@wpr.org gasser@wpr.org
Fax: 608.263.9763 608.263.9763
Phone: 608.263.6384 608.263.4117
Ben Merens Monday
through Friday, 4pm-6pm
Ben Merens'
call-in program is dedicated to current events and hard news. You’ll get a variety of perspectives from
guest experts, policy-makers, politicians, and pundits. On Fridays after 5pm, listeners have the
opportunity to share their views on the news.
Contact: Mimi Notestein Sheryl
Gasser, Talk Director
Email: notestein@wpr.org gasser@wpr.org
Fax: 414.227.2043 608.263.9763
Phone: 414.277.3381 608.263.4117
Calling All Pets with Patricia McConnell Saturday,
7am-8am & 3pm-4pm
Each week zoologist Patricia
McConnell and co-host Larry Meiller team up to talk with listeners around the
country about animals and their antics. You'll get helpful tips and solid
advice about pet problems, big and small, and you'll howl at Trisha and Larry's
offbeat banter!
Contact:
Cynthia Schuster Charles
Monroe-Kane
Email: schuster@wpr.org monroe-kane@wpr.org
Fax: 608.265.2508 608.263.6384
Phone: 608.262.3122 608.262.9113
Zorba
Paster on Your Health Saturday,
8am-9am & 1pm-2pm
Join family
doctor Zorba Paster and host Tom Clark as they kick back with callers from
around the country to talk about what's new in health and fitness. Listen as Zorba, guests, and listeners share
tips for healthy living, answer a range of health, fitness and nutrition
questions, and share heart-healthy recipes.
Contact: Adam Friedrich Charles
Monroe-Kane
Email: friedrich@wpr.org monroe-kane@wpr.org
Fax: 608.265.2508 608.263.6384
Phone: 608.262.9132 608.262.9113
Michael Feldman's
Whad'Ya Know? Saturday, 10am-noon (Ideas Network)
Sunday
8pm-10pm (Classical Network)
Host and
quiz-master Michael Feldman invites contestants to answer questions drawn from
his seemingly limitless store of insignificant (but somehow, important)
information. Callers and audience members compete for "unique
prizes." Other regular program
elements include an offbeat interview with someone not making the headlines,
jazz with John Thulin and Jeff Hamann, and banter with sidekick Jim Packard.
Contact: Judith Heise Kovalic
Email: whadyaknow@wpr.org
Fax: 608.263.5635
Phone : 608.263.9525
Here On Earth with Jean Feraca Monday
through Friday 3pm-4pm
Here On
Earth was conceived to galvanize our understanding of the world
community. Jean Feraca searches out the gems of the world – international
movements, world citizens, cross-cultural conversions, democracy-building
initiatives, and the best world literature, movies, arts, food, and culture.
Contact: Jean
Feraca Carmen
Jackson, Producer
Email: hereonearth@wpr.org jackson@wpr.org
Fax: 608.263.5635 608.263.5635
Phone:
608.263.1233 608.263.4118
Higher Ground with Jonathan Overby Saturday,
7pm-10pm
Join
host Jonathan Overby for an evening of world music with African roots connecting people with prominent
places around the world. Each Saturday night listeners can travel with Higher Ground to countries where
soulful music has your toes tapping and insightful interviews have you thinking
about world music differently. Add to this mix Overby’s warm and engaging
personality and you've got the perfect recipe for great radio.
Contact: Jonathan Overby
Email: higherground@wpr.org
Fax: 608.263.5635
Phone :
608.263.4104
To
the Best of our Knowledge
Saturday
and Sunday, 9am-10am (Classical Network)
Sunday,
Noon-2pm (Ideas Network)
An audio magazine of ideas --
two hours of smart, entertaining radio for people with curious minds. The Peabody award-winning To
the Best of our Knowledge may spend an hour on the future of capitalism
or on the roots of Islamic fundamentalism.
It might also spend an hour on hair. Or salt. Or pirates.
Contact: Steve
Paulson
Email: paulson@wpr.org
Fax: 608.263.5635
Phone: 608.263.5412
University of the Air Sunday,
4pm-5pm
Is China moving in
the direction of greater freedom or oppression?
Why did Thomas Jefferson own slaves yet preach freedom? These are just
some of the questions co-hosts Norman Gilliland and Emily Auerbach ask of their
distinguished faculty guests from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Contact: Norman
Gilliland
Email: gilliland@wpr.org
Fax: 608.263.5635
Phone: 608.263.4133
Simply Folk Sunday,
5pm-8pm
On the air
since January 1979, Simply Folk brings you concerts recorded here in Wisconsin, songs for the
season, and the music of people the world over. Host Tom Martin-Erickson puts the spotlight on both local and national
folk artists.
Contact: Tom Martin-Erickson
Email: martin-erickson@wpr.org
Fax: 608.263.5635
Phone: 608.263.2243
Old-Time Radio
Drama Saturday
& Sunday, 8pm-11pm
Old -Time
Radio Drama brings the best of 1930s, ‘40s, and ‘50s entertainment to
Wisconsin.
Host Norman Gilliland shares some of the best comedy, drama, adventure,
mystery, and science fiction from the Golden Age of Radio.
Contact: Norman Gilliland
Email: gilliland@wpr.org
Fax: 608.263.5635
Phone: 608.263.4133
NPR News & Classical Music Network
Classical
Music Monday
through Friday, 9am-3pm, Saturday and Sunday, 12am-7am, 10am-4pm
Relax through the day as our
knowledgeable hosts present new works, old favorites, and interesting
commentary about the selections. Jim
Fleming, Norman Gilliland, and Vicki Nonn select their own music to bring you
hour after hour of stimulating music to elevate your soul as well as your
mind. Along the way, they intersperse
special features such as “The CD of the Week,” “Drop Everything and Listen,”
and “The Mid-Day Quiz.”
Contact: Vicki Nonn
Email: nonnv@wpr.org
Fax: 608.263.5635
Phone: 608.263.4115
Classics by Request Saturday, 10am-1pm
Join host Ruthanne Bessman as she hosts four hours of
requested classical music. Listeners are
invited to call in and request their favorite piece. Experience a unique and pleasant blend of
classical music created by your fellow music lovers. One Saturday each month,
Bessman invites young people to explore classical music with a request line all
their own.
Contact: Ruthanne Bessman
Email: bessman@wpr.org
Fax:
608.263.5635
Phone: 608.265.4891
Sunday Afternoon Live
from the Chazen September-May, Sunday, 12:30pm-2pm
Broadcast live from the
Brittingham Gallery III inside the Elvehjem
Museum at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, Sunday Afternoon Live from the Chazen is a weekly chamber music
concert featuring Wisconsin artists. Host Lori Skelton serves as commentator and
radio announcer.
Contact: Lori Skelton
Email: skelton@wpr.org
Fax: 608.263.5635
Phone: 608.263.5653
Simply Folk with Tom Martin-Erickson Sunday,
5pm-8pm
On the air since January
1979, Simply Folk brings you concerts recorded here in Wisconsin, songs for the
season, and the music of people the world over. Host Tom Martin-Erickson
puts the spotlight on both local and national folk artists.
Contact:
Tom Martin-Erickson
Email: martin-erickson@wpr.org
Fax: 608.263.5635
Phone: 608.263.2243
Northeastern Wisconsin Regional Programs
At The Edge with Michael Brown 89.3 WPNE, Green Bay, Monday, 10pm-12am
Michael Brown invites
you to take a listen to music that is not widely known and stretches the limits
of traditional musical boundaries. Brown brings you his unique selections of
international A-rhythmic music that refuses to be classified.
Contact: Michael Brown Lisa
Nalbandian
Email: attheedge@wpr.org nalbandian@wpr.org
Fax:
920.465.2576 920.465.2576
Phone :
920.465.2444 920.465.2444
The
Blue Side with Mary Flynn 89.3 WPNE, Green Bay, Tuesday, 10pm-12am
Mary Flynn is a
blues connoisseur. Since her days as a
UW- Green Bay student host, Flynn has delivered traditional and contemporary
blues music every Tuesday night.
Contact: Mary Flynn Lisa
Nalbandian
Email: blueside@wpr.org nalbandian@wpr.org
Fax: 920.465.2576 920.465.2576
Phone: 920.465.2444 920.465.2444
52nd Street
Jazz with Chris Kuborn 89.3 WPNE, Green Bay, Wednesday, 10pm-12am
He has been referred to as a jazz
aficionado, and Craig Turner deserves the title. He plays classic and
contemporary pieces from many of jazz’s most beloved musicians. The name of his
show says it all, capturing the essence of New York City’s jazz and swing history.
Contact: Chris Kuborn Lisa Nalbandian
Email: 52ndstjazz@wpr.org nalbandian@wpr.org
Fax: 920.465.2576 920.465.2576
Phone:
920.465.2444 920.465.2444
Kalihwiyo'se
with Chris Powless and Richie Plass 89.3 WPNE, Green Bay, Thursday, 10pm-12am
Representing
the Oneida and
Menominee Nations of Northeast Wisconsin, Chris Powless and Richie Plass play
an assortment of traditional and contemporary Native American music.
Contact: Chris Powless Lisa
Nalbandian
Email: cpowle@oneidanation.org nalbandian@wpr.org
Fax: 920.465.2576 920.465.2576
Phone :
920.465.2444 920.465.2444
Hmong
Public Radio 88.1 WHID, Green Bay, Saturday, 5pm-7pm
Bee Lor
invites you to join him as he discusses current topics concerning the Hmong
community in the Northeastern Wisconsin. Lor and his co-hosts provide an important
news service for the Hmong community interspersed with traditional Hmong music.
Contact: Bee Lor Lisa
Nalbandian
Email :
hmongpublicradio@yahoo.com nalbandian@wpr.org
Fax: 920.465.2576 920.465.2576
Phone:
920.465.2444 920.465.2444
Las Voz Hispana 88.1 WHID, Green Bay, Sunday, 5pm-8pm
Based on
the Hispanic Community in the Northeastern Wisconsin area, host Jairo Huliar’s
bi-lingual show features music that captures the essence of Latin
America.
Contact: Jairo Huliar Lisa
Nalbandian
Email: jairohdancer@aol.com
nalbandian@wpr.org
Fax:
920.465.2576 920.465.2576
Phone: 920.465.2444 920.465.2444
Superior Regional Programs
Final
Edition 91.3 KUWS, Superior, Friday,
5pm-5:30pm
Reporters from around the region meet in the
studios, under the supervision of moderator Peter Nordgren, to discuss the
stories behind the news they report on local radio, television, and in the
newspapers. The discussion is always
lively, informative, and entertaining.
The program is also available for streaming download from www.kuws.fm.
Contact: Mike Simonson
Email: msimonso@uwsuper.edu
Fax: 715.394.8530
Phone: 715.395.1790
Special Broadcasts 91.3 KUWS, Superior
KUWS has always provided in depth coverage of
elections and critical issues. Candidate
debates, town meetings, issue specific programming, and our award winning
documentaries, are also a part of our public affairs programming.
Contact: John Munson
Email: jmunson@uwsuper.edu
Fax: 715.394.8530
Phone: 715-394-8530
Radio
Superior 91.3 KUWS, Superior,
Monday-Thursday, 5:30pm-6:30pm & Friday,
6pm-7pm
Award winning journalist Mike
Simonson and a crew of student researchers and producers; have come up with an
entertaining look back at the history of Superior. Radio Superior takes the listener back
to the music and local news of our community in the 1920’s, 30’s, and
40’s. Twin Ports broadcasting legends
Lew Martin and Jack McKenna, along
with a great supporting cast of guests provide the voices of the past. This has very quickly become one of the most
popular local programs.
Contact: Mike Simonson
Email: msimonso@uwsuper.edu
Fax: 715.394.8530
Phone: 715-395-1790
News at Nine 91.3 KUWS, Superior,
Monday-Friday, 9pm
The last local radio newscast of the day on any
radio station in the Twin Ports, has consistently won awards for best news cast
from the Northwest Broadcast News Association over the past 10 years. Mike Simonson and his award winning crew of
student journalists bring you the top stories of the day and keep you up to
date on the key issues of the region.
Contact: John Munson
Email: jmunson@uwsuper.edu
Fax: 715.394.8530
Phone: 715-394-8530
News at Noon 91.3 KUWS, Superior,
Monday-Friday, noon-1pm
Award winning newscaster Mike
Simonson gets your lunch hour off to a good start with a healthy portion of
regional and state news.
Contact: John Munson
Email: jmunson@uwsuper.edu
Fax: 715.394.8530
Phone: 715-394-8530
Western Wisconsin Regional Programs
The West
Side 88.3 WHWC, Menomonie-Eau Claire,
Monday-Tuesday, 5pm-6pm
Host Mary
Jo Wagner explores issues affecting western Wisconsin
with guests and listeners in this call-in program, broadcast live from
Wisconsin Pulbic Radio’s Eau Claire
studios.
Contact: Mary Jo Wagner
Email: wagner@wpr.org
Fax: 715.839.2939
Phone : 715.839.3869
Spectrum West 88.3 WHWC, Menomonie-Eau Claire, Thursday,
5pm-6pm
Kathy Stahl
weaves interviews, spoken word art and music together to spotlight the
“spectrum” of arts, literature and humanities of western Wisconsin into an hour of entertaining
radio.
Contact: Kathy Stahl
Email: stahl@wpr.org
Fax: 715.839.2939
Phone: 715.839.2946
Central Wisconsin Regional Programs
Route 51 91.9
WLBL-FM, 930 WLBL-AM, 90.3 WHBM-FM, Wausau, Thursday, 5pm-6pm
Host Glen Moberg hosts this
call-in talk program about the people, places, and Ideas of North Central
Wisconsin.
Contact: Glen Moberg
Email: route51@wpr.org
Fax: 715.848.1978
Phone: 800.749.3906
Southwest Wisconsin Regional Programs
Contact: John Gaddo
Email: gaddo@wpr.org
Fax:
608-785-5005
Phone :
608-785-8380
Weekdays,
during Morning Edition 88.9 WLSU, La Crosse, Monday-Friday, 8:30 am
Newsmakers - Monday
WLSU’s weekly news and current
affairs round-table discussion with an emphasis on timely Coulee Region people,
issues and special guests. John Davis hosts.
Day to Day Ethics -
Tuesday
This series addresses ethical issues
that face people in their everyday lives; learn more about the series, produced
in cooperation with the D.B. Reinhart
Center for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University,
or listen online to audio
archives .
LSO Connections –
Wednesday (preceding concert weekends)
Guest artists join LSO Music Director
Amy Mills to preview performances by the La
Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Wednesdays prior to the
season's scheduled concerts.
Coulee Region Connections
- Thursday
Mary Meehan-Strub, director of UW
Extension for La Crosse
County, hosts this weekly
conversation about community events and organizations.
Arts & Entertainment
Weekly - Friday
WLSU’s weekly guide to Coulee Region
arts and cultural events and activities features timely previews, interviews
and occasional performances.
Daily Jazz 88.9 WLSU, La Crosse, evenings and
weekends
Jazz Night – Sunday through Thursday evenings
Locally-hosted jazz & blues.
Just Jazz and Jazz
Encores – Sunday afternoon and overnights
La Crosse-area hosts
share favorites from the WLSU music library, including selected encore
broadcasts from past shows.
The Saturday Afternoon
Jazz Club - Saturday 1-5 pm
Join volunteer hosts
(and jazz fans) every Saturday afternoon. Requests are welcome at
(608)785-8380.