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General
Music
- What was the answer for the Midday Quiz?
The answer to and winner of each day?s quiz can be found in the Quiz archives.
- What was the piece I heard during a music show?
We post Classical Music Playlists to our website the day after broadcast. The list covers:
- Morning Classics
- The Midday
- Afternoon Classics
- Classics By Request
- Sunday Classics
- Sunday Afternoon Live From the Chazen
For all of our other music programs, find your station (such as WERN FM 88.7) on our Studios, Stations and Schedules page to choose the program to which you were listening and access the program listings.
- Please note that the listings for "Classical Music with Peter van de Graaf" are in Eastern Time.
- During the 8 to 9 pm hour, the music played on ?Classical Music with Peter van de Graaf? is listed in the Beethoven Network playlist for 9 to 10 am of the same day.
- Can I purchase music I've heard on WPR?
- You can purchase items through our Amazon.com or NPR shop affiliate links. A portion of your purchase will benefit the station.
- WPR does not sell music directly.
- How can I hear a piece of music again?
- We archive the past 2 Simply Folk shows on the program website.
- We archive interviews from Higher Ground and The Midday.
- Many classical pieces are available to listen to through YouTube or MySpace, though you may not find the same recording you heard on our air.
- You can request the piece of music for Classics by Request.
- Due to rights restrictions, we cannot archive any other shows.
- Can I request a piece of music?
Classics by Request, on Saturdays between 10am and 1pm, is our weekly request-based show. You can submit a request on the Classics by Request webpage or call it in during the program - toll free at 800-442-7106 or in Madison at 608-263-1236.
- I'd like to find a piece of music I heard as part of?
All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Talk of the Nation, On Point, Fresh Air, or Weekend Edition
- Choose the program from the ?programs? dropdown on NPR's homepage.
- Select the date of the show and view the full rundown. The musical interludes are included, with audio samples and purchase information.
Chapter A Day
Old Time Radio Drama
- The OTRD theme music is "14th Street Blues" from Leon Redbone's album Sugar, released in 1990 and still available.
An on-air announcement or as part of At Issue with Ben Merens, The Joy Cardin Show, The Kathleen Dunn Show, The Larry Meiller Show, or The Veronica Rueckert Show.
- Contact Audience Services with the following information:
- The specific station you were listening to (such as 89.3FM or WPNE)
- The program you were listening to.
- The date and time of day you heard it. If you can't remember the time, try to recall what you were doing when you heard the announcement. Were you driving to work? Eating lunch?
- Any other information about the announcement
News
Talk
- Where can I find more information about a show?
Click on the show name, such as ?The Larry Meiller Show?, on our Program Index.
- Who was the guest from a talk show?
We list guest information on the program notes for each show. Select the date you heard it at the top of our Ideas Network Program Notes page and scroll down to find the specific show. If you can't recall the specific date, you can try searching for the program using keywords.
- Can I contact the guest from a talk show?
If a guest has provided their website, we?ll share a link in our Ideas Network Program Notes page. Often, contact information can be found on the guest?s website.
- The host said that s/he would put up a link during the program, but I can't find it/The guest mentioned a website/specific product?
- Our hosts and producers focus primarily on taking calls and assisting the direction of the show. As such, they aren't able to capture all of the information that the guest or host may mention on-air. They do post information as they are able on the show?s Facebook page. To find a show-specific page, visit our Online Community page for the ?Weekday Programs? and ?Weekend Programs? lists. You can also do a web search for the show name followed by "facebook" (ex: "Larry Meiller Show facebook").
- If you can?t find the information on Facebook, you can contact Audience Services and they will check with the host and producers.
- You can also listen to the show archive anytime.
- I want to suggest a show topic or guest/be a guest.
- Use our online suggestion form or contact Audience Services. However you communicate with us, every question, comment and suggestion is read and logged. If applicable, your mail will be forwarded on to the appropriate person or department. We look forward to hearing from you!
- Because we are lucky enough to receive hundreds of suggestions a week, we aren't able to follow up on every suggestion.
- Are your talk programs archived online?
- Most of our WPR-produced talk programs from the past three years and beyond are available on our archive page for free listening and downloading.
- We also offer podcasts of many of the programs we air - take a look at our Online Community page for the ?Weekday Programs? and ?Weekend Programs? lists.
- If you're unable to find an older WPR show, it may be in the UW-Madison Archives & Records at Steenbock Library. You can listen to materials there or arrange for duplication through a private company. Simple searches are free but the library may charge by the hour for a complex search.
- If you're unable to find a show or host in the WPR archive list, it is likely a program we have acquired from a third-party distributor. You can find a show-specific site by clicking on the show name on our Program Index.
- Can I purchase CD copies of shows or transcripts?
- We sell CDs of locally produced WPR talk shows that do not include copyrighted material such as music selections or film clips. See our Radio Store page for more information.
- To The Best of Our Knowledge is our only transcribed WPR program. Transcripts will be posted on the show page the week after it airs.
- NPR provides transcripts of many of its programs on the show websites.
- I would like to host a new show.
If you have a formal show suggestion for us, please fill out this show proposal form and follow the included submission instructions.
- Can I contact a person that called into a show?
We do not save callers' contact information.
- I'd like to find a piece of music I heard as a part of...
All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Talk of the Nation, On Point, Fresh Air, or Weekend Edition:
- Choose the program from the ?programs? dropdown on NPR's homepage.
- Select the date of the show and view the full rundown. The musical interludes are included, with audio samples and purchase information.
Chapter A Day
Old Time Radio Drama
- The OTRD theme music is "14th Street Blues" from Leon Redbone's album Sugar, released in 1990 and still available.
An on-air announcement or as part of At Issue with Ben Merens, The Joy Cardin Show, The Kathleen Dunn Show, The Larry Meiller Show, or The Veronica Rueckert Show.
- Contact Audience Services with the following information:
- The specific station you were listening to (such as 89.3FM or WPNE)
- The program you were listening to.
- The date and time of day you heard it. If you can't remember the time, try to recall what you were doing when you heard the announcement. Were you driving to work? Eating lunch? Any other information about the announcement
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