JULY 2010
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Dear Friend,
As I turned into the driveway a few minutes past one o'clock last Friday, I heard Lori Skelton say, "However else you're going to spend the afternoon, I guarantee
you're not going to be falling asleep for the next half hour." I was skeptical. I was actually feeling kind of sleepy and thought I might go inside for a nap. But then Beethoven's 5th came on and I woke right up. As many times as I've heard that piece of music, with its famous thundering
beginning, I still find it extraordinary. I sat in the car, conducting the orchestra, and marveling at the genius of humankind. I hope that you, too, experience these special moments of small but profound insight, as you listen to WPR.
This month in RadioWaves, an
interview with our interim director, Mike Crane; summer goodies from NPR; lots of events and Big Top Chautauqua trips; announcing free downloads of WPR programs; and an explanation of a startling phenomenon in summer radio reception.
Stay cool,
Susannah Michaels
RadioWaves
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Interview - Mike Crane, interim director
 It's the perfect time to talk to Mike Crane, who just stepped up as
WPR's interim director this month. Mike brings a passion for the advancement of public radio, and a lot of experience. You can hear him the first Monday of each month at 8 AM on the Ideas Network with Joy Cardin, talking about all things WPR. This month, due to the Independence Day holiday, he'll
talk with Joy on Monday, July 12. In the meantime, enjoy my interview with Mike Crane, in which he reveals some exciting things in store for WPR, and, having
arrived in Wisconsin just two years ago, some lovely perspective on our great state. |
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Find it on the NPR website ... summer goodies
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Network notes
 Ideas
Network
Ideas Network 20th anniversary celebration event
Thursday, August 12, beginning at 11 AM, Miller Park, Milwaukee
 Save the date to join Joy Cardin, Kathleen Dunn, Larry Meiller, and Ben Merens at Miller Park for a Brewers’ game (Brewers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks) and a tailgate party. The cost is $46 per person. Reserve
your tickets by calling Katie Madsen at 414-227-2047. Call now; reservations must be made by this Friday, July 9!
Saturday Special
Saturdays, 3 - 4 PM
The Moth Radio Hour is back with five new episodes
in July! Tune in each Saturday afternoon at 3 for a captivating new installment of real people, telling their stories live before an audience.
Here on Earth Inside Islam series
Week of July 26, 3 - 4 PM
Tune in the week of July 26 for repeat broadcasts
of some of our favorite Inside Islam programs.
Election season
Tune to the Ideas Network for candidate forums on our morning and afternoon talk shows, as election season heats up. In the coming months, Joy Cardin and Ben
Merens will talk with all candidates for statewide office (Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, and Attorney General) or federal office (Congress and Senate) facing a primary challenger in September.
 NPR News & Classical Music Network
The Midday
Join hosts
Norman Gilliland and Stephanie Elkins on The Midday, weekdays at 12 PM. This month, they've lined
up the following in-studio performances for your enjoyment:
Monday, July 12: Paul Rowe and Cheryl Bensman Rowe, artistic directors, Madison Early Music Festival, and Tom Zajac, multi-instrumentalist and early music specialist. Tom will be performing with
Hesperus the night of the 12th at the Madison Early Music Festival.
Tuesday, July 20: Evan Richards, Madison Savoyards. The
Savoyards are putting on Gilbert & Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore July 23, 24 and 25; and July 30, 31 and Aug 1 at Music Hall on the UW-Madison campus.
Thursday, July 22: The Kat Trio! Tune in for a reunion with our beloved friends from Russia, The Kat Trio. They will be touring Wisconsin in July and August. |
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Regional news and events
Eau Claire area
Big River Radio Wave returns to WPR this summer
Fridays, 6 PM, July 2 - September 3, 88.3 WHWC Menomonie/Eau Claire, 88.7 WRFW River Falls, and 90.3 WHLA La Crosse
The ten-week
run includes favorites like The RiverBenders, Mary Mack, Kenny Salwey, Michael Perry and Al Ross, with guest including comedians Larry Heagle and Tim Harmston, poet Michelle Meyer, adventurer Matt Moehlke and state forensic champion Holten Widmar. Shows are recorded at the Big River Theater, just a
wood duck whistle east of the mighty Mississippi River in beautiful, bucolic downtown Alma, Wisconsin. To learn more about the program, call 800-228-5615! For tickets to see the show live, please call 608-685-4859.
Big Top Trip to Chequamegon Bay
Sunday - Monday,
August 15 - 16
 Join us for a trip to Big Top Chautauqua! The trip includes: motor coach transportation from La Crosse, Eau Claire, and Rice Lake; tickets to "The
Bally Hoo Haw Comedy Show" hosted by Michael Perry; preshow traditional fish boil; lodging at Ashland’s beautiful Hotel Chequamegon; and an excursion to Duluth, where shopping and tours will be provided at Canal Park. The cost of the trip is $210 per person for a single occupancy room and $175
per person for a multiple occupancy room. Tour the Lake Superior Aquarium in Duluth for an additional $10. Call 800-228-5615 to learn more.
Green Bay area
For more information on
all of these events, see the WPR Green Bay regional web page.
Farmer’s
Market
Wednesday, July 14, Broadway
Come meet guest host of Jazz ODC, Chris Kuborn. Get the latest station information, sign up to be a volunteer, and enter to win a Jazz ODC experience as well as other great giveaways!
Big Top Trip
to Chequamegon Bay
Sunday - Monday, August 15 - 16
Join us for a trip to Big Top Chautauqua! The trip includes: motor coach transportation from Green
Bay and Wausau; tickets to "The Bally Hoo Haw Comedy Show" hosted by Michael Perry; preshow traditional fish boil; lodging at Ashland’s beautiful Hotel Chequamegon; and an excursion to Duluth, where shopping and tours will be provided at Canal Park. The cost of the trip is $210 per person for
a single occupancy room and $175 per person for a multiple occupancy room. Tour the Lake Superior Aquarium in Duluth for an additional $10. Call 800-749-3906 to learn more.
La Crosse
area
For more information on all of these events, see the WPR La Crosse
area webpage.
Big River Radio Wave returns to WPR this summer
Fridays, 6 PM, July 2 - September 3, 88.3 WHWC Menomonie/Eau Claire, 88.7 WRFW River Falls, and 90.3 WHLA La
Crosse
The ten-week run includes favorites like The RiverBenders, Mary Mack, Kenny Salwey, Michael Perry and Al Ross, with guest including comedians Larry Heagle and Tim Harmston, poet Michelle Meyer, adventurer Matt Moehlke and state forensic champion Holten Widmar. Shows are recorded at
the Big River Theater, just a wood duck whistle east of the mighty Mississippi River in beautiful, bucolic downtown Alma, Wisconsin. To learn more about the program, call 800-228-5615! For tickets to see the show live, please call 608-685-4859.
StoryCorps in La Crosse
July 15 - August 7, La Crosse Public Library, 800 Main St., near downtown La Crosse
 WPR is hosting a three-week visit by StoryCorps. Reservations are now being accepted by calling 800-850-4406 or by visiting the StoryCorps website. These interviews will be stored at the Library of Congress, to document our oral history. Some StoryCorps segments air on Morning Edition on Friday mornings, and some stories collected in La Crosse will be aired exclusively
on Wisconsin Public Radio. A special "thank you!" to our community partners: Merchants Bank and the La Crosse Public Library.
Big Top Trip to Chequamegon Bay
Sunday - Monday, August 15 - 16
Join us for a trip to Big Top Chautauqua! The trip includes: motor coach transportation from La Crosse, Eau Claire, and Rice Lake; tickets to "The Bally Hoo Haw Comedy Show" hosted by Michael Perry; preshow
traditional fish boil; lodging at Ashland’s beautiful Hotel Chequamegon; and an excursion to Duluth, where shopping and tours will be provided at Canal Park. The cost of the trip is $210 per person for a single occupancy room and $175 per person for a multiple occupancy room. Tour the Lake
Superior Aquarium in Duluth for an additional $10. Call 800-228-5615 to learn more.
Madison area
For more information
on all of these events, see the WPR Madison area webpage.
Fête de
Marquette
Thursday - Sunday, July 8 - 11, S. Dickinson St. at E. Washington, Madison
Enjoy music from the French-speaking world – Africa, Canada, France, Haiti, and New Orleans – at this free, outdoor festival. Meet the WPR beverage-server team on Sunday night!
Art Fair on the Square Saturday, July 10, 9 AM - 6 PM and Sunday, July 11, 10 AM - 5 PM, Capitol Square,
Madison Enjoy this outdoor extravaganza of artwork and check out the WPR-sponsored music stage at the top of State Street. On Saturday, bring the children by the Instrument Petting Zoo, on the King Street corner of the Square. The Instrument Petting Zoo is sponsored by WPR and
the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra (WYSO), and will feature WPR hosts Jim Fleming, Norman Gilliland, Lori Skelton, and Veronica Rueckert and members of WYSO! Higher Ground "Under the Stars"
Saturday, July 17, 7 - 10 PM, Memorial
Union Terrace, UW-Madison
 Come dance under the stars to music from around the world in this first-ever foray outside the studio, of Jonathan Overby's Higher Ground: World Music with African Roots and More.
Opera in the Park
Saturday,
July 17, 8 PM, Garner Park, west side of Madison
 Come enjoy free outdoor opera by Madison
Opera, and don't forget to stop by the WPR table. The Midday co-host Stephanie Elkins will be there with an HD Radio, demonstrating WPR’s HD2 Classical Network. Enter the drawing to win a free HD radio! Also, see the WPR Madison page for a chance to win tickets to The Marriage of Figaro.
Sugar Maple Traditional Music Festival
Friday - Saturday, August 6 - 7, Lake Farm County Park, Madison
It's not too early to start planning for this year's Sugar Maple Festival. As usual, Simply Folk host Tom Martin-Erickson will be on hand. See the WPR Madison page for a chance to win free tickets!
Whad'Ya Know? live Silver Jubilee
Friday, August 13, 7:45 PM, Wisconsin
Union Theatre, UW-Madison
Enjoy this special live 25th anniversary show. Consider coming to the VIP reception afterwards. Tickets are on sale now. See notmuch.com for more details.
Concerts on the Square
Wednesdays, June 30 - August 4, 7 PM, Capitol Square, Madison
WPR host Norman Gilliland emcees the Wisconsin Chamber
Orchestra’s Concerts on the Square. Fun for the whole family; bring a blanket and a picnic and enjoy free classical and pop music.
Milwaukee area
EcoFair360
Friday -
Sunday, July 16 - 18, Walworth County Fairgrounds, Elkhorn
 Visit the Wisconsin Public Radio booth at EcoFair360 and meet WPR staff and volunteers. From the experienced green builder looking to catch up on the latest
technology to the new parent looking to raise a more environmentally aware child, EcoFair360 will offer every attendee a space to learn, to enjoy, and to be inspired. Workshops and exhibits will cover subjects ranging from the basics of solar power to new trends in low-impact living, sustainable
materials, wise-use practices, alternative fuels, organic gardening and landscaping, alternative health, green government, and buying local. Hope to see you at the WPR booth – stop by to enter to win a prize!
Ideas Network 20th anniversary celebration event
Thursday,
August 12, beginning at 11 AM, Miller Park, Milwaukee
Save the date to join Joy Cardin, Kathleen Dunn, Larry Meiller, and Ben Merens at Miller Park for a Brewers’
game (Brewers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks) and a tailgate party. The cost is $46 per person, which includes one game ticket in the field outfield box (section 108) and a tailgate lunch in an outdoor pavilion. Reserve your tickets by calling Katie Madsen at 414-227-2047. Reserve by July
9!
Wausau area
For more information on all of these events, see the WPR Wausau area webpage.
"The Lieutenant Governor From The State of Confusion"
Friday, August 6, 7 PM and 9 PM, Great Dane, 2305 Sherman St., Wausau
Oasis Theatre presents satirist, Will Durst, in his show, “The Lieutenant Governor From The State of
Confusion."
“Miss Saigon”
August 5 - 8, DC Everest Senior High Theatre
The newly formed Everest Academy for the Arts will present its debut offering of “Miss Saigon.” With a goal to enhance local
summer theater experiences and offerings, each summer the Academy will put on an open audition musical theater production and run camps and workshops in various aspects of the performing arts.
Big Top Trip to Chequamegon Bay
Sunday - Monday, August 15 - 16
Join us for a trip to Big Top Chautauqua! The trip includes: motor coach transportation from Green Bay and Wausau; tickets to "The Bally Hoo Haw Comedy Show" hosted by Michael Perry; preshow traditional fish
boil; lodging at Ashland’s beautiful Hotel Chequamegon; and an excursion to Duluth, where shopping and tours will be provided at Canal Park. The cost of the trip is $210 per person for a single occupancy room and $175 per person for a multiple occupancy room. Tour the Lake Superior Aquarium in
Duluth for an additional $10. Call 800-749-3906 to learn more.
Susan G. Komen Central Wisconsin Race for the Cure
Sunday, August 22, downtown Wausau
The Wausau Bureau of Wisconsin Public Radio is a proud media sponsor for the first Susan
G. Komen Central Wisconsin Race for the Cure. Join Zorba Paster and three-time Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton for the race. Proceeds from the event will support breast cancer programs and research. The event is both a 5K run/walk and a one-mile family fun walk. More information on the
Central Wisconsin Race for the Cure can be found on our website, www.wpr.org/central. |
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Summer weather and radio reception
If you've ever turned on the radio expecting to hear WPR, and instead you heard a station in Michigan or Ohio or even Georgia ... it's an
effect of something called "signal propagation enhancement." This phenomenon, caused by a temperature inversion, particularly over Lake Michigan, causes radio signals to travel farther than their usual range. While we hear the station in some other state or town, they hear us. These inversions are
more likely to happen in the summer, and unfortunately, they can last hours or even days. There's nothing we can do about them. Please just continue to check the station until WPR returns. On the bright side, people far away are getting a chance to hear the WPR we all know and
love.
WPR downloads are now free to all!
In an exciting new development, downloads of WPR programs are now available to anyone. Look through our archives or our daily program listings and wherever you see the "Download MP3" button, feel free to load the file onto your computer
or MP3 player and listen to it when it's convenient for you.
Earle Terry inducted into the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame
 UW-Madison
professor of physics, Earle Terry (1869 - 1929), was inducted into the WBA Hall of Fame for his pioneering work on wireless transmission. It was in Dr. Terry's lab that the experimental station, 9XM, got its start. That station eventually led to Wisconsin Public Radio.
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