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Dec. 5: Wausau Symphony and Band's "Fanfare Jubilee"

WPR is proud to support the Wausau Symphony and Band, presenting “Fanfare Jubilee,” a symphonic band concert celebrating wind band music by female composers, Sunday, December 5th at 4 p-m in First...Read more

Dec. 11-12 - Holidays with the CWSO, Featuring Danny Mitchell

Wisconsin Public Radio is pleased to support the Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, presenting Holiday with the CWSO. Nashville pianist, singer, composer and songwriter Danny Mitchell returns...Read more

Dec. 3 & 5 - Monteverdi Chorale's "Peace, Love, and Hope."

Wisconsin Public Radio is proud to support the Monteverdi Chorale, a multi-generational community ensemble dedicated to choral performance, presenting their winter concert, “Peace, Love, and Hope...Read more

Thank You WPR Central Wisconsin Business Sponsors!

WPR wants to thank our business sponsors here in north central Wisconsin for their continued support of our mission to inform, inspire and educate our listeners -- before, during and after this...Read more

Submit a Public Service Announcement to Air on WPR

If your nonprofit organization in north central Wisconsin has an event, let WPR know about it! We can then pass the information along to local listeners through our airwaves.

Central News

How did Wisconsin Dells become 'the waterpark capital of the world'?

January 19, 2022 - 5:45am

An outdoor waterpark is seen from above.

Wisconsin Dells is a place Wisconsinites and countless others have gone to spend summers and weekend getaways. But how did it become the quirky and beloved tourist destination it is today? That's the question Alexie Poncedeleon asked Wisconsin Public Radio's WHYsconsin.

Outreach campaign targets vaccine-hesitant rural Wisconsinites

January 17, 2022 - 7:15am

A nurse holds a Covid-19 booster vaccine

A program targeting vaccine appeals to rural Wisconsinites has resulted in nearly 100,000 COVID-19 vaccinations, according to Marshfield Clinic.

Entire state meets 2010 air quality standard after Rhinelander mill reduces sulfur dioxide pollution

January 14, 2022 - 6:05am

white smoke billows out of a smoke stack

Federal and state environmental regulators announced Wednesday that the Rhinelander area has met the most recent federal air quality standard for sulfur dioxide, bringing the entire state into compliance.

Madison-based Exact Sciences buys PreventionGenetics lab in Marshfield for $190M

January 10, 2022 - 4:20pm

A leader of Exact Sciences says the company plans to maintain operations and staffing at the Marshfield lab, while simultaneously starting work to develop a hereditary cancer test.

Shows

Route 51

Jan. 21, Personal Finance In Today's Market

Friday, January 21, 2022, 11:05am

Shereen Siewert welcomes financial advisor Kevin McKinley for a discussion on best practices for personal finance, from investing in the stock market to planning for retirement and more.

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Route 51

Jan. 14, Silent Sports

Friday, January 14, 2022, 10:00am

Shereen Siewert welcomes Bruce Steinberg, editor of “Silent Sports Magazine,” Mike Shouldice, president of MECCA Trails Alliance and Andrea Larson, executive director of IRONBULL in Wausau, for a conversation about the culture surrounding silent sports and how to make the most of Wisconsin’s natural landscape in winter.

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Route 51

Jan. 7, 2021 Year in Review

Wednesday, January 5, 2022, 10:20am

Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Route 51” host Shereen Siewert takes a look back at the fascinating people, places, politics and conversations that made 2021 a year to remember.

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