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Damberg Brings 30 Years In Public Radio To His Role As WPR Northern Region General Manager

Damberg has a 30+ year career fundraising in public radio at stations large and small. Starting in 1990, Paul was the Development Director for 18 months at KAXE in Grand Rapids and then 17...Read more

John Talcott Brings Five Decades Of Experience To Engineering Role At WPR

We continue our series of WPR Northern Bureau staff highlights with someone who brings more than five decades of broadcasting experience to his role as Chief Engineer. John Talcott began his...Read more

July 30: Sagas • Jan 13, 2018

In Sagas, we celebrate two of the most prolific late-romantic composers: Jean Sibelius and Richard Strauss. While Sibelius’ Andante provides a clam opener...Read more

WPR Northern Region to air DSSO shows all summer

WPR's Northern Region to broadcast DSSO concert recordings on 91.3 FM (KUWS) and 88.5 FM (WSSU).

Broadcasts will be featured on KUWS and WSSU on Thursday evenings at 7 pm. Listen live on...Read more

Eliot Sweere and Jackie Fontaine selected for UWS Radio Scholarships

The UW Superior Foundation has two scholarships for individuals who are pursuing audio production careers. The recipients of this year’s scholarships have been announced. Eliot Sweere has received...Read more

May 8, 7th Congressional District Debate Northern Encore Broadcast

On Monday, May 4, WPR hosted a debate between the candidates for Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District, Republican Tom Tiffany, Minocqua, and Democrat Tricia Zunker, Wausau.

Hear...Read more

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DNR Urges Anglers To Limit Meals Of Smelt Caught In Lake Superior Due To PFAS Contamination

January 15, 2021 - 3:00pm

A pair of rainbow smelt are held by a fisherman

The DNR has issued its first fish consumption advisory due to PFAS contamination in Lake Superior. The agency is recommending people not eat more than one meal of rainbow smelt per month due to potential health impacts.

Ashland County Will Ask Voters To Raise Taxes By Nearly $1M To Address Budget Woes

January 14, 2021 - 9:35am

Ashland County Budget Woes Prompts Referendum

One northern Wisconsin county will ask voters for their approval this spring to raise property taxes by nearly $1 million for the next five years after reaching what county leaders call a fiscal crisis.

Survey: Most Wisconsin Schools Were Virtual In Spring 2020, Though Many Struggled

January 11, 2021 - 5:10am

a chain-link fence lock is seen on a gate at a closed elementary school

In a state Department of Public Instruction survey on how Wisconsin school districts managed last spring's pandemic-related shutdown, many reported challenges in delivering material and providing wrap-around services, with strategies varying depending on internet access and typical family resources.

Cenovus Closes On Nearly $5B Deal To Combine With Husky

January 4, 2021 - 5:50pm

Canadian oil and gas company Cenovus Energy has closed on its nearly $5 billion deal to buy Calgary-based Husky Energy, the company that owns and operates Wisconsin's only oil refinery.

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Nov. 27, An Americana Thanksgiving

Left to right: Adam Greuel, Ariane Lydon, Paco Fralick

Friday, November 27, 2020, 10:00am

Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Route 51” welcomes regional singer-songwriters Paco Fralick, Adam Greuel and Ariane Lydon to share their original music and thoughts on gratitude in a year like none other.

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Addressing Rural Food Deserts With Very Small, Local Agriculture Projects

Wednesday, August 5, 2020, 3:00pm

Rural residents can lack access to healthy, affordable food, even when they are surrounded by agriculture. An Appleton-based organization is bringing extremely small-scale farming projects to the places and people...

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WPR Composer Spotlight: Florence Price on UW Badger Talks

March 2, 2021 - 12:00pm

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Damberg Brings 30 Years In Public Radio To His Role As WPR Northern Region General Manager

John Talcott Brings Five Decades Of Experience To Engineering Role At WPR

July 30: Sagas • Jan 13, 2018

WPR Northern Region to air DSSO shows all summer

Eliot Sweere and Jackie Fontaine selected for UWS Radio Scholarships

May 8, 7th Congressional District Debate Northern Encore Broadcast

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DNR Urges Anglers To Limit Meals Of Smelt Caught In Lake Superior Due To PFAS Contamination

Ashland County Will Ask Voters To Raise Taxes By Nearly $1M To Address Budget Woes

Survey: Most Wisconsin Schools Were Virtual In Spring 2020, Though Many Struggled

Cenovus Closes On Nearly $5B Deal To Combine With Husky

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