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An audience is gathered at the Bayfield Pavilion for WPR's "Garden Talk" live with Larry Meiller and guests on the first day of the annual Bayfield in Bloom week, June 3, 2022.

Hear WPR's 'Garden Talk' live at Bayfield in Bloom program

Thanks to everyone who joined us on the first day of Bayfield in Bloom to attend WPR's "Garden Talk" live with Larry Meiller in person! It was a wonderful program and reception following at the...Read more

Hear Robin Washington's interview with musician Bruce Nelson

Singer-songwriter Bruce Nelson, perhaps best known to listeners as the creator of the “Simply Superior” theme song, joins program host Robin Washington for an annual check-in conversation. Having...Read more

The band Smoky Gold performs live. Image courtesy of Smoky Gold

Hear Smoky Gold musicians Danny Frank and Erin Aldridge on 'Simply Superior'

Americana singer-songwriter Danny Frank and Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Erin Aldridge join WPR's "Simply Superior" program to talk about their musical collaboration in the...Read more

Composer Eddie Ojard stands at his keyboard as he pays homage to the 125th birthday of the Edna G. tugboat docked nearby. Ojard is a descendant of an Edna G. captain and operator of a tugboat company serving the Port of Duluth-Superior; Image by Robin Was

Pianist and Composer Edward H. Ojard shares new album on 'Simply Superior'

Pianist and composer Edward H. Ojard has been playing piano since the age of three and began composing music at four. Ojard now has a growing catalog of recordings and joins WPR "Simply Superior"...Read more

Jazz music composer and pianist Ryan Frane

'Simply Superior' features jazz musician and composer Ryan Frane

Composer, jazz pianist and University of Minnesota Duluth Music Professor Ryan Frane of Solon Springs returns to "Simply Superior" to share the work he’s been creating in the Northwoods, ranging...Read more

Tech entrepreneur-turned-comedian Danielle Thralow performs in a comedy club. Image courtesy of Danielle Thralow

Comedian Danielle Thralow speaks with 'Simply Superior' host Robin Washington

Tech entrepreneur-turned-comedian Danielle Thralow joins WPR's 'Simply Superior' program, sharing her routine from comedy clubs locally and nationwide. She usually introduces herself "I'm...Read more

Northern News

Wisconsin limits doe tags in northern counties as hunters raise fears of overharvesting on public lands

June 23, 2022 - 6:00am

Hunters in two northern Wisconsin counties will be able to harvest fewer deer this fall after the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board voted to reduce the number of doe tags.

No charges for Superior police officer who unknowingly ran over man lying in road

June 15, 2022 - 12:30pm

A Superior police officer who ran over a man lying in the road in February will not face criminal charges, the Douglas County District Attorney announced.

Enbridge expert says gas prices would go up a half-cent per gallon if Line 5 were shut down

June 8, 2022 - 2:15pm

Mackinac Bridge over Straits of Mackinac

Opponents of Enbridge’s Line 5 oil and gas pipeline say the Canadian energy firm has been wrongfully claiming gas prices will further skyrocket in Wisconsin and Michigan if Line 5 is shut down while company officials say economic impacts extend beyond prices at the pump.

Fed up with supply chain delays, Wisconsin company turns to Twin Ports shipping service to move goods

June 1, 2022 - 6:20am

Many businesses have faced supply chain disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, one Wisconsin company hopes to avoid bottlenecks at the Port of Montreal and U.S. coastal ports by utilizing maritime container shipments from the largest port on the Great Lakes.

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Simply Superior News Round Up, May 27, 2022

WPR Superior-based reporter Danielle Kaeding (left) and Duluth News Tribune executive editor Rick Lubbers (right); Courtesy of WPR and Rick Lubbers

Friday, May 27, 2022, 10:45am

A look back at the week’s news highlights with Duluth News Tribune executive editor Rick Lubbers. Wisconsin Public Radio Superior-based reporter Danielle Kaeding is away this week.

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Simply Superior, May 27, 2022

Friday, May 27, 2022, 10:00am

Two years after the tragedy that changed the world, the intersection of East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis is hallowed ground as George Floyd Square. It remains so – though now open to traffic after being blocked off for a year. In a rebroadcast from the first anniversary of the murder, “Simply Superior” host Robin Washington visited the street corner, listening to those from near and far who’ve come to reflect, organize and demonstrate. Washington also speaks with Superior African heritage activist Kym Young about how far the region and nation have come since Floyd’s death. We then hear from Howard Colbert, managing editor of the MinnPost with how things look now at the two-year anniversary. Also, singer-songwriter duo Bill and Kate Isles share their most popular songs in a year’s worth of online concerts they began with the onset of the pandemic.

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Simply Superior News Round Up, May 20, 2022

Friday, May 20, 2022, 10:45am

A look back at the week’s news highlights with Duluth News Tribune executive editor Rick Lubbers. Wisconsin Public Radio Superior-based reporter Danielle Kaeding is away this week.

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Simply Superior, May 20, 2022

Birders scan the bay during the Migratory Bird Day walk on Wisconsin Point May 14, sponsored by the Duluth Audubon Society and Friends of the Lake Superior Reserve.

Friday, May 20, 2022, 10:00am

We feature migratory bird season on this week’s “Simply Superior.” If an inordinate number of birds seem to have descended on your backyard of late, it’s not your imagination. The long winter has meant a shorter migratory season with more birds crowding local feeding spots. Program host Robin Washington visits one of them – Wisconsin Point – with members of Duluth Audubon and the Friends of the Lake Superior Reserve. And if you missed the World Migratory Bird Day events last Saturday, chirp up: The migration window continues this week. Also, they grew up in Duluth and got together in the Twin Cities as a band – with a psychedelic twist not normally associated with their hometown. Washington speaks with “White Line Darko” as the group releases its new EP, “Turning Out.”

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