Simply Superior April 17, 2020

The Covid19 outbreak has slowed the economy dramatically, and those impacts are hitting shipping and trucking workers especially hard. Host Robin Washington talks with transportation expert and University of Wisconsin Prof. Richard Stewart on this week’s edition of “Simply Superior” airing Friday, April 17 on 91.3 KUWS-FM/Superior and 90.9-WUWS-FM/Ashland. Washington also continues to focus on artists reaching socially distanced audiences, with a performance from Twin Ports multimedia artist Daniel Oyinloye.

Taconite shipping on the Great Lakes and the trucking industry have already taken blows due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Stewart talks about how these sectors are adjusting, and whether the worst is yet to come. Washington also brings listeners a performance from Nigerian-born artist, storyteller and community organizer, Daniel Oyinloye.