Director and Head of Jazz Studies at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Robert Baca joins host Al Ross on “Spectrum West.”
Baca previews the upcoming 2021 Eau Claire Jazz Festival, a virtual event set to take place on Friday, April 23. The event, “A Night of Local Legends” features Sean Carey, Sue Orfield, Jeremy Boettcher and Josh Gallagher.
Ross continues to celebrate National Poetry Month with Bruce Taylor, UW-Eau Claire emeritus professor and former Eau Claire poet laureate. Taylor will share his recent work and reflect on the past year.
Freshly retired as WPR’s western Wisconsin Regional Manager, Dean Kallenbach returns as a guest of the program. Kallenbach reflects on his 35-year career on public radio as regional manager and host of the regional news show “The West Side.”
Special correspondent Jim Oliver is back, and shares his conversation with Patricia Skalka, author of the Dave Kubiak Door County mysteries. “Death Washes Ashore,” is the sixth and latest edition to the series.