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WPR to broadcast Chemical Safety Hearing
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Photo by Tammy Garcia
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Wisconsin Public Radio will record a Dec. 12 town hall meeting about the Husky Energy fires and explosion. ""Hear Me Out" will feature a review of the hearing on Friday, Dec. 14, at 10 a.m.on 91.3 Superior. The incident on April 26 resulted in the temporary evacuation of city residents. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board is staging the town hall meeting on Wed., Dec. 12, at 10 a.m., in the Great Room of the Yellowjacket Union at UW-Superior. Board members will provide a presentation and update on the investigation into the fire. Following the presentation, the Chemical Safety Board will provide an opportunity for public comment. Audio of the meeting will be available online at www.wpr.org/superior.
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"People of Color" Hosts Community Conversations
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Photo by Michael K. Anderson
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"People of Color" host Henry Banks moderated a Community Conversation titled "Education Equity" on Nov. 19 at the American Indian Community Housing Organization in downtown Duluth. Banks (pictured, standing) led the discussion over a wide variety of issues relating to fairness in education in our communities. Panelists were (pictured, seated left to right) Carl Crawford, human rights officer for the City of Duluth; Mark Lagenfeld, professor of psychology at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College; and Lea Carr, assistant director of the American Indian Learning Resource Center in Duluth. A recording of the session will air on December 6 on "People of Color."
The forum was the first in a series of Community Conversations Wisconsin Public Radio plans to stage over the coming year across the WPR-Northern Region listening area, with a focus on solution-driven community-building opportunities.
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Fiber Cuts Create Program Interruptions
Engineers from Wisconsin Public Radio continue to work with vendors of fiber optic cable transmission to remedy recent technical problems that have resulted in programming interruptions involving WPR stations in northern Wisconsin. The problems, which sometimes have been the result of accidental cutting of fiber lines by individuals and companies doing underground digging, have ranged from stations losing signal entirely to local programming failing to get on the air. For instance, "People of Color" failed to air during its normally scheduled time twice in November due to such failures.
"We appreciate the patience of our listeners as our vendors and engineers work to address these issues," said Paul Damberg, WPR's Northern Regional Manager. "We are pursuing both short term and long term solutions that will ensure all of the WPR programming you enjoy will be delivered with the dependability you expect from Wisconsin Public Radio."
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WPR Schedules Special Holiday Programming
If you are looking for music and entertainment to keep you in the holiday spirits this season, check out the highlights of the WPR special programming all December through Jan. 6, 2019. The 2018 holiday schedule features annual favorites, including carols of Wisconsin Classical: Carols with the Eau Claire Master Singers, Hanukkah Lights 2018, the Milwaukee Pops Holiday Concert and Carols of Christmas Past. To find your favorite holiday specials and to check the schedule so you don't miss the music from "Simply Folk" and the special on "The Larry Meiller Show" with Santa Claus as his special guest.
91.3 fm Superior will broadcast the 2018 UWS Music Department Season of Song Concert Christmas Eve and Christmas day at 6 p.m. The performance was recorded earlier this month at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Superior and includes familiar carols, audience participation, and choral and orchestral music.
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Mark your calendar for these great events!
Wisconsin Public Radio is proud to sponsor nonprofit and community events throughout Wisconsin. Check out these upcoming events and let them know you heard about them on WPR.
| Beauty and the Beast |
November 29 - December 16
Thursday-Saturday 7:30 p.m
Saturday & Sunday 2 p.m.
The Norshor Theatre, Duluth, Minn.
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| The Santaland Diaries |
December 6 - 8, 8 p.m.
The Duluth Playhouse, The Underground Theatre, Minn.
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| Minnesota Ballet, The Nutcracker |
December 7 - 9
Friday & Saturday 7 p.m.
Sunday 3 p.m.
The DECC, Duluth, Minn.
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| Jazz Band Concert |
December 11, 7:30 p.m.
Holden Fine & Applied Arts 2168, UW-Superior
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| Symphonic Band Concert |
December 13, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Thorpe Langley Auditorium, UW-Superior |
| Debbie Duncan at the Carlton Room, Oldenburg House |
December 15
Saturday 6:30 -10 p.m.
Carlton, Minn. |
| Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua |
December 21 & 22, 7 p.m.
Stage North Theatre
123 W Omaha St, Washburn
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December 31, 7 p.m. The DECC, Symphony Hall, Duluth, Minn. |
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Local Station Guide and Program Schedules
Wisconsin Public Radio operates six stations in northern Wisconsin. Find your local station information and links to schedules and coverage maps below (NOTE: stations marked HD require a special tuner;
find details here.)
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