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ON AIR Michael Feldman's Whad'ya Know? Turns 30 ON AIR JANUARY 2015 NPR Spark Project News & Music Survey Trips Drawing Winner Garden Expo Featured Photo Student performers from Milwaukee's Latino Arts Strings Program at the 35th Annual State Tribute and Ceremony for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know? Turns 30 the State Capitol this month. You can hear the 2015 marks the 30th anniversary of Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya program, which is Know? on Wisconsin Public Radio. If you missed the first-ever produced and hosted broadcast (maybe you weren't born yet?), you can listen to it here. by WPR's Dr. Jonathan Overby, at WPR.org. The show dates from June 1, 1985, when Feldman introduced the world to the now-famous Whad'Ya Know? Quiz, his sardonic commentaries on the news of the day and two of his long-time Sound Bites collaborators ---- pianist John Thulin and his announcer and patient foil, the late Jim Packard. NPR's Invisibilia Mondays on WPR According to Feldman, "The quiz was there so I could talk with On Mondays through listeners about things of no consequence, hot-button free. Jim was Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. on the not intended to be the George Fenneman to my Groucho, but it sure Ideas Network, Wisconsin seemed that way, and John Thulin was there for musical fill ---- I Public Radio will mean to showcase jazz piano ---- and because I promised his mom I broadcast NPR's newest would always have a job for him." pilot program, Invisibilia. The rebroadcast is one of several planned to mark the anniversary Co-hosted by Lulu Miller that Feldman has dubbed "Funny, You Don't Look 30." Future and Alix Spiegel (who rebroadcasts will include some of his favorites from the past three helped create Radiolab decades. The program continues to broadcast live from Madison's and This American Life), Monona Terrace most Saturday mornings. Milwaukee fans can catch Invisibilia interweaves Michael and the Whad'Ya Know? show live at The Pabst Theater on narrative storytelling with Saturday, April 25. psychological and brain science in a way that Find details and tickets for upcoming live performances here. ultimately makes you see your own life differently. [Photo: Jim Gill] Find more about NPR's Love Morning Edition? Invisibilia here. Help us spread the word Get the Free WPR App Did you welcome 2015 WPR is partnering with NPR and with a new ---- or upgraded other stations across the country in ---- smartphone, tablet or the NPR Spark Project. The goal of other mobile device? the Spark Project is to grow the audience for Morning Edition. In addition to streaming all three of WPR's If you're a frequent listener, you services (Ideas, NPR might notice more promotional spots News & Classical, 24- for Morning Edition during the day. Hour Music Networks), Our hope is that casual listeners will the app displays WPR tune in more often and make Morning Edition and WPR part of their News stories and daily routine. Repetition of the message is important to help build program schedules and "sometimes" listeners into core listeners like you. even works as an alarm clock. You can help us spread the word. Morning Edition creates more local listening than any other NPR program in the nation. It's a gateway for many listeners to discover more programs on WPR. Find information and When you hear something on WPR, tell your friends and family links to download the about it, and encourage them to tune in to their local WPR station. WPR App here. Thanks for your support! NPR's Tiny Desk Contest NPR is holding a contest BEHIND THE SCENES for musicians across the country, and the winner will be flown to Washington to be the next performer in the Tiny Desk Concert series. The winner will be announced next month, and you can watch submissions from musicians throughout the country here. Quick Links Tell Us Why You Listen to News and Music on WPR WPR Online Donate Now If you love WPR's news and classical music programs, we'd like to hear from you. We're looking for a few good stories about how our NPR Online news and music programs serve listeners on a daily basis. Do you rely on the news you get from NPR and WPR to make decisions at Listen Live to Ideas home or work? Does classical music keep you company and lift your Ideas Schedule spirits while you're on the job? We've set up a short online survey where you can share your Listen Live to News & thoughts and feelings. The survey will take less than 10 minutes, Music and, as an extra incentive, everyone who completes the survey will News & Music Schedule be entered into a random drawing for a WPR prize pack that includes WPR logo items, books and more. Be Part of WPR's Online Click here to take our survey and share your stories now. Community Alaska Trip is 2 for 2 with Prize Winners Meet Laura from Madison, the winner of our 2014 Year-end Membership Drive drawing for a WPR trip! WPR has been a part of Laura's life since she was about four years old, when she and her parents moved to Wisconsin and made WPR a part of the family routine. After some time away from the state, Laura said WPR felt like home when she moved back, and she ultimately became a sustainer. Although Laura and her husband have both done their fair share of traveling, neither has visited Alaska. They look forward to exploring Alaska by sea this summer with Joy Cardin. "It's hard to put into words how thrilled we are," she said. Alaska seems to be a popular choice among drawing winners so far. Leona from Washington Island, who won our Fall Membership Drive drawing, will be also be joining Joy Cardin in Alaska this summer. Got a case of the travel bug yourself? There's plenty of space left on the Alaska cruise, and we hope to announce a couple of exciting new trips soon. Keep an eye on wpr.org/travel, and stay tuned for more membership drive drawings in the future. AROUND WISCONSIN See Larry Meiller at the Garden Expo in Madison on Feb. 14 If you're looking forward to getting into your garden this spring you'll want to explore Wisconsin Public Television's 2015 Garden Expo, February 13-15 at Exhibition Hall of the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. Attend a seminar, discuss gardening and landscaping with UW- Extension staff, and enjoy a hint of spring surrounded by hundreds of blooming plants and flowers. WPR's Larry Meiller, along with horticulture experts Lisa Johnson and Brian Hudelson, will be taking your questions on all things gardening at a seminar on February 14 at 9:30 a.m. Find information about the 2015 Garden Expo here. [Photo: Jim Gill] Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved..
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