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ON AIR & ONLINE JULY 2016

Introducing Dan Robinson Introducing Dora Zúñiga KUWS 50th Anniversary Travel to Big Top Kevin McKinley Event

Featured Photo This spring, Grammy Award-winning children's musicians The Okee Follow Along with Shawn Johnson at the Dokee Brothers recorded Republican and Democratic National Conventions a live concert in our Madison studios with a special audience of kids WPR Capitol Bureau Chief Shawn Johnson will be at the center of from The Goodman all the action as politicians gather for the Republican and Democratic Community Center and National Conventions this month. Johnson is currently on the ground the Boys & Girls Club. reporting on the Republican National Convention, and after that wraps up he'll travel to next week's Democratic National Convention. Download or stream the Tune in to WPR now through July 28 to follow along with Johnson Simply Folk session here. and hear his latest updates from Cleveland and Philadelphia. You can also find all of Johnson's stories from the conventions here and follow him on Twitter at @SJohnsonWPR. Sound Bites WPR will also air coverage from NPR's news team and PBS NewsHour, which have joined together for a special collaboration. Check Out ZED KENZO Hosted by PBS's Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill and NPR's Rachel and More on WPR's Set Martin, these nightly live broadcasts will include live podium List speeches and expert analysis. You can expect to hear from Milwaukee rapper ZED newsmakers, delegates and journalists, both inside and outside the KENZO is the latest to venues. Listen in tonight through July 21 from 7-10 p.m. for stop by WPR's studio and coverage of the Republican National Convention and July 25-28 perform a set for Set List. from 7-10 p.m. for coverage of the Democratic National Convention. Check out the video here, This special coverage will preempt part or all of As It Happens, q, and listen for Fresh Air, Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin and Beethoven Set List Fridays at 4:15 Satellite Network. p.m. on the Ideas Network, during Central As always, go to WisconsinVote.org for the latest elections coverage Time. from WPR and Wisconsin Public Television, plus many voting resources. WisContext Helps You Make Sense of Dan Robinson Is the New Emerging Issues Voice of Simply Folk WisContext has the information you need to understand the flooding in WPR is excited to announce that northern Wisconsin, Dan Robinson will be stepping into homelessness across the the host seat for WPR's evening state, and much more. music program Simply Folk. A folk Find in-depth reporting on musician himself, Robinson is urgent and emergent excited to engage with listeners issues from WPR, across the state. Wisconsin Public Television and "I think of folk music as being Cooperation Extension at accessible," he said. "Whether it's WisContext.org. friends sitting around a fire singing songs that have been around for hundreds of years or a concert by a new folk band, the music creates a bond. That's really the legacy of Find That Classical Simply Folk, and I'm looking forward to building on that." Piece You Heard on WPR's Online Playlist WPR Welcomes Kate Archer Kent As Fill-In Host Heard something you liked lately on WPR's While Robinson will go on air in the coming weeks, you may already classical music be hearing another new voice on WPR. Kate Archer Kent is WPR's programming? You can new fill-in host, and you've probably heard her hosting All Things find what song that was Considered. Her recent experience is as a news producer and on wpr.org ---- click here Morning Edition host for Red River Radio in Shreveport, La., where for our online classical she launched their news division in 2006 and has been named music playlists. Reporter of the Year (five times) by the Louisiana Associated Press Broadcasters Association. Her national reporting has been heard on Marketplace and, more recently, covering the historic flooding in the Quick Links South for NPR. WPR Online BEHIND THE SCENES Donate Now NPR Online

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Be Part of WPR's Online Community Meet WPR's Development Director, Dora Zúñiga "Nearly 20 years ago a friend invited me to listen to WPR and I've been hooked ever since," said Dora Zúñiga, who was named WPR's new development director in June. "WPR and NPR help me learn about Wisconsin and the world. They allow me to hear different points of view and draw my own conclusions about the issues that affect my life. I'm looking forward to extending an invitation to those unfamiliar with our programs on-air and online and, at the same time, to building relationships with those who already share our passion for unbiased news, inspiring music and cultural coverage in Wisconsin and around the world."

In her more than 25 years of fundraising experience in the greater Madison community, Zúñiga has led two nonprofits ---- Centro Hispano and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County ---- and worked as director of leadership giving at the United Way of Dane County. Among her honors, she was named the 2014 UMOS Hispanic Woman of the Year, the same year she earned the Madison Rotary Vocational Service Award. She received the Roberto G. Sanchez Leadership Award from Centro Hispano in 2013, and in 2003 she was noted as one of the "all time top 125 most influential Madisonians" by Madison Magazine.

In announcing her hire, WPR Director Mike Crane said, "I have had the pleasure of knowing Dora for many years and found she is a dynamic, exciting, and effective leader. I'm thrilled she's joining our team!"

WPR's KUWS in Superior Celebrates 50 Years

Next year, WPR will celebrate 100 years of broadcasting from Madison, but the network of 35 stations that connect the state today would not be possible without radio pioneers on campuses throughout the University of Wisconsin System. This year, WPR's KUWS will celebrate 50 years of broadcasting from the UW-Superior campus.

To celebrate the anniversary, WPR and the UW-Superior Alumni Association are holding a special KUWS/WSSU reception on Saturday, July 23 from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. at the Holden Fine Arts Center on the UW-Superior campus. This free event includes tours of the recently renovated studios. A buffet dinner will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Epic Restaurant and Lounge. Tickets for the dinner are $25 each.

Find details on both events and registration here.

AROUND WISCONSIN Join WPR at Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua

WPR is bringing back the popular summer bus tour to northern Wisconsin's Big Top Chautauqua, home of Tent Show Radio. Our trip takes place August 28-29 with departures from Stevens Point, Wausau and Chippewa Falls.

Participants will attend the Big Top's production of "Population 485," a staged adaptation of Michael Perry's sometimes comic, sometimes heartbreaking bestselling memoir of life, death and hilarity from the perspective of a small-town fire department. The show features musical collaboration with Sean Carey of Bon Iver.

Learn more and reserve a seat today!

Free Estate Planning Program with Kevin McKinley in Ashland

Financial planner Kevin McKinley headlines a panel on July 28 when WPR and Wisconsin Public Television host "Wills, Trusts and Leaving a Legacy" in the Martin Hanson Theater at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center (29270 County Highway G) in Ashland.

This free public event is from 5:30- 7:30 p.m. and features experts discussing estate planning and legacy giving for you, your family, and the charities you care about. In addition to McKinley, panelists include elder law and estate planning attorney Paul Sturgul and retired chief financial executive and planned giver Ron Anderson.

For more information, visit wprlegacy.org. To reserve a seat, call 1- 888-909-4163 or email [email protected] by July 26.