Wisconsin Public Media Remembers Director Gene Purcell

August 2, 2021

Wisconsin Public Media (WPM) is saddened by the death of Gene Purcell, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison division that…

Wisconsin Educators Help Design ‘Shipwrecks!’ Game

July 13, 2021

This winter, more than a dozen Wisconsin elementary school educators will see their hard work come to fruition in the…

Q&A: Prof. Mike Leckrone, UW Varsity Band

April 22, 2019

Over his 50-year career leading the University of Wisconsin Bands, Prof. Mike Leckrone has often spoken of “moments of happiness”…

Celebrating National Radio Day With the Nation’s Oldest Station

August 20, 2015

Today is National Radio Day, and we can think of nothing better to celebrate than our partners at Wisconsin Public…

For Whom the Bell Tolls

January 23, 2014

Have you ever wondered who makes those sounds emerge from the majestic bell tower on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus?…

A NOVA, UW-Madison connection

January 9, 2013

Each Wednesday, NOVA takes us around the globe to uncover new scientific discoveries and to unlock the many secrets the…

Wisconsin connections to Ken Burns’ Prohibition

September 29, 2011

Ken Burns’ much-anticipated new documentary, Prohibition, premieres at 7 p.m. this Sunday. You can start to explore some Wisconsin perspective…