2009 Annual Report - Wisconsin Public Radio

Milwaukee Regional Office
In early October, a group of 100 WPR listeners and staff departed
on a trip to Springfield, Illinois. The trip was the brainchild of host
Kathleen Dunn, who has had an interest in Abraham Lincoln since
she was a small child. The group took two buses and traveled all
around Springfield learning about Lincoln. Steven Rogstad, a
Lincoln scholar, joined the trip to bring his insight to the group. In
addition, Douglas Wilson, an acclaimed Lincoln scholar, was the
keynote speaker during the dinner on Friday. The weekend was a
magnificent mix of WPR and Lincoln and was a memorable
experience for all involved.
In recognition of the debate surrounding America’s current healthcare
system, Wisconsin Public Radio partnered with Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin
for a major forum on the current state of healthcare reform at Froedtert’s new Clinical Cancer
Center. The forum took place on September 16 from 9 AM to 11 AM. Kathleen Dunn hosted
the radio remote, and it was broadcast live on WPR.
Guest panelists included Secretary Karen Timberlake,
Wisconsin Department of Health Services; Jon Erpenbach,
Wisconsin State Senator (D); Mary Lazich, Wisconsin State
Senator (R); George Kerwin, President and CEO of Bellin
Health in Green Bay; John Bartkowski, President and CEO of
Sixteenth Street Community Health Center in Milwaukee; Larry
Schreiber, President of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in
Wisconsin; and Jon Pryor, CEO of the Medical College
Physicians. This free event was attended by over 100 public
radio listeners.
The 20 th Anniversary of Old Time Radio Drama was celebrated in Brookfield at the Sharon
Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts on October 29. During the two-hour program, the audience
participated in five “After the Fact Mysteries” and enjoyed a scene from the play All About Eve.
The 100 guests traveled from as far away as Little Chute, Wisconsin to celebrate the occasion.
Lisa Nalbandian and Norman Gilliland
at the 20 th Anniversary of Old Time Radio Drama
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The participants of the
Kathleen Dunn-Springfield trip
Froedtert Healthcare Forum