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"Newsmakers" is a weekly news and current affairs talk show produced by WPR's La Crosse News Bureau. The program's host/producer is Ezra Wall (pictured above) with La Crosse senior news editor/produce... more
FAQs about Newsmakers:How many episodes does Newsmakers have?The podcast currently has 394 episodes available.
June 20, 2019Newsmakers, June 20, 2019Emerging Leaders- We preview a conference next week at Viterbo University that will address the need to fill leadership positions with people from a younger generation....more0minPlay
June 13, 2019Newsmakers, June 13, 2019High Water- With records being set for the amount of time the Mississippi River has had high water levels this spring and the river's shipping industry at a standstill because of it, we talk about the impact high water has had on river commerce so far in 2019....more0minPlay
June 06, 2019Newsmakers, June 6, 2019Lake Sturgeon Encore- A year ago, the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the lake sturgeon as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Now after a year of inactivity in responding to the request. the Center for Biological Diversity and other enviromental groups have annonced plans to sue the federal goovernment unless something is done. This is an encore show from July, 2018. ....more0minPlay
May 30, 2019Newsmakers, May 30, 2019Transportation and Workforce- Our guests talk about the challenges of getting people a way to work....more0minPlay
May 23, 2019Newsmakers, May 23, 2019Trauma-Informed Care- We talk about efforts to educate people in the Coulee Region to use a trauma-informed care model to recognize and assist people who have a mental illness....more0minPlay
May 16, 2019Newsmakers, May 16, 2019Tick and Mosquito Season- Now that people are spending more time outside, we talk about what's happen with mosquitos and ticks, which can cause major illnesses....more0minPlay
May 09, 2019Newsmakers, May 9, 2019Job Outlook for College Graduates- In a time of record low unemployment and a job shortage, we talk with career service advisors of La Crosse's three institutions of higher education about what graduates are finding in the job market....more0minPlay
May 02, 2019Newsmakers, May 2, 2019Crisis in Cameroon- Political unrest and violence started in the African nation of Cameroon in 2016, three years after the city of La Crosse established a sister city relationship with Kumbo, Cameroon. Learn more about what La Crosse residents are dong to try to help....more0minPlay
April 25, 2019Newsmakers, April 25, 2019Fair Housing Study- Our guests talk about the results of a recently released fair housing study conducted in La Crosse and Monroe Counties....more0minPlay
April 18, 2019Newsmakers, April 18, 2019Autism Awareness- We talk with the parents of children with autism and someone from Chileda in La Crosse about the need to provide more training for families and community members to improve the lives of children with autism....more0minPlay
FAQs about Newsmakers:How many episodes does Newsmakers have?The podcast currently has 394 episodes available.