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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.
February 08, 2018Newsmakers, February 8, 2018Housing Market- We talk about the housing market including existing home sales and new home construction trends....more52minPlay
February 01, 2018Newsmakers, February 1, 2018Human Trafficking- We discuss efforts to raise awareness about the issue of human trafficking in the La Crosse area....more52minPlay
January 25, 2018Newsmakers, January 25, 2018La Crosse Studying New History Museum- La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat has proposed a new museum that would highlight the La Crosse areas history....more52minPlay
January 18, 2018Newsmakers, January 18, 2018Nursing Licensing and Shortage- Wisconsin nurses will continue to participate in a compact with 26 other states that allows them to practice medicine in those other states without getting a new license. We also get an update on potential nursing shortages in the state and region....more52minPlay
January 11, 2018Newsmakers, January 11, 2018Duchess Harris; Mariah Idrissi- We talk with Duchess Harris, 2018 La Crosse Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration keynote speaker, and Mariah Idrissi, the first hijab-wearing Muslim model to be featured in a worldwide fashion campaign....more52minPlay
January 04, 2018Newsmakers, January 4, 2018State of Change- The Wisconsin Public Radio news department documentary based on a year's worth of reporting on the future of land, food and water in Wisconsin....more52minPlay
December 28, 2017Newsmakers, December 28, 2017Dreamers Talk About Ending DACA - In a repeat of a September 2017 show, we talk with two dreamers who live and work in the La Crosse area and two local immigration attorneys about President Trump's decision to end DACA....more52minPlay
December 21, 2017Newsmakers, December 21, 2017Character Lives- More than 20 Coulee Region school districts have started classes in high school this year that teach kids leadership and character qualities using emotional and social learning....more52minPlay
December 14, 2017Newsmakers, December 14, 2017Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration relinquish control of Mayo, Viterbo- The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, which founded higher education and health care more than a century ago in La Crosse recently announced plans to end sponsorship of Mayo-Franciscan and Viterbo University in order to focus more on social issues like homelessness and human trafficking in the La Crosse area....more52minPlay
December 07, 2017Newsmakers, December 7, 2017Federal Health Care Marketplace- With a week left to enroll for federal health insurance in 2018, we talk with a politician, a health insurance executive and a navigator who helps western Wisconsin residents apply for insurance about how the process is going in a year in which the Affordable Care Act has been the subject of much political uncertainty....more52minPlay
FAQs about Newsmakers:How many episodes does Newsmakers have?The podcast currently has 394 episodes available.