Simply Superior

May 17 2024 10 ep. 47 mins 269
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"Simply Superior" is a public affairs program focused on events and issues in Northwestern Wisconsin hosted by award-winning journalist Robin Washington.

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Meet WPR Director Sarah Ashworth, plus theme song composer Bruce Nelson on the final episode of ‘Simply Superior’

May 17 2024 50 mins  
Just ahead of the premiere of WPR’s two new networks — “WPR News” and “WPR Music” — “Simply Superior” airs its final show this week. The regional news and features […]

A Look Back At ‘Simply Superior,’ And Owen Polifka Performs At A Venue Near You

May 10 2024 50 mins  
On May 20, WPR is will change with the premiere of two new networks — “WPR News” and “WPR Music.” The new offerings include expansion of some shows and changes […]

Workshop Series Assists Women Entrepreneurs, And Musical Hilarity From Heatbox

May 02 2024 50 mins  
When Superior Business Improvement District Executive Director Kelly Peterson scheduled a workshop for women entrepreneurs, she thought 10 might show up. Instead, 30-plus attendees crowded the business assistance center space […]

Musicians Celebrate The Homegrown Music Fest, And Aboard The Madeline Island Ferry

Apr 25 2024 50 mins  
The Twin Ports biggest musical event of the year kicks off this Sunday, April 28, with 160 performers appearing at 35 venues in Duluth and Superior over the next week. […]

UW President Lauds Superior Campus, And Earth Day’s Apostle Island Origins

Apr 19 2024 50 mins  
In a speech touting the value of higher education to northwest Wisconsin delegates visiting the state Capitol for Superior Days, University of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman singled out the system’s Superior campus […]

Superior Days Delegates Make Their Case At The Capitol

Apr 11 2024 50 mins  
Dozens of northwestern Wisconsin delegates ranging from high school students to senior business and civic leaders descended on Madison this week for the 39th Annual Superior Days at the state […]

An ‘outsider’ on Park Point, Kathy Cargill is actually an Oredocker from Ashland

Apr 06 2024 20 mins  
By Robin Washington ASHLAND, Wisconsin — To read the hundreds of social media posts about her in recent weeks, Kathy Cargill is an uncaring outsider interloping on Duluth’s picturesque Park […]

Kathy Cargill’s Ashland Roots, And Bob Dylan’s Connections To Superior

Apr 05 2024 50 mins  
In hundreds of social media posts in the Twin Ports in recent weeks, Kathy Cargill has been cast as an evil outsider to Duluth’s picturesque Park Point neighborhood. A member […]

Ashland Motorcyclist Sets World Record, And A Guitarist’s Unusual Influences

Mar 29 2024 50 mins  
From her childhood, Bridget McCutchen always had a sense of discovery, even though she never ventured far from the family farm where she was homeschooled near Ashland. But last fall […]

Viewing The Night Sky, And A ‘Passion-ate’ 300th Anniversary

Mar 22 2024 50 mins  
Travis Novitsky is a park manager for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and an enrolled member in the Grand Portage Anishinaabe Nation. He’s also a nature and wildlife photographer […]