Obituaries
Alan Ross, host of Wisconsin Public Radio’s ‘Spectrum West,’ dies at 73
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During his 14 years at WPR’s Eau Claire studios, Ross hosted a regional arts series and co-created a live variety show.
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During his 14 years at WPR’s Eau Claire studios, Ross hosted a regional arts series and co-created a live variety show.
“It’s been a truly stressful couple of years both personally and professionally,” Crane told Current, “so I plan on restoring my energy and spirit, and then deciding what’s next.”
The new show Beta is the first production spawned by WPR Next, an initiative to generate new programming ideas.
The pubcasters are now under the University of Wisconsin Colleges Extension unit, which will be eliminated in a reorganization.
PRI currently distributes the programs.
The progressive “Wisconsin Idea” gave purpose to early educational broadcasting.
Data collection and research have become more sophisticated over the past five years.
Competing claims surfaced after we raised the subject.
The show has seen a substantial drop in carriage and audience.