WPR Park Crawl

press release: WPR audience and fans - Join us for the first WPR Park Crawl!

On May 18th we'll take to the parks of Madison. Throughout the day, we'll make stops at three Madison parks. At each stop we'll have Wisconsin Public Radio personalities and staff for you to meet, fun yard games to play, some fun WPR giveaways, and some goodies for you! This free event is our way of saying thanks to the Madison area community for being listeners and supporters of Wisconsin Public Radio.

Here's our park crawl schedule for the day:

11-12 p.m. at Rennebohm Park shelter - map here

Special guests here will include: 'The Morning Show' host Kate Archer Kent, 'All Things Considered' host Brady Carlson, 'To The Best of our Knowledge' host Anne Strainchamps and executive producer Steve Paulson along with 'A Chapter A Day' executive producer Michele Good.

1 -2 p.m. at Demetral Park shelter  - map here

Special guests here will include 'Central Time' host Rob Ferrett,  'A Chapter A Day' executive producer Michele Good and WPR special projects reporter Bridgit Bowden.

3 - 4 p.m. at Penn Park - map here

Special guests here will include 'The Road to Higher Ground' host Dr. Jonathan Overby, 'Morning Classics' host Stephanie Elkins, and WPR's News Director Noah Ovshinsky.

We'll have different staff and hosts at each park, so choose your favorite or visit all three crawl stops!

No need to register. Just show up at one or more of the parks listed above! This is a free, family friendly event and will be held rain or shine.