Home : News : Wisconsin :

Photo

Latest Wisconsin News

Verdict brings Wis. family little peace

The husband of a woman killed more than six years ago at an …

Teacher faces sex-related charges

A Milwaukee special education teacher faces charges for …

Wisconsin's northern musky season begin

Wisconsin's northern zone musky season is set to open.

May 31 deadline to join no call list

Wisconsin residents who want to be protected from unsolicited …

Police: caped man not breaking law

A man known to ride through Madison on a scooter -- dressed in …

'Arcadia on the Air' to sign off for good

Updated: Friday, 28 Dec 2012, 3:17 PM CST
Published : Friday, 28 Dec 2012, 3:17 PM CST

ARCADIA, Wis. (AP) - After more than a half-century of broadcasting, the "Arcadia on the Air" radio program is about to sign off for good.

"Arcadia on the Air" has been broadcast daily from KWNO's Arcadia studios since 1959. It was hosted by local bandleader Ernie Reck until his death in March 1996.

Reck started on the air with a weekly broadcast from KWNO's Winona, Minn., studios 10 years earlier. Since Reck's death, the program - featuring polka music and local Arcadia news - has been hosted by his former assistant, Ruth Gappa.

KWNO Radio reports Gappa's retirement means the end of "Arcadia on the Air."

The public is invited to be part of the live audience for the final broadcast at 12:45 p.m. Saturday at the Arcadia Area Historical Society.