Ken Krall
Polka HostKen Krall hosts the WXPR Saturday morning polka show. He loves many styles of music, especially those that DON'T include a guitar.
Ken served as WXPR Operations Manager and Morning Edition host from 1987-1995 and News Director from 2000 until his retirement in August 2020.
A 1976 graduate of UW-Stevens Point, he has served in a variety of roles in radio including sports play-by-play, sales, Program Director along with an extensive background in news. Ken has also worked as an assignment editor in a TV newsroom and as a city reporter for a local newspaper.
In 2018, Ken was chosen to receive the Wisconsin Public Health Association's 2018 Excellence in Public Health Media Award for his work covering public health in northern Wisconsin.
A native of Antigo, he likes to birdwatch, fish and read and hopes to someday publish a book he's had in his computer for 15 years.
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While many events have been postponed this year, one Northwoods get-together is still a go.The 28th Annual Colorama Arts & Crafts Show is being held… -
There have been numerous reports of people receiving unsolicited seeds by mysterious packages from China. A Wisconsin consumer protection specialist has… -
A judge has determined the case against former Rhinelander City Administrator Daniel Guild can continue.Guild is charged with Misconduct in Office-Failure… -
There's been a steep drop in natural walleye reproduction on some northern Wisconsin lakes and the DNR fisheries scientists are trying to figure out why.… -
Rhinelander is hosting another bow-and-arrow antlerless deer hunt within the city limits beginning next month. The common council approved the action… -
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board Wednesday delayed action on an emergency rule mostly ending the use of fire fighting foam with contaminants such as… -
There was a 31 percent turnout in the one Northwoods county that had a contested race during Tuesday's Wisconsin primary.In Vilas county, Sherry Bierman… -
Spurred on by an $80,000 challenge grant, The Great Headwaters Trails is hoping the public will step forward to help complete the Conover-Phelps biking… -
Wisconsin communities face a $400 million budget shortfall due to the pandemic and a lobby group is calling for more aid.The President of the League of… -
The next round of Wisconsin National Guard testing takes place Friday in Merrill.The Lincoln County Health Department is collaborating with the Wisconsin…
