After more than 13,000 broadcasts, Larry Meiller is stepping away from his Wisconsin Public Radio midday call-in program at the end of June, passing the multi-topic, listener-driven show to a familiar voice: Lee Rayburn.
Rayburn, a Madison native and University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate, spent two decades producing and hosting talk shows at stations across the country before joining WPR in 2019. He and executive producer Jill Nadeau have both contributed to the midday broadcasts and served as Meiller’s fill-in hosts for years.
The show will continue its current format, covering the outdoors, consumer issues, technology, books, home improvement, and more, with expert guests and live listener calls central to every broadcast. WPR is marking Meiller’s career with a series of live broadcasts and events across the state, leading up to his final show…