 "We Are Holding Our Own" Mike Simonson's award winning
documentary about Originally broadcast in 1995, this documentary continues to be among the most requested programs broadcast on KUWS. Five years in the making, this documentary covers two expeditions to the site of the wreck and includes exclusive audio recordings of ship-to-shore radio transmissions between the Coast Guard and the Arthur M Anderson announcing that the Fitzgerald was missing and presumed sunk. The documentary also includes the last interview ever given by the Anderson’s Captain, J.B. Cooper, who passed away in 1993. KUWS coverage of the loss of the Fitzgerald, including We Are Holding Our Own and other news stories, have received both regional and national awards. “We are holding our own,” were the last five words heard from the Fitzgerald only minutes before she disappeared. To download the MP3 version of this documentary, click here
"I Can Handle My Drugs" Danielle Kaeding's award winning documentary outlines how methamphetamine abuse has affected children and parents of Superior, Wisconsin.
Originally broadcast in December of 2009 year, this documentary went on to win a Wisconsin Associated Press award.
After six months of investigation, this documentary covers
the stories of those closely involved in fighting
meth abuse. The hour-long program provides
interviews with ten KUWS coverage of meth abuse, including I Can Handle My Drugs and other news stories, have received regional awards from the Northwest Broadcast News Association, Milwaukee Press Club and Wisconsin AP. To download the MP3 version of this documentary, click on the following links: I Can Handle My Drugs
"Three Haunted Mansions and a Murder" KUWS
originally aired this documentary This hour-long program examines the stories behind Superior's Fairlawn Mansion, Duluth's Glensheen Mansion and the Congdon murders.
"Japanese Dawn" Originally broadcast on December 7, 1991, "Japanese Dawn" marked the 50th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor by examining it from northland perspectives. Sixty-six years ago, the United States plunged into World War II when forces of the Japanese Imperial Navy struck at the heart of the United States Pacific fleet in Pearl Harbor. On Monday night, KUWS presents "Japanese Dawn." The documentary brings the stories of local people remembering that day, including a Superior man who survived the attack.
"Secret Suffering" An investigative documentary on AIDS discrimination in northern Wisconsin
Model Gia Carangi (left) and Singer Freddie Mercury (right) died of AIDS.
Winner of the 1997 national Edward R-Murrow Award by the Radio-Television News Directors Association, with interviews of people from Ashland, Washburn, Superior, Duluth and Hayward. The 90 minute documentary features the music of Queen, Sheryl Crowe and Billy Joel, and is written, narrated and produced by Wisconsin Public Radio reporter Mike Simonson.
Japanese Dawn- The story of Pearl Harbor from a Northland perspective Ace of Aces - The Richard Bong story Cab Driver's Story - Take a look inside the world of "hacks" Silence of the Minds - A documentary about Alzheimer's disease Street People - Stories of the homeless in 1982 (Armstrong Award Winner) Stories of Race - Race relations in the Northland Remembering 3 Lynching Victims - a horrifying episode in the history of Duluth Fairlawn - The story of the Martin Pattison home Glensheen - The mansion that iron ore built
First Lady of the Press: Helen Thomas
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individuals offering their
experiences dealing with the drug. It
examines perspectives from city police, county child
services, chemical dependency
counselors, school officials and former meth users. 
Helen Thomas
spoke at the Alvord Theatre on the Northland College
Campus on October 24, 2007. She outlined her
experiences as a
member of the White House Press Corps. Thomas
has reported under nine presidents, and she has been
a journalist for 57 years. Thomas joined United Press
International in 1943, and she gained a reputation
for her pointed questions of the nation's leaders.