John Davis
John Davis is a senior news producer in Wisconsin Public Radio’s La Crosse Bureau. He produces articles for WPR’s website and helps produce the regional show “Newsmakers.”
Latest Contributed Stories
October 25, 2024
Catching up with Wisconsin baseball legend Tony Kubek
We received a WHYsconsin question from an audience member about a legendary Wisconsin athlete. They asked, "Can you give an update on Wisconsin native and former New York Yankees shortstop ...
December 27, 2022
Political aficionados in La Crosse make a sport out of elections
A small, bipartisan group of former politicians and political observers in the La Crosse area has been putting their money where their mouth is on the winners of local, state ...
June 3, 2022
Why are most Wisconsin waterfalls up north?
Tom Hornung from Madison reached out to WHYsconsin wondering why most waterfalls in Wisconsin are in the northern part of the state. We set out to answer that question by ...
September 29, 2021
A Q For You: Where Does The Name ‘Chicken Q’ Come From?
A Chicken Q is a name for a charcoal chicken dinner sold as part of a fundraiser. But the name is really only known regionally in the La Crosse area ...
January 29, 2021
A Mother And Daughter Friendly Debate: Is There A Place For Macaroni In Chili?
A love of chili and a friendly mother-daughter debate over whether to add macaroni prompted this WHYsconsin question from the daughter Johanna Nelson, of Wausau: "Chili is a favorite in Wisconsin, ...
November 6, 2020
Why Doesn’t Wisconsin See Large, Intense Wildfires Like Out West?
As record wildfires scorched millions of acres of land in the western United States in 2020, it prompted a question about wildfire season in the Badger State. A listener asked ...
June 11, 2020