Norman Gilliland
Norman Gilliland is a writer, producer, and host at Wisconsin Public Radio. He hosts classical music broadcasts, produces the interview program “University of the Air,” and reads for “Chapter A Day.”
Latest Contributed Stories
August 12, 2021
Baileys Harbor Range Lights Guide Boats To Safety
In 1869, when the range lights were built, Baileys Harbor was considered the only safe harbor north of Milwaukee. The town was a busy logging center, shipping cordwood, cedar post ...
May 20, 2021
Starship Robots Keep Hungry UW-Madison Students Fed
If you've been to Madison sometime in the past year, chances are you've seen them — stout strangers from a strange land about the size of a cooler. They scuttle ...
March 20, 2020
It’s Maple Syrup Time In The Midwest
Dan and Liz Stattelman-Scanlan of Madison, Wisconsin and their family have 175 sugar maples just across the state line in the Upper Penisula of Michigan. About fifteen years ago, Dan’s ...
May 1, 2019
The Grand Canyon, Al Capone, And My Mom
Here's a tale about a northern Wisconsin family's supposed encounter with gangsters. Norman Gilliland found the connections in a family legend. == Not long ago, by chance, I discovered the link between three things from ...
July 20, 2018
Madeline Island Chamber Music
Madeline Island is a place of wild beauty. On any given day you can hear the sound of Lake Superior waves on the shore, wildlife, and if you listen close, ...
February 7, 2018
A Little Slice of New England
If you’re driving in a hurry on Highway 14 or I-39, it’ll be no more than another sign that flashes by. But if you’re an explorer of out-of-the-way places, you ...
August 30, 2017
The Great Willard Waterman
Actor Willard Waterman was born this week in Madison in 1914. Although he played many roles, he’s best known for his work as the title character in The Great Gildersleeve. ...
July 27, 2016
The Incomparable Hildegarde
She was a vaudeville performer, fashion icon, radio star, and an exotic musical performer. Norman Gillland brings us the story of the small town Wisconsin girl who became an international ...
February 3, 2016