"Newsmakers" is a weekly news and current affairs talk show produced by WPR's La Crosse News Bureau. The production team includes host/producer Hope Kirwan , senior news editor John Davis and executive producer John Gaddo . Interviews on the program explore politics, education, the environment and other regional issues relevant to southwest Wisconsin and adjacent portions of Minnesota and Iowa. "Newsmakers" airs Thursdays at 10 a.m. on La Crosse's Ideas 90.3 WHLA, with repeat broadcasts Saturdays at 5 a.m. and 6 p.m. on La Crosse's 88.9 WLSU.