Cynthia Woodland
Cynthia Woodland is a development specialist at Wisconsin Public Radio.
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November 21, 2012
Thanksgiving Cobbler: Behind It Is Love, History, Legacy
In Madison, Carlotta Calmese bakes one of her family’s traditional desserts for Thanksgiving — peach cobbler. Wisconsin Life producer Cynthia Woodland brought us her story. This transcript has been edited ...
May 14, 2012
Big Mama
Mother’s Day: Commentator Cynthia Woodland remembers the woman she calls “the last of the big mamas” — the matriarch of her family.
November 23, 2011
Greens
For many Wisconsin families, a Thanksgiving meal just wouldn't be complete without a big ol’ pot of greens. And for Madison resident John Givens, who cooks for his family and ...
September 1, 2011
Summer Swimming
Summer is coming to an end. Kids are heading back to school and swimming pools, the heart of summer fun for many families, are closing for the season. Producer, Cynthia ...
June 17, 2011
Juneteenth
Every June, many Wisconsinites celebrate Juneteenth— the oldest celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Annie Weatherby-Flowers founded Madison’s Annual Juneteenth celebration in 1990. She explains, along ...
April 22, 2011
Mt. Zion’s Children’s Choir
With Easter coming up this weekend, church choirs around the state are in full voice. Producer Cynthia Woodland takes us to Mount Zion Baptist Church in Madison, where the children’s ...
March 25, 2011
Edith Hilliard – Preserving History
March is Women’s History Month, and we celebrate today by remembering that women don’t just make history — they also preserve it. Today, we meet Edith Hilliard, an African American ...
February 9, 2011
Bid Whist Ladies
Today we travel to Madison to meet the Bid Whist Ladies — a group of African American women who’ve been getting together once a month for 25 years to play ...
January 17, 2011
Martin Luther King Day
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, we asked Madison’s poet laureate, Fabu, to share some of her own memories of Dr. King, and some of her poetry. From her ...
May 27, 2010