WGBX radio
WGBX is the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay’s only on-campus radio station run by students, for students. The station was founded in 2005 by Jason Habeck, and has grown every year since. Our current Station Manager, Ben Kvalo, has tripled both the amount of DJ’s and listeners in the last year. We’re located in the bottom floor of the University Union, in the Student Organizations room, so stop by and check us out!
WGBX is proud to be an award winning station after winning 3 Awards for Excellence at the 2009 WBA Student Awards, including the best website and the top sports shows out of any college in Wisconsin. WGBX also provides over 15 unique talk radio shows, with subjects ranging from politics to sports to music to pretty much whatever. We’re also your home for Phoenix Athletics, as we host live broadcasts of soccer, volleyball, and softball matches available for free. To find out when your favorite shows are hitting the airwaves, be sure to check out the schedule by clicking the programs and events tabs at the top of your screen.
Assisting Station Manager Ben Kvalo are Public Relations Director Katelyn Broda, Sports Director Chris Hady, Entertainment Director Adam Biemeret, Music Director Alex Ostrander, News Director Tim Maylander, and over 15 other DJ’s on staff. To find out more about our staff and DJ’s, click the links at the top of your screen. WGBX is always excited about getting more on-air talent, so if you’re interested in hosting a show or helping out with one, please contact the station.
WGBX can be reached by emailing us at sowgbx@uwgb.edu, or by emailing Station Manager Ben Kvalo directly at kvalbl07@uwgb.edu. You can also call in to the station at 920-465-2959, or send us an AIM message at screen name WGBX The Phoenix.
We’d like to thank all our listeners and supporters for tuning in and rocking out with us. WGBX is your station, and we’re proud to entertain the UWGB campus and the world with our programming. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
WGBX NEWS
WBA Awards 2009
WBA awards WGBX with 3 Awards for Excellence in the fields of Radio and Broadcasting. These awards include 1st Place for Best Sports Radio Show to The Double Team with Scott Kirst and Ryan Fantozzi, 2nd Place for Best Sports Radio Show to the BC Sports Connection with Ben Kvalo and Chris Hady, and the Best Website against Radio and TV competitors. UW-Green Bay finished tied for first overall, with UW-Milwaukee, for most awards out of all the schools from Wisconsin that were represented.
Awards Banquet 2009
WGBX will have their annual awards banquet on May 7th, 2009 beginning at 6:30 PM. Friends, fans, and DJs are invited!
New Directors
The new directors for the 2009-2010 academic year have been selected. Joining Station Manager Ben Kvalo, Music Director Alex Ostrander, and Sports Director Chris Hady will be Dan Schill as the new Entertainment Director, Sanjay Murthy as the new News Director, and Abby English as the new Public Relations Director. Also joining the station will be Jessie Moe, taking the newly created Human Relations Director, and Steve Paulus, who will become the Station Manager beginning next year, as Kvalo becomes General Manager of the station.
