STAFF
Ben Kvalo General Manager
P: 608.697.1239 | E: kvalbl07@uwgb.edu
Ben is first General Manager in WGBX history. Coming into his third year Kvalo has turned WGBX into an award-winning educational radio station and became an award-winning DJ. He is looking for an exciting fall semester to get the ball rolling on yet another historical year for WGBX. His number one goal this year is to reach out and expand the fan base. He is also working with Al to organize concerts for the students outside the Union. Ben has accomplished much in soliciting donations for equipment, managing on-air talent, created a station business plan, running the inner networks, bringing together a great team of directors, and has broadcasted the first ever sporting event in station history. Ben has also advocated to get softball, volleyball, and soccer on the station which was successful. Under his watch the amount of DJs has increased from 5 to over 50 and the amount of listeners has jumped at an equal amount. The station became award winning under Ben's reign in 2009 when the WBA gave WGBX three Awards for Excellence in Radio. Ben, along with Al, have brought on a new format to the station that includes Music of the Rock and Alternative genres. This has been a long time coming, and both men have put in hours upon hours of work to get music licenses. Kvalo enters what looks to be his final full year as the head of the station and hopes that he has done enough to make the station an organization that will always be the voice of the students and the heart of the school.
Steve Paulus Station Manager
P: 262.370.9720 | E: paulst13@uwgb.edu
Steve is in his second year with the station and first as a director. He has a lot of leadership skills and hopes to lead the station after Kvalo's exit. He won Rookie of the Year in 08-09 and he will help lead the award winning Double Team this upcoming year. He also will be taking over the hands-on part of the station as the Station Manager.
Chris Hady Sports Director
P: 262.271.8430 | E: hadyct02@uwgb.edu
Chris is currently in his third year as Sports Director at WGBX. He has been very dedicated in bringing an aspect of sports to the entertainment section of WGBX. Chris has accomplished many things including WGBX's very first coaches show with Lucas Hana and has helped Ben Kvalo bring softball, volleyball, and soccer to the WGBX air-waves. This upcoming year he will be expanding the sports agenda and trying some new things. Chris is also an Award-Winning DJ for his work in the 08-09 school year.
Abby English Public Relations Director
P: 715.409.0005 | E: englam20@uwgb.edu
Abby is in her second year with the station and first as a director. Her creativity and great work ethic is valued and useful. She created the new logo for WGBX and will lead the public relations department this upcoming year. Abby has run or helped to run a number of events for the station already in her first year.
Alex Ostrander Music Director
P: 715.558.1175 | E: ostraj09@uwgb.edu
Al, as everyone calls him, is the first ever Music Director for WGBX. He has been working hard on bringing music to the station and was an asset in the plan succeeding. Al brought the first ever concert in WGBX history to campus. He has been a great asset to WGBX and will continue to do so in the future as WGBX starts its new format of Rock/Alternative Music. Al is in his third year with the station. Al ran one of the more ambitious events that WGBX has been involved with when he began the "March to Lambeau" for Packer Pride. This event involved a 6-mile walk and then tailgating before a Packer's game and was very successful.
Sanjay Murthy Sales Director
P: 920.544.3467 | E: murtsg25@uwgb.edu
Sanjay is the first ever Sales Director and got the first partnership the station has had. Sanjay made a deal with Toppers Pizza to help promote their Pizza and they help promote our station. Sanjay will be busy getting more partnerships in future with the station. He is in his second year with the station.
Dan Schill Entertainment Director
P: 414.852.9233 | E: schidj30@uwgb.edu
Dan is the second Entertainment Director and is filling some pretty big shoes in the absence of, Adam Biemeret. Dan will be bringing in guests to the shows and promoting any kind of entertainment on WGBX. He also runs the daily news updates. He is in his second year with the station. He has a great work ethic and is extremely dependable to get things done.
Jessie Moe Human Resources Director
P: 608.769.6634 | E: moejl28@uwgb.edu
Jessie is in her first year with the station and will be the first ever Human Resources Director. She is in charge of recruiting and DJ training. She is also the note-taker at meetings which is extremely valuable to keep things on track. She will be a great asset as she works with Abby, Sanjay, Emily and Ryan to form the marketing department of WGBX.
Ryan Fantozzi Website Director
P: 419.602.7786 | E: fantra15@uwgb.edu
Ryan is in his third year with WGBX and his first year as a director. Ryan is an award-winning DJ for his work in the 08-09 school year. He will be taking over as the first ever Website Director. He will update the website weekly to keep fans up to date on events and happenings.
Emily Makowski Promotions Director
P: 262-719-8533 | E: makoea22@uwgb.edu
Emily is in her first year with WGBX and her first semester as a director. Emily is a very enthusiastic and creative person that will be a great asset to advertising the station this spring. She will be the first-ever Promotions Director and any future directors will have a great first director to look to for an example of how to do the job. She promotes the events that the station does including concerts, UWGB sports broadcasts, and any other events that WGBX runs.
PAST STAFF
2005-2006
Station Manager: Christina Hacksbarth
Station Manager: Jason Habeck
2006-2007
Station Manager: Jason Habeck
Station Manager: Andrew Pekarek
2007-2008
Station Manager: Jason Habeck
Station Manager: Ben Kvalo
Entertainment Director: Adam Biemeret
Marketing: Andrea Frederick
Sports Director: Chris Hady
2008-2009
Station Manager: Ben Kvalo
Entertainment Director: Adam Biemeret
PR/Marketing: Kateyln Broda
Sports Director: Chris Hady
Music Director: Alex Ostrander
News Director: Tim Maylander
2009-2010
General Manager: Ben Kvalo
Station Manager: Steve Paulus
Entertainment Director: Dan Schill
PR Director: Abby English
Sports Director: Chris Hady
Music Director: Alex Ostrander
Sales Director: Sanjay Murthy
HR Director: Jessie Moe
Website Director: Ryan Fantozzi
Promotions Director: Emily Makowski
