Bill Siemering received the George Polk Career Award
- Sep. 24, 2019
My interest in radio began in first grade at Silver Springs School, a two room country school on the Fish Hatchery highway south of Madison. I worked my way through UW working at WHA, now Wisconsin Pubic Radio. I’ve written about how these experiences influenced me when I wrote the original Mission and Purposes statement for NPR and was then hired to implement them as the first director of programming. With the staff, we developed ‘All Things Considered’. Later in Philadelphia, with the staff we developed ‘Fresh Air with Terry Gross’ from a local to a national program.
I’m very much a product of UW!
More Alumni Notes
Alumna Dolores M. (Silverness) Jung passed away January 16, 2024 at 95. She was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1950 with a degree in music education.
Emily Brennan ’13 has completed the doctoral requirements for a degree in anthropology from the University of South Carolina. Graduation for her PhD was May 4 , 2024.
James Zehren ’21, content marketing manager at Athletes Unlimited, was recognized with a Cynopsis Rising Star Award. The award honors stand-out performers, innovators, and emerging leaders in the media industry — 35 years old or younger — who have...
Alumna Dolores M. (Silverness) Jung passed away January 16, 2024 at 95. She was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1950 with a degree in music education.
Emily Brennan ’13 has completed the doctoral requirements for a degree in anthropology from the University of South Carolina. Graduation for her PhD was May 4 , 2024.
James Zehren ’21, content marketing manager at Athletes Unlimited, was recognized with a Cynopsis Rising Star Award. The award honors stand-out performers, innovators, and emerging leaders in the media industry — 35 years old or younger — who have...
Alumna Dolores M. (Silverness) Jung passed away January 16, 2024 at 95. She was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1950 with a degree in music education.
Emily Brennan ’13 has completed the doctoral requirements for a degree in anthropology from the University of South Carolina. Graduation for her PhD was May 4 , 2024.
James Zehren ’21, content marketing manager at Athletes Unlimited, was recognized with a Cynopsis Rising Star Award. The award honors stand-out performers, innovators, and emerging leaders in the media industry — 35 years old or younger — who have...