{"id":13039,"date":"2025-11-21T09:18:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin-new\/?post_type=campus_story&p=13039"},"modified":"2025-11-21T09:18:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:18:43","slug":"uwo-tapped-by-wisconsin-broadcasters-association-for-pilot-ambassador-program","status":"publish","type":"campus_story","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/uwo-tapped-by-wisconsin-broadcasters-association-for-pilot-ambassador-program\/","title":{"rendered":"UWO tapped by Wisconsin Broadcasters Association for pilot ambassador program"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pictured from left, Wendell Ray, UW-Oshkosh radio TV film instructor; Michelle Vetterkind, WBA president and CEO; Kyle Geissler, \u201801 WBA vice president; Jacob Link and Dylan Przybylski, UWO students; and Justine Stokes, RTF instructor and Titan TV general manager.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association (WBA) has selected the University of Wisconsin\u2013Oshkosh to launch a new statewide pilot program designed to connect college students with broadcasting professionals and develop the next generation of media talent.<\/p>\n

The initiative introduces WBA student ambassadors who will help strengthen the organization\u2019s presence on campuses, promote engagement with professional broadcasters and encourage students to explore careers in television, radio and emerging media.<\/p>\n

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UWO student Dylan Przybylski helps cover a
\nwomen\u2019s basketball game for Titan TV.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

For its pilot year, the WBA chose UW-Oshkosh\u2019s highly regarded radio TV film (RTF) program, recognizing its long tradition of preparing students for successful careers across the media landscape. Two students, Jacob Link and Dylan Przybylski, have been selected as the first WBA student ambassadors.<\/p>\n

To WBA leadership, the partnership with UWO represents both a celebration of the university\u2019s media legacy and an investment in the state\u2019s broadcast future.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m tremendously proud of this special collaboration that will serve a great need in our industry and for our members,\u201d said Michelle Vetterkind, WBA president and CEO. \u201cWe are most grateful to those involved in piloting this effort that we\u2019re confident will grow from here.\u201d<\/p>\n

The WBA\u2019s decision to partner with UW-Oshkosh underscores the professional reputation the RTF program has built through decades of excellence in hands-on media education. Students gain real-world experience producing and directing programs for Titan TV, working on-air and behind the scenes at 90.3 WRST-FM and participating in internships with broadcasters across Wisconsin and beyond.<\/p>\n

Link, a senior from Madison double-majoring in multimedia journalism and radio TV film, is one of two UW-Oshkosh students chosen to serve as WBA ambassadors. He leads The Advance-Titan, the University\u2019s student-run newspaper as editor-in-chief and works as operations director for WRST-FM, while also contributing to Titan TV as a reporter and anchor.<\/p>\n

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Jacob Link, right, with fellow radio TV film student Dylan Eckhart, traveled to the UWO
\nwomen\u2019s basketball Final Four game in Salem, Virginia, in March 2025 to broadcast the
\ngame live on WRST.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cAs a WBA ambassador, my goal is to get as many students as possible involved with not only WBA projects and events but also involved in the radio TV film program in some capacity,\u201d Link said. \u201cThat goes for people majoring in RTF and those who are not. If we can get more students airtime, it unlocks so many more possibilities for them to find jobs in the broadcasting world and helps build the credibility that UWO\u2019s program is one of the best in the state.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fellow ambassador Przybylski, of Oconto Falls, brings a wealth of technical and production experience to the role. A senior RTF major, he spent two years as Titan TV\u2019s sports director and is currently the executive producer and host of a show he created called\u00a0Track Attack<\/em>. Przybylski works as an audio-visual technician at Reeve Memorial Union on campus and is also employed by TundraVision for the Green Bay Packers, where he has been trained on numerous types of broadcast equipment including camera shading, video rollback and live editing for RedZone updates.<\/p>\n

Przybylski said he hopes to use his position to help fellow students discover the range of professional development opportunities that WBA offers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been attending WBA events since I was a freshman and want to bring more awareness to students about the scholarships, forums and professional opportunities they can attend,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

For Wendall Ray, RTF instructor and general manager of WRST-FM, the partnership is a fitting acknowledgment of the program\u2019s long history of preparing students for professional success.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re happy the WBA is piloting this program at UWO,\u201d Ray said. \u201cThere are many colleges and universities in Wisconsin that could have been selected. This is a nod to RTF students past and present who\u2019ve established a solid reputation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Learn more:<\/p>\n

Study radio TV film at UWO<\/a><\/p>\n

He\u2019s ALREADY a TV news guy. UWO radio TV film alum lands on-air spot weeks after graduation<\/a><\/p>\n

UWO RTF alumna leads off with Red Sox media team less than year from graduation<\/a><\/p>\n

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Written by Grace Lim<\/p>\n

Link to original story: https:\/\/www.uwosh.edu\/today\/128699\/uwo-tapped-by-wisconsin-broadcasters-association-for-pilot-ambassador-program\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association (WBA) has selected the University of Wisconsin\u2013Oshkosh to launch a new statewide pilot program designed to connect college students with broadcasting professionals and develop the next generation of media talent. The initiative introduces WBA student ambassadors who will help strengthen the organization\u2019s presence on campuses, promote engagement with professional broadcasters and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":13040,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","institution":[94],"story_category":[],"class_list":["post-13039","campus_story","type-campus_story","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","institution-uw-oshkosh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campus_story\/13039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campus_story"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/campus_story"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13039"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"institution","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/institution?post=13039"},{"taxonomy":"story_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/story_category?post=13039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}