SaveWCAL has had a number of requests asking about former WCAL employees. In this posting, we report on the whereabouts of former WCAL employees of which we are aware. There were approximately two dozen WCAL non-student employees at the time of the sale of WCAL assets in 2004.
So where are they now? We have not yet been able to locate all of them and will be happy to add others as they become available. Here are the former 2004 WCAL non-student employees, in alphabetical order, whose names we know and/or for whom we have been able to find some information:
(Updated as of 2 December 2008)
- Susan Shirk Beeby '99 – Music librarian at Carleton College in Northfield, MN
- Stephen Davis -
- Sarah Entenmann – Freelance editor in Northfield, MN
- Heather Ferguson '86 -
- Cheri Floren – Annual Giving Coordinator at St. Olaf College
- John Gaddo – Southwest Regional Manager at Wisconsin Public Radio in La Crosse, WI
- Karl Gehrke – Producer and Arts Reporter at Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) in Saint Paul, MN (termination announced in September 2008)
- Penny Hillemann – Senior Communications Counselor at Neuger Communications Group in Northfield, MN
- Jeri Hoban – Traffic Association at MPR in Saint Paul, MN
- Deborah Leider – Marketing Assistant at Minnesota DNR
- Bill Morelock – Classical Music Host at MPR in Saint Paul, MN
- Tom Nelson – Engineering Supervisor at American Public Media Group (parent organization of MPR) in Saint Paul, MN
- Brenda Norberg – Annual Giving Coordinator at St. Olaf College
- Jeffrey O'Donnell '02 – Executive Producer of Sing for Joy at St. Olaf College
- Melissa Ousley – Classical Music Host at MPR in Saint Paul, MN (termination announced in September 1008)
- Marty Pelikan '80 – Nonprofit Organizational Management Consultant in Northfield, MN
- Michael Rathke – Director of Programming at WOSU (Ohio State University) in Ohio
- Lynne Reeck – Produce Manager at Just Food Co-op in Northfield, MN
- Doug Rowe '01 – Broadcast Engineer at MPR in Saint Paul, MN
- Jennifer Klipfel Rowe '01 - Sonography student in Minneapolis, MN
- Steve Staruch – Classical Music Host at MPR in Saint Paul, MN
- Becky Strand - Development Officer with the Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation
- Deborah Ward – Manager of Individual Giving at Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis, MN
- Stephanie Wendt – Colorado Public Radio.
- Patrick Wilson – Underwriting Account Executive at MPR in Saint Paul, MN (termination announced in September 2008)
- and beyond… Unknown
There were approximately 13 student workers at WCAL in the spring of 2004 and we assume there were a similar number whose student work jobs were eliminated.
Out of approximately 24-26 WCAL employees who worked at the station in 2004, we are aware of only eight individuals (approximately 33%) who were hired to work at APMG/MPR. Of those, we are not sure if they are/were part-time or full-time employees of APMG/MPR. At least three of them have been terminated, as announced in September 2008.
