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Alumni "Snapshots"

The following is a brief survey of 20 former Radio-TV-Film students and their accomplishments. The list is not definitive and is simply intended to provide a quick “snapshot” impression of what can be achieved by majoring in Radio-TV-Film at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

Michael Bauman: Chief Lighting Technician/Gaffer on such Hollywood motion pictures as Syriana (2005), Munich (2005), and Training Day (2001).

Steve Behnke: Writer/Producer at TLC (The Learning Channel); previously a Writer/Producer for TNT's On Air Creative Department.

Kristofor Brown: Screenwriter/Producer for the 2008 Owen Wilson motion picture Drillbit Taylor. Writer/Producer for the prime-time network comedy series Undeclared , which Time magazine selected as the second best television program of 2001.

Monique Caradine: Selected as one of the “Heavy Hundred” by Talkers magazine. This means that out of a pool of 4,300 radio talk show hosts across the country, Monique was chosen as one of the hundred “most important.”

Kim Cybulski: Associate Producer on the television drama series C.S.I.

Burke Griffin: Sports Anchor/Reporter at WFRV-TV, the CBS affiliate in Green Bay.

Joe Hardtke: Technical and Creative Director and Producer for the Wisconsin Public Radio programs “Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders” and “Higher Ground.”

Andy Jensen: Editor on the International Pool Tour television series.

Aaron Knoke: Key Grip/Rigging Grip/Grip on TV reality series Hell's Kitchen , award-winning TV drama series The Shield , and motion pictures such as Spider Man 3 and Crank.

Paul Mayne: Cinematographer on the highly rated Declassified documentary/history television series, and for many independent feature films, including the lauded The Works.

Trevy McDonald: Author, book publisher, and philanthropist.

Glenn Morris: Visual Effects Producer/Coordinator on such motion pictures as the Oscar-winning Crash, Mel Gibson's Apocalypto, and the highly regarded Reign Over Me.

Matthew Muchka: Post-production Supervisor on the 2007 drama series Kane (with Jimmy Smits) and the 2007 reality series Grease: You're the One That I Want!

Dan Needles: Sports Director and Sports Anchor at WISN-TV, the ABC affiliate in Milwaukee.

Bill Povletich: Producer of Time Machine: Rwanda – Do Scars Ever Fade? , which has received the sky high rating of 9.7 on a 10-point scale from users of the Internet Movie Database.

Heather Schallock: News Director and Anchor at WJFW-TV, the NBC affiliate in Rhinelander.

Terri Barr Schultz: News Anchor at WISC-TV, the NBC affiliate, in Madison.

Jeff Swenty: Head of the Motion Capture Department at Neversoft, a California video game development company. Has also supervised motion capture for movies such as Peter Jackson's King Kong and I Robot.

Kevin Wehrenberg: Producer on the television reality series Fear Factor.

Rubin Whitmore: Director/Producer of rap and hip-hop music videos for such recording artists as DMX, New Edition, and E-40. (His E-40 music video “Sprinkle Me” was selected by MTV2 as one of the Top 20 All-Time West Coast Rap Music Videos.)

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