Alumni

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.)


Outstanding Young Alumni


2008

Rubin Whitmore, 2007
article March 29, 2007
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2006

Deborah Nelson Carr, 2000
article October 16, 2006
Peabody Award

2005

Jeffrey Swenty, 1998
article September 29, 2005

2003

William Povletich, 1995

2002

Kevin Wehrenberg, 1993

 

Sarah Jones Willett, 1990

2000

Sheila Doucet, 1997

1999

Mark Krueger, 1990

1998

Monique Caradine, 1993

1997

Trevy McDonald, 1990

1995

Teri Barr Schultz, 1986

1994

Kristofor Brown, 1988

 

Dennis Krause, 1984

1993

Steven Boettcher, 1982

 

Donald Smiley, 1984

1992

Claire Cibik, 1986

 

Alan Hobson, 1982

 

Mark Schiefelbein, 1990

1991

Ralph Berge Jr., 1988

 

Terry Felda, 1984

1990

Jeffrey McMullen, 1986

1987

James Birschbach, 1972

 

Mary Chopin Catterton, 1973

1985

Thomas Luljak, 1973

1983

Tommi Thornbury, 1972

1981

Larry klein, 1973

1974

Timothy Meyer, 1967