WRFW Leadership

​Station Manager
   Chris Gregg

Chris is our Station Manager and Program Director. He is majoring in Journalism and is on air Wednesday's and Thursday's 5pm-6pm. Chris is a private pilot and an Eagle Scout. He will be interning at U.S. Venture in Appleton, Wis. this summer.
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Office Hours:
Mondays: 8am-10am; 4pm-9pm
Tuesdays: 11am-12pm; 4pm-9pm
​Wednesday: 3pm-9pm
Thursday: 3pm-9pm
Fridays: By appointment only

Office: 715-425-3110

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​Program Director
   Charlie Swanson

Charlie is our Program Director. He is majoring in Journalism and is on air Thursday's from 2-3pm. 
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Office Hours:
Thursdays: 3pm-4pm
Fridays: 12:30pm-2pm

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News Director
   Bennett Ryynanen

Bennett is our News Director. He is majoring in Journalism and is on air Wednesday's from 1-2pm. He also serves as a page editor for the Student Voice.
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Office Hours:
Tuesdays: 1pm-2pm
​Thursdays: 1pm-2pm

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Chief of Staff
   Dan Coan

Dan is the Station Manager's chief of staff and oversees general station operations. He is majoring in Journalism and is on air Thursday's from 3-4pm. 
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Office Hours:
Tuesdays: 5pm-6pm

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Sports Director
   Owen Elle

Owen is our Sports Director. You can hear him on the air every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday! He is a journalism major and his favorite sport to call is hockey!

Office Hours:
Wednesdays: 11am-1pm
Thursdays: 10am-11am

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Sports Director
   Riley "Ace" Sauerwein

Ace is our Sports Director. You can hear him on the air every Tuesday & Thursday 4pm-5pm. Ace worked in the Northwoods League this past summer as a broadcaster. He is also a pretty big WWE fan and his favorite band of all time is the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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University Staff

General Manager
     Rick Burgsteiner
richard.burgsteiner@uwrf.edu

Rick is a card carrying member of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Radio and Television Artists (SAG-AFTRA). He teaches audio and video storytelling at UWRF and since 1998, he’s enjoyed being associated with that roller coaster ride we fondly call, “Pure Radio 88.7.”


Faculty Advisor
     Sandy Ellis
sandra.ellis@uwrf.edu

Sandy teaches broadcast news writing and reporting and provides guidance to WRFW’s news and public affairs staff. She has worked as a radio news director and reporter, TV reporter/photographer and a newspaper reporter/photographer. Sandy also spent 3 years as a TV “weather girl” in the days when that was a common term for weather reporters who were women. She still wonders why the men weren’t called “weather boys.”

Chief Engineer
     Jason Unseth
jason.unseth@uwrf.edu

“I fix what they break.”