Five New WPRA Board Members (continued)
John A. Taft, Jr. (Jack), Madison
Occupation: Retired
Hospital Executive
Community Activities: Madison Public Library board, Madison Public Library
Foundation Board, South Central Library System Board Vice
President, Past President to Friends of MPL groups, Pathways of
Wisconsin Board Vice President, Organizing President, Madison
Chapter of AARP, volunteer and consultant for United Way of
Dane County, Past president of Madison Horizons Rotary Club,
Independent Living volunteer, Co-host of Senior Beat (Madison
City Cable 12), co-ordinator, Plato (adult continuing
education), American Red Cross volunteer, Madison Senior Center
volunteer
Community Activities: 10+ years, pledge drive and miscellaneous volunteer.
Quote: “I
have been an advocate for public/community broadcasting from
the beginning. I wish to use my people, creative, planning,
organizing, financial, leadership, and community skills for the
benefit of the Wisconsin Public Radio listening public.”
Michael S. Sigman, La Crosse
Occupation: Technical
Support Representative.
Community Activities: Member and Public Relations Chairman, Breakfast
Optimist Club of La Crosse; Member and String Bassist, La
Crosse Community Band and Board of Directors; String Bassist,
Milwaukee Police Band; Friends of La Crosse Public Library;
volunteer and Saturday on-air broadcaster, WLSU-FM.
WPR Involvement: Continually volunteer for WLSU-FM/WHLA-FM and
previous WHAD-FM events, regularly represent WPRA when playing
concerts with Manitowoc Symphony Orchestra, recipient of
first-ever WHAD-FM “Volunteer of the Year” award,
volunteer in rotation as on-air host of Saturday afternoon jazz
broadcasts on WLSU-FM, WPR auction, numerous pledge drives.
Quote: “I
support exporting our successful programming, on-air and in
person, to the fiscal benefit of the systems of stations we now
operate. I strongly support our support of the rich, diverse
musical and conceptual treasures we originate in Wisconsin. We
need to explore more avenues of distribution of our product(s)
in light of dwindling governmental support while simultaneously
providing unique promotional opportunities to those business
interests who underwrite that which is ‘The Wisconsin
Idea.’ I bring my media and marketing background to the
table, invest my time and interest and demonstrate WPR’s
value whenever and wherever possible.”