Stan Stricker

Education/experience: This UW Oshkosh Graduate began his radio career as an announcer on his hometown station in Ripon, while he was still in high school. He worked his way through a communication's degree at college as a "disc jockey", playing actual vinyl records in those days. He learned the love of news with his first "anchor/reporter" job at WOSH in Oshkosh after graduation. Stan feels he's found his niche in Janesville, after coming to WCLO in 2000. Over his almost 30-years in radio, this low voiced newsman has enjoyed a variety of state broadcast journalism awards from organizations like United Press International, the Associated Press, and Wisconsin Broadcasters Association.

Current application: On the job, Stan enjoys his role as a "player/coach", performing duties including reporter/anchor and news director. With an on-air shift covering mid-days, this seasoned veteran is also afforded many opportunities to cover both civic meetings like the Janesville City Council and community events like parades and festivals. For Stan, work is a family affair. His wife Rose is the afternoon announcer on WCLO. This is the fourth radio station the two have worked at together.

Personal anecdote: Stan and Rose also have two school aged sons. Interests for Stan outside the radio station include traditional Wisconsin endeavors like camping, fishing, and woodworking. He is also heavily involved in his church, teaching youth and having served on its' council. Stan's two favorite radio memories include being snowed in at one rural station for three days, and having a chance to return briefly and teach broadcasting at his alma mater. Even though this traditionally trained newsman has embraced the technological age, he still finds it difficult to throw out his last box of cassettes and 8-track tapes stored in his garage.

Beth Wheelock

Education/experience: Beth Wheelock first began working at WCLO as a part-time board operator for Brewers games while earning her degree in broadcast journalism from UW-Whitewater. While in college, she also served as the Alternative Music Director at the campus radio station. She has worked as a DJ at other stations in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Beth has been the afternoon reporter and anchor for WCLO's news team since October 2006.

Current application: As the afternoon reporter, Beth typically covers two to three civic meetings a week. She regularly covers the Janesville School Board, Rock County Board and Beloit City Council meetings. She enjoys condensing two-hour meetings into two-minutes' worth of news. It is really encouraging to see Rock County citizens get involved with local politics and social issues. Her favorite field reporting assignment is, hands-down, her role as wizard journalist Rita Skeeter at Hedberg Public Library's Harry Potter release party.

Personal anecdote: Beth's favorite season is county fair season, and she hasn't missed a Walworth County Fair since she was in a stroller. She and her family showed poultry in 4H and in open class. She currently emcees the Walworth County Fair's Fur & Feather Sale each Labor Day, and began emceeing the Rock County 4H Fair's Fur & Feather Sale in 2007.

Kyle Geissler

Education/experience: Kyle Geissler started as a reporter in the WCLO newsroom in 2001 after graduating with a degree in radio, TV, and film from UW-Oshkosh. He returned to college in the following years to get a graduate degree in mass communication from UW-Whitewater. He wrote this thesis on the topic of “convergence”, which involves traditional mediums working together. In 2006, he moved to the position of “News Flow Editor” which gives him access to the WCLO and Janesville Gazette newsrooms to share information and provide the best news coverage for Rock County and southern Wisconsin.

Current application: As “News Flow Editor”, Kyle keeps his finger on the pulse of both the WCLO and Janesville Gazette newsroom to make sure the audience has all the most current news information available. This involves putting Janesville Gazette reporters on the air and exploring new ways to tell stories. He is also involved in the Web sites for the Janesville Gazette, WCLO, and WJVL. He played a role in the Web site’s development and continues his involvement with daily updates to the Web site, staff training, and development of future Web site projects.

Personal anecdote: Kyle enjoys spending time with his family around the house and in the garden. A fun day for him is playing yard games with friends and some cold beverages. During baseball season, you’re likely to find him next to a radio listening to the Milwaukee Brewers on WCLO. He also enjoys tinkering with computers and learning how to be handy around the house.