The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association selected the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh to launch a new statewide pilot program to connect college students with broadcasting professionals.
The initiative introduces WBA student ambassadors who will help strengthen the organization’s presence on campuses, promote engagement with professional broadcasters and encourage students to explore careers in television, radio and emerging media.
UWO student Dylan Przybylski helps cover a women’s basketball game for Titan TV.
For its pilot year, the WBA chose UW-Oshkosh’s radio TV film program, recognizing its long tradition of preparing students for careers across the media landscape. Two students, Jacob Link and Dylan Przybylski, have been selected as the first WBA student ambassadors.
“I’m tremendously proud of this special collaboration that will serve a great need in our industry and for our members,” said Michelle Vetterkind, WBA president and CEO. “We are most grateful to those involved in piloting this effort that we’re confident will grow from here.”
Link, a senior from Madison double-majoring in multimedia journalism and radio TV film, leads The Advance-Titan, the University’s student-run newspaper as editor-in-chief and works as operations director for WRST-FM, while also contributing to Titan TV as a reporter and anchor.
“As a WBA ambassador, my goal is to get as many students as possible involved with not only WBA projects and events but also involved in the radio TV film program in some capacity,” Link said. “That goes for people majoring in RTF and those who are not. If we can get more students airtime, it unlocks so many more possibilities for them to find jobs in the broadcasting world and helps build the credibility that UWO’s program is one of the best in the state.”
Fellow ambassador Przybylski, of Oconto Falls, spent two years as Titan TV’s sports director and is currently the executive producer and host of a show he created called Track Attack. Przybylski works as an audio-visual technician at Reeve Memorial Union on campus and is also employed by TundraVision for the Green Bay Packers, where he has been trained on numerous types of broadcast equipment including camera shading, video rollback and live editing for RedZone updates.
Przybylski said he hopes to use his position to help fellow students discover the range of professional development opportunities that WBA offers.
“I’ve been attending WBA events since I was a freshman and want to bring more awareness to students about the scholarships, forums and professional opportunities they can attend,” he said.
