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The Whad'Ya Know? Crew
Tom Blain
Tom
worked for Whad'Ya Know?. Then, he quit Whad'Ya Know? and moved to Scotland,
which seemed like a good idea at the time. After Scotland he moved to
Norway, which was an even better idea. But, the siren song of Wisconsin
is strong, and Tom moved back rejoining WYK? as Tech Director. When he's
not getting Michael on the air he's working at his audio mastering business
Ultimate Audio.
Emily Buzicky
Emily joined Whad'Ya Know? in 2007 as Production
Assistant.
Brad Kolberg
Brad
J. Kolberg
Born:
May 15, 1977, Stoughton, WI
Bats: R Throws: R
Played for: Milwaukee Brewers (1974-1993), Whad’ Ya Know? (2006-Present)
Elected to Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers: 1999 -- 385 votes of 497 ballots cast (77.5%)
BIOGRAPHY: Brad Kolberg was a productive hitter who excelled in the field at two of baseball's most challenging positions - shortstop and center field. Playing his entire 20-year career with the Milwaukee Brewers, he collected more hits in the 1980s than any other player and finished with an impressive career total of 3,142. An every day major leaguer at age 18, Kolberg earned MVP awards at two positions and his 1982 MVP campaign carried the Brewers to the World Series.
QUOTES: “Having
him as a teammate, I think in retrospect I can say playing with him for
15 years was one of the best things that was part of my experience of
being a Brewer.”
— Paul Molitor
Aubrey Ralph
Aubrey 'Obka' Ralph is an artist & live sound engineer in Madison.
He is a very odd combination of things. He is also about halfway off his
rocker. About 5 years ago he went for a drive and his car broke down about
37 miles outside the state of his mind. He puts the Mad in Scientist.
He does make very neat music and is a very solid engineer.“fkv;yellingfvbn;jk;x
atnmmicev,m gtcatsharenmnice” says Obka. During moments of clarity
Aubrey is a Production Engineer on WYK?.
Sarah’s
first job as a teenager involved the life-and-death responsibility of
putting the right cardiac glycosides, barbiturates and antibiotics into
their correctly labeled packets lest someone take the wrong pill and die.
If she’s a little neurotic, we know why.
After acquiring a degree in philosophy, Sarah did the next logical thing: she acquired a few suits. Early on, she continued in the healthcare vein, recruiting respiratory therapists and clinical system computer programmers and the like, until she abandoned the suits and went into business for herself so she could work in her bathrobe. A serendipitous meeting with a theater director in her local organic food coop led to her first show manager job, which led to the “Can-Can de Paris” in (of all places) Taiwan, which led to a touring circus, which led to, wouldn’t ya know …Whad’Ya Know?
In her spare time, Sarah tap dances wherever there's a hard floor, writes, gardens, and travels whenever she can. She’s helped build solar panels in Nicaragua for villages without electricity, studied modern dance and Spanish in Mexico, and meditated in a monastery with 300 monks and nuns at 5:30 in the morning, sans coffee or shower. In 2003, she sold her TV and now lives instead.
Todd Witter
Having
squandered several years in his home town, Chicago, as a drummer/bartender
(yes, like the waitress/actress combo), Todd Witter thought he'd do something
productive with himself. So he moved to Wisconsin.
After thawing out from the deep freeze of Wisconsin's northwoods where he was an on-air host at WXPR in Rhinelander, Todd made his way to Madison. There he produced the national call-in show, Calling All Pets, for Wisconsin Public Radio. But, since it involves far less fur and feathers (usually), Todd jumped at the chance to join Whad'Ya Know? as Producer.
Outside of Whad'Ya Know?, Todd spends his time alone eating TV dinners in a one-room apartment… No, no... Todd’s happily married. Todd along with his wife, Sarah, and children Lily and Riley, share their house with cats (Frosty, Masie, Isolda and Pippy) and 2 dogs (Legend and Niko – both American Eskimos).
And, if your town has a bar with a REAL dart board (not that plastic- tipped nonsense), let him know... he'll try to make that our next destination when WYK? hits the road. It's that worth it!
I have been with Whad'Ya Know? since the very first show, shortly
after the dawn of radio. My main job is to answer the phone for all those
answers to the quiz question or the Hotline, find somebody to talk with
from the Town of the Week, etc. Some years ago I began writing that hilarious
copy for Jim to read when he gives out those valuable prizes. On the road
I'm also the driver to the stars--while Jim navigates and Mike criticizes.
Of course, everyone's always curious about what happens "the rest of the
week." On Sunday mornings I exchange that little computer keyboard for
an organ keyboard at a local church, Sunday afternoons I'm at the carillon
keyboard of the University of
Wisconsin Memorial Carillon, and during the week I work in an office
that controls world climate.
Diana Cook For the past several years, Diana Cook has painstakingly researched the questions, though not the answers, for the quiz, as well as burning issues and local legends for the out-of-town shows. She's the author of the painstakingly researched Wisconsin Capitol: Fascinating Facts.
Judith Heise Kovalic Judith Heise Kovalic joined Whad'Ya Know? as Promotion/Marketing Director in 1996 after a fast-paced and exciting career in insurance marketing. Just like Michael, she is an alumnus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison who just can't leave that old college town. After stocking the hidden Whad'Ya Know? candy and junk food supply and enjoying one of her many trips abroad, Judith is busy feeding her baseball habit with the local Madison Mallards (they were Northwoods League Champions in 2004, don't ya know?!) Judith is married to cartoonist/illustrator John Kovalic the author of the wildly popular Dork Tower comic book series. As for the feline in the picture, that is Maude, a former Humane Society kitty who has come to realize that the pet gerbil, Floyd, is family not food. Something Doozer, the formerly feral feline, can't seem to master.
A 1995 graduate
of Ripon College (which is more than
Harrison Ford can say), Kelley has parlayed her natural talent for photocopying
into the position of researcher for Whad'Ya Know? . Kelley packed
up her research skills and moved to Milwaukee, where they have the Internet,
so Kelley can keep up with the Whad'Ya Know? Online Quiz questions.
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