WTIP's Volunteers
Here are some of our fabulous volunteers. If you are interested in joining this wonderful crew please let us know.
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Nick Vavrichek Nick began volunteering with WTIP in the Fall of 2001, as a host of the AM and PM Community Calendar programs. He also hosted Stream of Consciousness when it aired, and continues to host the PM Community Calendar on Monday with Kent Jones and co-host Small Change on occassion. Some of Nick's favorites include:...Read more |
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Norman Moe & Dick Dorr Norm and Dick have been providing live broadcasts of Cook County Vikings sports for over a decade. Their active play-by-play of football and basketball games makes listening to the games even more exciting than watching them in person! We asked Norm and Dick to share a little bit about themselves: Noman Moe |
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Nosey Rosey Rosey, WTIP's famed canine volunteer, has been with us since 2008, filling in for Fred Smith's Wildersmith on the Gunflint on occassion. She enjoys spending time sleeping with her nose in a tennis shoe (sigh), and loves the sound of kibble hitting stainless steel (tail-spin)! Her favorite quote: "Be the person your dog thinks you are (woof!)." About WTIP, Rosey says, "WTIP gets...Read more |
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Paula Sundet Wolf Paula has volunteered with WTIP since its beginning in 1998, and hosts the Wednesday edition of the PM Community Calendar and also Northern Gardening. Favorite pastimes include cross-country skiing in the Winter, and gardening in the Summer. Her favorite quote: "To thine own self be true" (Polonius' advice to his son Laertes in...Read more |
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Peter Igoe Peter has been involved with the idea of WTIP long before the station existed. He was the first chairperson of the group that began the process of bringing community radio to the North Shore in January of 1992. Many meetings around the kitchen table later, many applications to the IRS and FCC later, WTIP has taken root and has far exceeded his expectations. When not...Read more |
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Rainbow Trout Since 2001, Rainbow has volunteered for WTIP both on the air and off (helping with remote broadcasts, parades and many other events). He claims that he tried to do Thirsty Boots, Remember When and Monday Night Mix once, but he didn't do too good, so now he comes in on occassion to do Polka Time and Classic Country. He also claims that he's a...Read more |
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Rose Arrowsmith DeCoux Rose has been a volunteer with WTIP since Valentine's Day 2009. She is the creator and voice of the Saturday Morning Story, featured on North Shore Weekend. Some favorites of Rose's include young adult books like "The Golden Compass" and "The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe". You might be surprised to learn that Rose hails from...Read more |
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Steve Ramberg Steve has been with WTIP since 2008, and is the creator and voice of the Gunflint Notebook. Some of his favorites include spending time with his family...and of course chocolate. Something interesting about him that you might not know? You can often find him checking wave forecasts for Lake Superior and thinking about surfing! A favorite quote of his...Read more |
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Tim Young Tim has volunteered with WTIP since it first went on the air, hosting a number of music shows including Thirsty Boots and Old Time Radio in the olden days, and Monday NIght Mix and Saturday Night Mix more recently. He enjoys many things, including spicy food, ethnic food, going out for coffee with friends and introspection. You may be...Read more |
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Tina Krauz Tina began volunteering with WTIP in 2008 after attending a volunteer open house. While she does much behind the scenes (helping with pledge drives, attending various events), she also loves hosting Women In Music once a month. This past holiday she co-hosted a Christmas Day special with Tim Young, where they had four hours to play all of their favorite songs of the season...Read more |
Please extend a huge thank you to our wonderful volunteers, whose talent and dedication not only make WTIP possible, but help us flourish as a dynamic resource for the North Shore and beyond.
