WTIP's Volunteers

Here are some of our fabulous volunteers. If you are interested in joining this wonderful crew please let us know.


	Ann Possis Volunteer since: 2001 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... Roadhouse producer, North Shore Morning host, Small Change host, proofreader for website and anything else WTIP needs, board member. Why I volunteer with WTIP... because it's one of...Read more
	Barb Heideman Volunteer since: 2013 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... Host North Shore Morning, North Shore Digest and engineer Northern Gardening Why I volunteer with WTIP... I’m proud of, and love being part of, this vital home-grown institution. By delivering the news and showcasing the talent of our staff...Read more
	Bill Burkhardt Volunteer since: 1995 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... host of Swing Session and special national holiday programming; voice for sports and fund drive promos; business planning. Why I volunteer with WTIP... to ensure that Radio, the most personal of mass media, is available to...Read more
	Bill Hansen Volunteer since: 1996 (helped raise money to start WTIP) All the ways I contribute to WTIP... Community Advisory Board, underwriter, on-air talent/pitch person for pledge drives, West End News community voice. Why I volunteer with WTIP... because WTIP makes a significant contribution to our region...Read more
	Brian Neil Volunteer since: 2016 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... I small-c cohost on North Shore Morning, as well as small-c cohost on The Roadhouse. And if someone calls during a pledge drive they just might hear my voice answering. Why I volunteer with WTIP... I volunteer with WTIP as my part of helping to...Read more
	Carl Solander Volunteer since: 2004 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... I host a number of music programs about once a month, including Blues with Carl on Saturday afternoons, and Women In Music, Polka Time and Classic Country on Sundays. Why I volunteer with WTIP...Read more
	Dennis Waldrop Volunteer since: 2017 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... Host of North Shore Morning and Classic Country Why I volunteer with WTIP... I enjoy hanging out with the cool kids. Fun fact... My name spelled backwards is sinned. Read more
	Fred Smith Volunteer since: 2008 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... the creator and voice of Wildersmith on the Gunflint, as well as volunteer for various outreach events in the summer. Why I volunteer with WTIP... I'...Read more
	Gus Volunteer since: 2013 All the ways I contribute to WTIP..... Gus is the voice and creator of "Gus' Wild Side" which can be heard on Lake County Journal. About Gus..... Gus is a biologist and former park ranger who has lived and worked from Alaska to Maine with experiences in the Canadian...Read more
	Jane Alexander Volunteer since: 2018 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... North Shore Morning co-host Why I volunteer with WTIP... I focus all my volunteering energy on organizations that bring joy to people’s lives. WTIP brings joy and information about where to find joy on the North Shore. Fun fact...Read more
	Jean Grover Volunteer since: 2014 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... I have volunteered at Radio Waves a few times since 2014, and after moving up here full-time in 2018 have started serving as a co-host of the North Shore Morning program. Why I volunteer with WTIP... WTIP plays a key part in...Read more
	Jerry Lilja Volunteer since: 2012 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... host of Tuesday Classics once a month, and membership drive co-host and contributor. Why I volunteer with WTIP... WTIP is about our community, it's quality radio and it's just a great place with great people to be around. ...Read more
	Joan Burkhardt Volunteer since: 1995 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... producer of Swing Session (hosted by Bill Burkhardt), special national holiday programming, and promos; fund drive theme ideation. Why I volunteer with WTIP... to ensure that these programs meet listener expectations. Fun fact...Read more
	John Moos and R'uustai Volunteer since: 2008 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... Pick up the station's recyclables once a week, man the phones during pledge drives, and I am also a sustaining member. Why I volunteer with WTIP... I enjoy making a meaningful contribution to my community. Fun fact......Read more
	John Morrin Volunteer since: 2004 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... I contribute by co-hosting First Nations Time with Lil Fisher, and I tell people about WTIP wherever I go! I keep very busy as vice-chair of the Grand Portage Tribal Council. Why I volunteer with WTIP... I volunteered when asked...Read more
	John Silliman Volunteer since: 2009 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... I host the Classic Country, Polka Time, Thirsty Boots, Women in Music, and Monday Night Mix shows. Why I volunteer with WTIP... I enjoy being part of something that brings this community...Read more
	Joni Peterson Volunteer since: 2013 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... Program host of Thirsty Boots, Women in Music, Saturday Night Mix, Monday Night Mix, Polka Time and Classic Country. I also have volunteered to help during pledge drives and for the Radio Waves Music Festival. ...Read more
	Kent Jones Volunteer since: 2002 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... Host North Shore Digest on Tuesdays with Nick Vavrichek (we are quite well-known for our 'fifth-grader' jokes), and occassionally host Small Change. What I have to say about WTIP... We couldn't live here without...Read more
	LeAnn Zunker Volunteer since: 2015 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... Host NSM, cohost the Digest from time to time, help with Radio Waves and I am a business sponsor. Why I volunteer with WTIP... I am grateful we have our local station! The locally produced shows, features and community voices keep me...Read more
	Marcia Hyatt Volunteer since: 2009 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... I'm the creator of and voice behind the weekly feature Best of Ourselves (airs Saturdays on North Shore Weekend), as well as other special programming. I also answer phones during pledge drives. Why I volunteer with WTIP......Read more
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	Marnie McMillan Volunteer since: 2007 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... Co-host North Shore Morning on Thursdays with Veronica Weadock and Mondays with Ann Possis. Why I volunteer with WTIP... Volunteering at WTIP is a great way for me to give back to this deserving community. I...Read more
	Mary Igoe Volunteer since: 1992, well before WTIP's humble beginning. All the ways I contribute to WTIP... For many years I was the host of Tuesday Classics. Now, I occassionally host Thirsty Boots and Small Change. I also contribute behind-the-scenes, mostly during membership drives by answering phones...Read more
	Maxene Linehan Volunteer since: 2006 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... I host various programs like Women In Music, Radio Free Hovland's version of Thirsty Boots, and occasionally Small Change. Why I volunteer with WTIP... WTIP is simply wonderful! Where else can you listen to people you...Read more
	Michael Reeves Volunteer since: 2016 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... Host a number of music programs: Boomer Jam, Women in Music, and Monday Night Mix. Co-host for membership drives; Minnesota State Fair co-host; Board member. Why I volunteer with WTIP... I was impressed with the community of...Read more
	Mike Raymond Volunteer since: 1992 All the ways I contribute to WTIP… I was part of the original Board of Directors, and the 2nd Board Chair after Peter Igoe. I helped get us on the air after many years of fundraising, planning, and working through the FCC requirements and engineering logistics. And, I acted as the first...Read more
	Nick Vavrichek Volunteer since: 2001 All the ways I contribute to WTIP… I host North Shore Digest on Tuesdays with Kent Jones, and co-host Small Change on occasion. Why I volunteer with WTIP… because WTIP is one of the best things that has ever happened on the...Read more
	Norman Moe Volunteer since: 2000 All the ways I contribute to WTIP… I volunteer as an on-air sports announcer for both football and basketball games of the local high school teams – Go Vikings! Why I volunteer with WTIP… I enjoy being a part of the great team at WTIP that...Read more
	Nosey Rosey Volunteer since: 2008 All the ways I contribute to WTIP… I fill in for Fred Smith’s Wildersmith on the Gunflint on occasion. What I have to say about WTIP… WTIP gets a full body waaaaaag! Bark! Bark! Fun fact...Read more
	Paula Sundet Wolf Volunteer since: 1998 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... Occasional host of Northern Gardening. Why I volunteer with WTIP... I love local radio. Fun fact... My favorite quote is "To thine own self be true" (Polonius' advice to his son...Read more
	Peter Igoe Volunteer since: I was involved with the idea of WTIP, long before the station existed, as 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 my...Read more
	Peter Kavanaugh Volunteer since: 2009 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... I host the Thirsty Boots show and sometimes Monday Night Mix. I keep my membership current and love to listen to WTIP throughout the day. Why I volunteer with WTIP... I volunteer because I love music and WTIP volunteers play...Read more
	Phil "Dr. Oz E" Oswald Volunteer since: 2018 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... A member first, DJ second. Why I volunteer with WTIP... A great chance to be a member of the North Shore community. Fun fact... My first radio gig was at KMSC 650 AM at Moorhead State College in September, 1971. Read more
	Rainbow Trout Volunteer since: 2001 All the ways I contribute to WTIP… Host of Polka Time and Classic Country…and on occasion Thirsty Boots and Monday Night Mix. I also help ‘behind the scenes’ with remote broadcasts, parades and many other events. ...Read more
	Roger Linehan Volunteer since: 2004/05 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... I was the WTIP Program Director from late 2007 to early 2013. During that time we went to 24-hour-a-day WTIP programmed broadcasts. Since then, I host one or two music shows per month, usually for Boomer Jam and Thirsty Boots. Why I volunteer with...Read more
	Rose Arrowsmith DeCoux Volunteer since: 2009 All the ways I contribute to WTIP… For several years I was the creator/voice of Saturday Morning Story (a feature that aired on North Shore Morning). More recently, I provided my voice for narration in the History Speaks feature The Boundary...Read more
	Sally A. Dunn Volunteer since: 2016 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... I usually co-host North Shore Morning, but have also helped a couple of times at Radio Waves and once during a membership drive answering the phone. Why I volunteer with WTIP... I was looking for volunteer work that was very different from...Read more
	Sarah Stover Volunteer since: 2011 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... I tend to mostly host music programs (Women in Music, Monday Night Mix and Thirsty Boots, usually). I also help answer phones during membership drives. Why I volunteer with WTIP... I volunteer with WTIP because it is one way I can contribute to our community...Read more
	Steve Ramberg Volunteer since: 2008 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... I'm the creator and voice behind Gunflint Notebook. Why I volunteer with WTIP... I think WTIP gives our community added depth and thus makes Cook County an even more special place to live. Fun fact... You can...Read more
	Sunny Volunteer since: 2013 All the ways I contribute to WTIP… I’m the creator and voice of “Sunny’s Backyard” on Lake County Journal. Why I volunteer with WTIP… I volunteer because WTIP is the voice of all of our lives in the Arrowhead. We are lucky...Read more
	Susan Maijala Volunteer since: I don't remember exactly what year I started volunteering. Probably around 1994 when I began attending planning meetings, bake sales, dance-a-thons and evenutally on-air broadcasting in 1998. All the ways I contribute to WTIP... I served on the Board of Directors from 1996-2002, Programming Committee from...Read more
	Tim Young Volunteer since: I've been volunteering pretty much since the station started. All the ways I contribute to WTIP... I host the occasional Monday Night Mix as well as other programs. I've hosted live music for pledge drives. I've also done artwork for various events including the Radio Waves Music...Read more
	Tina Krauz Volunteer since: 2008 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... I am one of the hosts of Women in Music and I help with food for fundraisers. Why I voluntter with WTIP... As a stranger to this area, WTIP helped me to learn how I could become part of this community, by giving me music on midnight...Read more
	Tom Christiansen Volunteer since: 2000 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... Host Wednesday Night Jazz and contributing member. Why I volunteer with WTIP... Because we like you! Volunteering at WTIP is a great way to participate in the Community, that's Community with a capital C. Fun fact......Read more
	Tracy Benson Volunteer since: 2009 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... Hosting and co-hosting North Shore Morning and sometimes Thirsty Boots. Why I volunteer with WTIP... I believe WTIP is another fine example of why Cook County is like no other. Fun fact... I ...Read more
	Tyler J. Howell Volunteer since: 2008 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... Host various programs including Swing Session, Monday Night Mix, Wednesday Night Jazz, Thirsty Boots, Roadhouse, Boomer Jam, Saturday Night Mix and Women In Music. I also help out with remote broadcasts, remote set up, pledge drives and the Radio Waves...Read more
	Vicki Biggs-Anderson Volunteer since: 2008 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... I'm the creator and voice behind Magnetic North – a feature that airs on North Shore Morning and North Shore Weekend, and is also archived on our website. Why I volunteer...Read more
	Yvonne Mills Volunteer since: 2011 All the ways I contribute to WTIP... I co-host North Shore Morning, and have filled-in for Matthew on Sidetracks. I also enjoy singing live during membership drives and writing/singing silly 'jingles' for WTIP membership drives and special occasions. Why I volunteer...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.

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