Our Staff
Director of Radio
Kelsey Brannan[email protected]
608-262-9542
(She/her) The General Manager oversees all station business and staff. Kelsey manages most everything with superhuman ability...and multiple phones. Fun fact: Kelsey had a pet hedgehog for a fleeting time in college and would not recommend as a suitable stand-in for students missing their dogs at home.
Engineering Supervisor
Ross Cooper[email protected]
608-212-5084
(He/him) The Engineering Supervisor keeps WSUM’s tech running and the station on air. If it involves wires, signals, or sound, he’s on it. Fun Fact: "You can dance more! It's very likely that there's no one stopping you from dancing right now, or like.. all the time, in general."
Station Manager
Olivia O’Callaghan[email protected]
608 262 1864
(she/her) The Station Manager of WSUM maintains and improves the effectiveness of the radio station's on-air and off-air presence. Elected by her peers to run the station for one year, the Station Manager is a very demanding position requiring patience, stamina, and decisiveness.
Program Director
Daniel Stein[email protected]
(608) 890-4845
(He/Him) Program Director oversees all content broadcasted over the air. He is in charge of making the show schedule and generating daily logs for automated playlists.
Music Director
Allison Lukas[email protected]
(608) 262 1206
(She/her) The Music Director oversees the circulation of music coming into the station and maintains the digital and physical music library. Send your music to her to be heard on WSUM!
Talk Director
Aniruddh Nambudiri[email protected]
(He/They) Our Talk Director oversees the creation and release of all WSUM podcasts and talk shows. This position requires a lot of organization and know-how. Contact them with all talk related questions.
Sports Director
Vincent Hesprich[email protected]
News Director
Paige Stevenson[email protected]
(She/her) The News Directors lead the news team in creating news stories to be played on air, as well as reporting on local stories in the area.
Video Director
Lucia Gadau[email protected]
(she/her) The Video Director oversees all video production at the station, including our weekly Snake Sessions and our video team. Contact Lucia for questions about all of your video production and editing needs.
Web Director
Kian Murphey[email protected]
(He/him) The Web Designer runs and updates both the front end and the back end of the website. Keeping up to date with all the latest releases, shows, and festivals.
Community Outreach Director
Nama Pandey[email protected]
(608) 890 1750
(She/her) The WSUM Community Outreach Coordinator is a liaison position responsible for ensuring that WSUM is fulfilling the part of its mission statement having to do with serving the community on and off campus.
Promotions Director
Owen Cadwell[email protected]
(608) 890 2435
(He/him) The Promotions Director of WSUM maintains and improves all aspects of promoting WSUM according to its vision, mission, and goals. Contact Promotions for information about ticket giveaways and promotional opportunities.
Creative Director
Gracy Singh[email protected]
(608) 890 2435
(She/her) The Creative Director coordinates the station's branding and merchandise needs. Creative also manages all of the content, video, and art that WSUM creates for social media, print, and apparel.
Production Director
Johnny Raider[email protected]
(608) 890 1751
(He/him) The Production Director is in charge of creating PSAs and underwritings to be played on air. They also lead our production team and assist others in creating on-air content.
Assistant Tech Director
Ethan Kral[email protected]
(He/him) The Assistant Technical Director is in charge of maintaining and setting up the equipment for bands that come into the station and local UW-Madison events. Fun Fact: Ethan is babygirl
Traffic Director
Leo Dempsey[email protected]
(608) 261 9786
(he/him) The Traffic Director fulfills clerical duties, greets visitors, gives tours of the station, and completes special projects assigned by the general manager.
Traffic Director
Madison Moris[email protected]
(608) 261 9786
(She/her) The Traffic Director fulfills clerical duties, greets visitors, gives tours of the station, and completes special projects assigned by the general manager.
Traffic Director
Katie Sander[email protected]
(608) 261 9786
(She/her) The Traffic Director fulfills clerical duties, greets visitors, gives tours of the station, and completes special projects assigned by the general manager.
Traffic Director
Emily Isensee[email protected]
(608) 261 9786
(She/her) The Traffic Director fulfills clerical duties, greets visitors, gives tours of the station, and completes special projects assigned by the Station Manager.
Station Mascot
Syd the Snake
(Any pronouns) Syd keeps the vibes right and morale high at the station. Each month, an exceptional DJ is recognized and gets to watch over WSUM's loyal companion. Syd is the one and only, Snake on the Lake.
