WHA Radio Broadcasts: Early Years of Wisconsin Public Radio | TheBaraboo raid

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WHA Radio Broadcasts: Early Years of Wisconsin Public Radio | TheBaraboo raid

https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/LYYANFCPVXDMS8G

The story of the 1854 Baraboo Whiskey War or the "ladies whiskey raiding party" in which about 50 women, led by Martha Battles raided drinking establishments in protest of excessive drinking.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System

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University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System

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Schmidt, Karl

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Karl Schmidt was a radio executive and host for station WHA at the University of Wisconsin. Schmidt began broadcasting for WHA as a student at the University of Wisconsin in 1941. After leaving the university during World War II to serve as a broadcaster for Armed Forces Radio and a brief stint in New York, Schmidt returned to Wisconsin. While at WHA, he served as a producer, host, chief operator, director of radio, and director of the National Center for Audio Experimentation. Schmidt produced ...