Ken Beno, retired WBA Education Committee Chair and WBA Hall of Famer, was the keynote speaker at the 50th anniversary celebration of WLKL, the college radio station at Lake Land College in Illinois.
Beno compiled the original license application for the station and constructed the studios. The station went on the air on Jan. 20,1975.
Beno also designed the curriculum to include both radio and TV courses which were based on his experience in commercial broadcasting and input from local radio and TV broadcasters.
Several past students attended the event. Some of them have been employed at Wisconsin stations.
