Applications are now being accepted for the Boyd Huppert Education Debt Assistance Grant.
The Boyd Huppert Education Debt Assistance Grant was established to help broadcast journalists with paying off student loans. This grant is available to journalists currently employed in Wisconsin broadcasting or related media.
Award-winning and widely acclaimed broadcast journalist Boyd Huppert grew up on a dairy farm outside of River Falls and got his start in broadcasting as a 16-year-old announcer at his hometown radio station, WEVR. He majored in journalism and political science at UW-River Falls and began his television career in 1984 at WSAW-TV in Wausau. Huppert worked at two more TV stations, KETV-TV in Omaha and WITI-TV in Milwaukee, before joining KARE-TV in Minneapolis in 1996.
At KARE, Huppert produces and hosts the weekly “Land of 10,000 Stories” segment, one of the most beloved television franchises in the country. He conducts storytelling seminars at local stations and networks worldwide, as well as at journalism conferences across the country.
The award is $2,000.
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
Must be currently employed at a Wisconsin broadcast radio, television or related media company
Must have completed a minimum of one year employment with a Wisconsin broadcast radio, television, or related media company
Company must be a dues paying member of the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association
Must submit a letter of support from the current employer signed by the local manager
Must provide proof of attendance at a university, college, technical school or broadcast school by supplying a copy of transcripts or degree certificate
Must provide proof of current loan balance (documentation will remain confidential)
Must provide a short summary of your career so far in media
Applications will be accepted March 1 through March 31. Financial information must be postmarked by March 31.
