Veteran broadcaster Dan Markus is leaving radio after more than 50 years in broadcasting. He was the midday host at Cumulus Broadcasting’s WVBO in Oshkosh.
Markus’ career began at his college radio station and took him through stations in Milwaukee (WISN-AM and WISN-TV, WKLH-FM, WEMP-AM) and Springfield, Illinois where he launched Cool 101.9 (WQQL) as an oldies station. He also spent time at stations in Duluth, Minnesota, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and South Bend, Indiana. Along the way, he earned several awards from the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association.
“I left WVBO to devote more time and creative energy to other projects, like my podcast (“Dan Markus’ Wax Museum”),” Markus said. “A short while back I started writing a couple books. One of them contains some interesting stories about the four years I spent working at a Playboy Club – starting in my late teens – and of course, the unique experiences I have had in radio. There are other things on the drawing board as well.”
Most recently, Markus joined Cumulus Broadcasting in the fall of 1999 as program director and afternoon drive announcer of Oldies 103.1 (WOGB-FM) in Green Bay. In March 2017 he transitioned to mornings at heritage WNAM-AM and middays at WVBO, before taking over at the WVBO-FM midday position exclusively. “Nearly a quarter century with Cumulus. I’m proud of that,” Markus said.
