Long time Madison area broadcast engineer, John Bauer, died on Feb. 4. He was 71.
John graduated from LaFollette High School in Madison in 1971 and moved to La Crosse where he started his career as a broadcast engineer at WIZM radio.
According to his obituary, his passion for radio brought him to Michigan and Iowa before returning to the Madison area in 1987. Bauer became the Director of Engineering for Mid-West Family Broadcasting until his retirement in 2023.
No services are planned. However, a celebration of life will be held at a later date.
