A broadcaster involved in radio and TV in the Milwaukee and Wausau areas for more than 50 years has died.
Richard Mueller, known on the air as Skip Taylor, died May 18 at the age of 77.
After enlisting and serving with Armed Forces Radio and Television, Mueller started his career in 1969 at WOKY radio in Milwaukee as a producer, engineer, and announcer. He later worked for WTMJ radio as an announcer and traffic reporter, WIFC radio in Wausau as a program director and host, WNBK radio in New London, Goetz Broadcasting in Marshfield, WZTR in Milwaukee as a co-host and producer, and WYCO in Wausau as an announcer.
At WOKY, he received a Gold Record for introducing a record called “The Monster Mash” by Bobby Boris Pickett.
In 1991 he moved to television as a creator and host on WVTV-TV and later on WCGV-TV as a producer and director. He produced shows about cars, one of his personal interests.
Mueller retired in 2020.
His obituary is available here.
